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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Oil futures settled higher on Monday as Libya’s largest oil field was obstructed and concerns remains over global discord impacting crude oil supplies, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. May West Texas Intermediate crude added 84 cents, or 1.6%, to settle at $53.08 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. June Brent crude, the global benchmark, tacked …
BLAINE COUNTY Continental Resources Inc Mississippian(9613): Oil 1126 Gas 4688 Water 286 Flow 8 16N 12W Herod Fiu 1-8-5xh, December 22, 2016 HH, OIL, TD: 20494 ft Lat: 35.87093, Long: -98.49605 API: 35011236360000 Newfield Exploration Mid-con Inc Mississippian(ex Chester): Oil 569 Gas 1621 Water 681 Flow 5 15N 10W Dorothy 2h-32lm, December 06, 2016 …
