March 2017 archive

U.S. Taxpayers Could Foot the Bill Over Dakota Access Pipeline Protests

Taxpayers will likely get the bill covering $38 million in North Dakota expenses connected to several months of protests against the Dakota Access pipeline.  Not just North Dakota taxpayers but U.S. taxpayers as the state seeks money from the federal government. The company building the $3.8 billion pipeline, Energy Transfer Partners based in Dallas has …

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Texas Challenges New Federal Underground Gas Storage Rules

Texas is taking on the federal government in a challenge of federal safety regulations on underground natural gas storage. Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a petition in the 5th U.S. Circuit court of Appeals contending the rules were adopted without adequate input and strip local governments of their authority. The new rules were the …

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Oil Could Flow This Week Through Dakota Access Pipeline

Oil could be flowing this week through the Dakota Access pipeline in North Dakota even as opponents continue fighting the project. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled over the weekend against the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe’s request for an emergency injunction against the flow of oil. It echoed a …

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Crude Oil Futures Finish Slightly Higher for Friday and the Week

Crude oil settled slightly higher on Friday to eke out a weekly gain despite a jump in the U.S. active rig count, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. April West Texas Intermediate crude gained 3 cents, or less than 0.1%, to settle at $48.78 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. May Brent crude, the global benchmark, …

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Completion Reports March 20, 2017

  ALFALFA COUNTY Aexco Petroleum Inc 15 25N 11W Barnyard Swd 1-15, April 07, 2016 SH, DISP, TD: 5300 ft Lat: 36.63836, Long: -98.37812 API: 35003232390002 CADDO COUNTY Binger Operations Llc 35 10N 11W East Binger Unit (Gardner 1-a) 42-1, January 23, 2017 SH, INJ, TD: 10995 ft Lat: 35.29611, Long: -98.33506 API: 35015205190001 CARTER …

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Permits to Drill March 20, 2017

  Blaine County MAYES #1-21H, March 17 2017 28 17N 12W NWNENENE API: 01123764 Lat: 35.92720789364708, Long: -98.4775359468441 COUNCIL OAK RESOURCES LLC HH, DR, 15382 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(10092) Canadian County ROSEWOOD 16-12-7 #2H, March 17 2017 16 12N 7W SESWSWSW API: 01724984 Lat: 35.50867210336514, Long: -97.95274021881865 JONES ENERGY LLC HH, DR, 14365 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(9645) Canadian County …

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Iowa Wind Company Accused of Cheating Consumers

  Iowa’s main wind farm company is being accused of cheating taxpayers out of millions. MidAmerican En ergy Co.’s Wind VIII project was called a “win-win” for Iowa by Gov. Terry Branstad in 2013. Two years later, the $1.9 billion project came under investigation by the Iowa Attorney General and its Office of Consumer Advocate. …

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Kimray Lands Big South American Energy Contract

Oklahoma City-based Kimray Inc. announced it has struck an exclusive distribution agreement with a leading Argentinean company with significant presence throughout the oil and gas value chain. The deal is with Comsert Medicion and Control. The firm will distribute Kimray’s line of regulators, control valves, glycol pumps and liquid level controls in Argentina, Chile and …

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Politico Says Inhofe’s Never Been More Influential on Environmental Policy in Washington

Senator Jim Inhofe was in the spotlight Friday when it came to Politico’s Morning Energy Report.  The Internet newsletter focused on Inhofe’s influence on capitol hill when it comes to energy and on how his former aides are picking up some of the prime spots in the Environmental Protection Agency. Read what the Morning Energy …

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EPA Would be Hardest Hit in Trump Budget—-Could Lose 3,200 Workers

The stories in Washington indicate Scott Pruitt wanted his EPA cut, but maybe not as deep as President Trump is proposing. Might be worth the price to hear what he’s saying private about what the President wants to do with his agency budget. If the President’s able to get Congress to approve his move, the …

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