April 3, 2017 archive

WTI, Brent Crude Remain Above $50 While Posting Lower Settlements on Monday

Crude oil futures diminished on Monday, recouping some of last week’s gains as traders pondered whether OPEC is inclined to modify the limited production agreement in place since January, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, May West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures fell 36 cents, or 0.7%, to settle at $50.24 …

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Completion Reports April 4, 2017

  CANADIAN COUNTY Mallard Oil & Gas Oswego-prue: Oil 4.5 Gas 8 Water 9 Pump 22 11N 5W Reinauer 1, July 01, 2016 SH, OIL, TD: 8735 ft Lat: 35.41158, Long: -97.72245 API: 35017214330001 CARTER COUNTY Lewis Oil Operations Llc 16 2S 2W Cox 7, July 09, 2016 SH, INJ, TD: 2860 ft Lat: 34.37746, …

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Permits to Drill April 4, 2017

  Caddo County WYATT #1H-24, April 03 2017 13 11N 13W NWSWSWSE API: 01523277 Lat: 35.42183572379875, Long: -98.52579192630363 EXCALIBUR RESOURCES LLC HH, DR, 15250 ft, HOXBAR(9878) Canadian County COWBOY #1H-34-3, November 03 2016 34 11N 7W NENENENW API: 01724943 Lat: 35.3909647931158, Long: -97.92894232173718 CITIZEN ENERGY II LLC HH, AM, 18800 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(10350), WOODFORD(10600) Carter County …

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Judge Throws out $4 million Fracking Contamination Verdict

After winning a more than $4 million verdict in a fight over water pollution allegedly caused by natural gas fracking in Pennsylvania, two families find themselves with nothing but a new trial. A Pennsylvania federal judge has thrown out the $4.24 million verdict against Houston-based Cabot Oil and Gas Corporation, one of the largest natural …

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OU Law School Hosts Oil & Gas Symposium on April 7

The University of Oklahoma College of Law will host its inaugural Oil and Gas, Natural Resources and Energy Journal Symposium on April 7, according to a press release and report by the OU Daily. This year’s theme is “The Future of Oil and Gas Law and Policy.” “It is a special and unprecedented occasion to …

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Pruitt “Eaten Alive” in Interview on Fox News?

Judging by the headlines, Sunday wasn’t a particularly good day for Scott Pruitt, now the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. His appearance on Fox News with Chris Wallace didn’t turn out to be a good performance when it came to pollution and stripping the EPA of Obama-administration-created rules and regulations. “Fox News’ Chris …

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State Capitol Lobby Day Planned by Sierra Club

The Oklahoma Chapter of the Sierra Club is planning a lobby day tomorrow to encourage state legislators to do more to promote solar energy. In an email invitation, chapter president Johnson Bridgwater said a presentation will be held Wednesday afternoon from 1:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. in the “Blue Room” of the capitol. Afterward, Sierra …

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Energy Workers in the Panhandle—-Snow is in Tuesday’s Forecast

Snow in April in Oklahoma?  It’s what the Oklahoma Mesonet is indicating—at least in the far western reaches of the state’s Panhandle. State Climatologist Gary McManus asks the question, “SNOW??? Yes, there will be a pretty decent chance of snow across the western Panhandle. We’re not talking a blizzard here, but snow in April is …

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Cushing’s Role in Lack of Pipeline in Permian Basin

With oil inventories reaching nearly a ten-month high in Cushing, the nation’s largest commercial storage depot, it’s another headache that oil producers in West Texas have to face.  But first, they have to deal with producing too much oil for the pipeline system that exists in the Permian Basin. The production is close to outgrowing …

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Dakota Access Hunting for North Dakota Customers

  Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. is hunting for customers of its Bakken pipeline in North Dakota including the newly-opened Dakota Access line. Together with Energy Transfer crude Oil Company, LLC, the firms have launched a Binding Supplemental Open Season to solicit shipper commitments for transportation service for Bakken/Three Forks production. Dakota Access and Energy …

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