August 2017 archive

Williams Cos. Stronger a Year After a Failed Merger

A year after a failed takeover by Dallas-based Energy Transfer Equity, officials at Tulsa’s Williams Cos. believe they’ve beefed up the company stock to a point where it would be costly for another company to try the same thing. In a report by the Tulsa World, executives explained company stock has risen 50 percent in …

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Oklahoma National Guard Sends Resources, Manpower to Assist With Texas Rescue Efforts

In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) for Oklahoma has called for additional manpower and specialized equipment to assist with rescue efforts in south Texas, according to a press release issued by the Oklahoma National Guard on Tuesday. The Oklahoma Army National Guard’s LUH-72, Lakota helicopter with hoist capability departed …

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WTI Drops While Brent Crude Climbs on Tuesday

Domestic crude oil prices settled lower on Tuesday in the wake of Hurricane Harvey as Brent crude posted a jump to separate the two benchmarks by more than $5 a barrel, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. October WTI crude fell 13 cents, or 0.3%, to settle at $46.44 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. On …

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Completion Reports August 30, 2017

  BLAINE COUNTY Continental Resources Inc Mississippi Lime(10046): Oil 659 Gas 839 Water 1542 Flow 21 16N 10W Browning 1-21-16xh, July 16, 2017 HH, OIL, TD: 19591 ft Lat: 35.84177, Long: -98.27039 API: 35011237450000 CANADIAN COUNTY Marathon Oil Company Mississippi Lime(10200): Oil 516 Gas 4122 Water 1160 Flow 4 13N 8W Eden 1308 1-4mh, June 15, 2017 HH, OIL, TD: 15292 ft Lat: 35.63782, Long: -98.04893 …

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Permits to Drill August 30, 2017

  Blaine County BELTBUSTER 19-14N-12W #1H, August 29 2017 19 14N 12W NWNWNWNW API: 01123849 Lat: 35.68104617739802, Long: -98.52503072067663 PALOMA OPERATING CO INC SH, DR, 13900 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(13300) Blaine County LEVI #1-13H, August 01 2017 13 13N 12W SWNENENW API: 01123270 Lat: 35.607686359243736, Long: -98.43025813682341 DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO LP HH, AM, 17770 ft, ATOKA(11220), SPRINGER(11700), WOODFORD(14384) …

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First Lawsuit Against EPA’s Scott Pruitt Still Active in Washington State

Six months after EPA chief Scott Pruitt was hit with his first lawsuit since taking over the giant agency, the case is still alive in the western district of the U.S. Courts in Washington state. It was in February when Columbia Riverkeeper sued Pruitt over environmental concerns and claims that his climate change actions would …

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Drilling Grows in Anadarko Basin

The drilling activity in Oklahoma’s STACK and SCOOP oil plays has increased so much in the past 7 months, the Anadarko Region’s rate of increase is second only to the Permian Region so far this year. The Anadarko was recently added to the Energy Information Administration’s Drilling Productivity Report. The EIA said the region accounted …

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Chevron Makes $1 million Donation for Hurricane Relief

A $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross was made this week by Chevron Corporation for hurricane Harvey disaster relief. The donation is meant to help those affected by disastrous flooding as well as the wind damage in Corpus Christi and Houston and surrounding areas. “Our thoughts are with all the people who have …

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Magellan Forced to Shut Down Houston Operations

The extensive flooding and damage from Hurricane Harvey forced Tulsa-based Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. to announce Monday it had shutdown its oil pipeline system in Houston, Texas. The move came as the company’s 200 employees at sites there and in Corpus Christi were personally affected by the storm but reported to be safe. By mid-afternoon …

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Scott Pruitt’s Trips Home Come Under IG Investigation

Scott Pruitt’s travels back to his home state of Oklahoma have caught up with him as head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA’s Inspector General announced the start of an investigation into whether his numerous trips home, some at taxpayer’s expense have been a violation of federal ethics rules. But Pruitt’s office is …

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