2017 archive

Keystone XL Permit to be Signed by Monday

What the Obama administration refused to do, the Trump administration will do—approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline and do it by Monday, according to a report by Politico. “Undersecretary for political affairs Tom Shannon plans to sign the pipeline’s cross-border permit on or before Monday, the last day for the 60-day timeline that President Donald …

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US Senator Opposes Oklahoma Wind Power Sold to Tennessee

The project by Clean Line Energy Partners to carry Oklahoma wind power 700 miles across the state and through Arkansas to Tennessee has run into a big opponent. Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander took to the Senate floor on Wednesday argue against the project, calling wind power “unreliable” and stating it would only raise electric bills …

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Vandalism Against Dakota Access Pipeline Confirmed in South Dakota and Iowa

The Texas developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline is taking its sabotage claims against the line seriously enough it’s asking a court against releasing spill response plans for fear it could be used by activists and terrorists. Energy Transfer Partners made the revalation of “recent coordinate physical attacks” in the court filing in North Dakota. …

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Energy Task Force to Include Closed-Door Meetings in House-Approved Bill

  A bill creating another new energy-related state task force has won approval in the State House but it would also be exempt from the Oklahoma Public Meeting law. House Bill 2151 by Tulsa Rep. Weldon Watson was approved on a 68-20 vote despite opposition from Stillwater Rep. Cory Williams. He argued if state funds …

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WTI, Brent Crude Finish Lower as Inventories Hit Record on Wednesday

Oil prices finished lower as domestic data revealed crude stockpiles at a record, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. May West Texas Intermediate crude fell 20 cents, or 0.4%, to settle at $48.04 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. May Brent crude, the global benchmark, lost 32 cents, or 0.6%, to end trading at $50.64 a barrel …

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Completion Reports March 23, 2017

  KAY COUNTY Donray Petroleum Llc Tonkawa(2550): Oil 10 Gas 200 Water 500 Pump 33 25N 1W Stormy 8, December 22, 2016 SH, GAS, TD: 4700 ft Lat: 36.60011, Long: -97.30849 API: 35071248550003 KINGFISHER COUNTY Gastar Exploration Inc Mississippi (ex Chester): Oil 528 Gas 698 Water 1252 Gas Lift 6 17N 8W Geis 31-1h, November …

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Permits to Drill March 23, 2017

  Beckham County HENSON 27-11-25 #10HA, March 22 2017 34 11N 25W NENWNWNW API: 00921986 Lat: 35.39257047088532, Long: -99.83903567334006 FOURPOINT ENERGY LLC HH, DR, 16975 ft, MISSOURIAN(10380) Blaine County BIRCH 36_25-15N-12W #1HX, March 22 2017 01 14N 12W NENENENE API: 01123771 Lat: 35.724588222463694, Long: -98.42047154363411 DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO LP HH, DR, 22834 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(11042), …

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EPA Leader Pruitt Named in Complaint Filed with Oklahoma Bar Association

If EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt thought his problems over his confirmation hearing were finished, they are not. He has been named in a complaint filed with the Oklahoma Bar Association accusing him of violating the Oklahoma Rule of Professional Conduct. The complaint was filed this week by Kristen van de Biezenbosk, an Associate Professor at …

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Senate Committee Approves Nuclear Power Bill with Inhofe’s Support

Keeping you up to date on what the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is doing, it has passed a Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act. Called NEIMA, it improves the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s fee structure and lets it regulate and approve advanced reactor designs. The EPW committee, with the support of Oklahoma U.S. …

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Bridenstine Successful in New NASA Funding Law

  It wasn’t that we intentionally omitted Rep. Jim Bridenstine from a story this week about a White House signing ceremony for funding of NASA programs. We just weren’t aware of it until his office released an announcement indicating the Tulsa Republican Congressman watched as President trump signed S.442, a measure that included some of …

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