2016 archive

Nation’s Rig Count Falls Again while Oklahoma Adds

The nation’s oil and gas rig count fell again last week while was one of the few states to see an increase, according to figures released by Baker Hughes Company of Houston, Texas. Nationally, the count slipped by 14 while Oklahoma added four rigs to r…

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Packed Hearing on Earthquakes and Injection Wells

So many Oklahomans attended Friday’s state capitol earthquake hearing that it had to be moved from a meeting room to the House chambers. Representative Richard Morrissette’s hearing provided an avenue for angry Oklahomans to ask questions and dem…

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Packed Hearing on Earthquakes and Injection Wells

So many Oklahomans attended Friday’s state capitol earthquake hearing that it had to be moved from a meeting room to the House chambers. Representative Richard Morrissette’s hearing provided an avenue for angry Oklahomans to ask questions and demand an…

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South of the Border for Aubrey McClendon’s OKC Company

Oklahoma City-based American Energy Partners, LP has reached out and signed an exploration agreement with YPF, an energy firm considered to be the main oil producer in Argentina. Under the agreement signed by Aubrey K. McClendon of American Energ…

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South of the Border for Aubrey McClendon’s OKC Company

Oklahoma City-based American Energy Partners, LP has reached out and signed an exploration agreement with YPF, an energy firm considered to be the main oil producer in Argentina. Under the agreement signed by Aubrey K. McClendon of American Energy and …

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Merger turns Shaky for Williams Cos. and Energy Transfer

Reports are growing of the possibility that the $40 billion merger of Energy Transfer Equity LP and Tulsa-based Williams Cos. might be called off because their stock has taken a huge fall.
The deal was announced last September and was expected t…

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Merger turns Shaky for Williams Cos. and Energy Transfer

Reports are growing of the possibility that the $40 billion merger of Energy Transfer Equity LP and Tulsa-based Williams Cos. might be called off because their stock has taken a huge fall.
The deal was announced last September and was expected to be c…

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New Mexico to Sue EPA over Colorado Gold Mine Spill and Pollutionj

The state of New Mexico intends to sue the Environmental Protection Agency over last year’s gold mine spill that polluted the Animas River in Colorado and three other states.
The state filed papers on Thursday claiming that the government had cr…

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New Mexico to Sue EPA over Colorado Gold Mine Spill and Pollutionj

The state of New Mexico intends to sue the Environmental Protection Agency over last year’s gold mine spill that polluted the Animas River in Colorado and three other states.
The state filed papers on Thursday claiming that the government had created …

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Crude Prices Make Headway on Thursday

Crude prices ticked upward on Thursday despite persistent worries over supply and demand. February West Texas Intermediate crude added 72 cents to end trade at $31.20 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. On its last day as the front month cont…

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