Crude oil futures finished higher on Tuesday, marking a sixth straight session gain as prices were buoyed by the possibility of extending OPEC’s production curb agreement, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, May West Texas Intermediate crude futures climbed 32 cents, or 0.6%, to settle at $53.40 a barrel. On the London …
April 11, 2017 archive
Permits to Drill April 12, 2017
Blaine County IGUANA 11-17N-10W #1H, February 28 2017 14 17N 10W NENENENW API: 01123751 Lat: 35.95595259309128, Long: -98.23752712547521 DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO LP HH, AM, 14341 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(8129), WOODFORD(9404) Creek County STROUD PRUE SAND UNIT TR14 (WEBB 1-8) #8, April 11 2017 08 14N 7E NWSWNESW API: 03728604 Lat: 35.70168088756024, Long: -96.59585213112192 ROVER OPERATING …
Protester’s Body Left Behind at Dakota Access Site
While workers deal with the cleanup of the trash left by the environmental protesters at the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota, the protesters left something else behind. A body. The Morton county sheriff announced the body of a California activist was pulled from the Cannonball River where it had been left with all the …
Correction in Rig Count of Permian Basin
Yes, we made a mistake in reporting the most recent rig count in the Permian Basin. A typographical error showed the Basin with a 123 rig increase when it should have stated an increase of “12” bringing the basin’s total to 331 active oil and gas rigs. A year ago, the Permian Basin had 142 …
Continental Resources Reports Latest Big STACK Well
One of the latest big wells to be reported in Oklahoma’s STACK is producing more than 1,000 barrels of oil a day. Continental Resources Inc. reports the Herod Fiu well, located at 8 16N 12W in Blaine county has daily production of 1,126 barrels of oil daily along with 4,688 Mcf of natural gas. The …
Environmentalists Wait on Justice Gorsuch’s Rulings
He’s now Justice Neil Gorsuch. He was sworn into office Monday morning after winning Senate confirmation last week. Now the environmentalists are assessing how he might handle cases involving the climate and environmental concerns. “It’s not going to change a whole lot in the short term,” Joanne Spalding, chief climate counsel for the Sierra Club, …
What Activists Learned from Dakota Access Pipeline Protest
The headlines screaming of the fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline no longer are as many as they once were. But opponents to the North Dakota pipeline say their legal fight is as active as ever in the courts. And if nothing else came out of the protest by Native Americans and thousands of others …
Wind Farm Bills Passed in Oklahoma Senate and House
Two bills related to the wind industry won approval this week in the Oklahoma Senate and House. House Bill 2298, the one targeting the zero-emission tax credit for wind farms was passed on a 40-3 vote in the Senate and sent to the governor. It moves up the qualification date to July 1, 2017, something …
Bristow to Host DEQ and EPA Community Meeting Update on Local Superfund Site
A community meeting will be held in Bristow on Thursday to discuss an abandoned oil refinery which was designated as a Superfund site in 2013. The Lorraine/Wilcox Oil Company off U.S. Highway 66 is the subject of the meeting hosted by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The …
Enid-Based Groendyke Records Seventh Win for Prominent Safety Award
A transportation company with Oklahoma ties was recently named as a seven-time winner of a prestigious national safety performance award, according to a company press release issued on Monday. Enid-based Groendyke Transport, Inc. is the recipient of the National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC) Outstanding Safety Performance Award. The historic honor is bestowed on carriers with …