2017 archive

Denver Federal Appeals Court Tosses Challenge to Fracking Rules

The Denver federal appeals court has decided it will not rule on a legal challenge by energy groups to tougher fracking regulations on federal and Native American land created in the Obama administration. The U.S. 10th Circuit decided there won’t be a ruling because President Trump issued an executive order rescinding the rules adopted in …

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Tall Oak Midstream III Will Build Natural Gas Gathering System in Oklahoma’s East STACK

Oklahoma City-based Tall Oak Midstream III, LLC will construct a natural gas gathering system in southeast Oklahoma’s East STACK play, according to a company press release issued on Thursday. The system is expected to come into service before the end of 2017. Producers working in the East STACK are developing multiple stacked pay zones, including …

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WTI Remains Above $50 a Barrel on Thursday Despite Some Settlement Erosion

Domestic crude oil prices fell slightly lower on Thursday but managed to settle above $50 a barrel as traders anticipated OPEC’s continuation of the production agreement to remain in place, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. November West Texas Intermediate crude dropped 14 cents, or 0.3%, to settle at $50.55 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. …

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Permits to Drill September 22, 2017

  Dewey County BIG HUNK SWD TANKS #1, September 21 2017 07 17N 15W SESWSWSE API: 04323556 Lat: 35.95732188817509, Long: -98.83839007773095 CARRERA ENERGY LLC SH, DR, 7100 ft, BROWN DOLOMITE(4495), CHASE(4560), LOVELL(5677), DOUGLAS(6670) Grady County TARZAN 0506 #1-11-14WXH, September 21 2017 11 5N 6W NENENENE API: 05124194 Lat: 34.92717011599042, Long: -97.7947747498079 MARATHON OIL COMPANY HH, DR, 25837 …

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Completion Reports September 22, 2017

  ALFALFA COUNTY Chesapeake Operating Llc Mississippi: Gas 12  5 23N 11W P H Hertzler A 2, August 28, 2017 SH, TA, TD: 7397 ft Lat: 36.49760, Long: -98.40616 API: 35003208190002 CADDO COUNTY Citation Oil & Gas Corporation 2 5N 9W East Cement Unit (Wade 2c) 34-2, September 21, 2017 SH, TA, TD: 3320 ft Lat: 34.93189, Long: -98.11610 …

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Security Costs Grow for EPA’s Scott Pruitt

The cost of providing security and protection for Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has grown to more than $800,000 since he took office. The Washington Post reports the $832,735.40 spent on the protection detail in the first three months for the former Oklahoma Attorney General was nearly double that of his predecessors. The paper …

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Tyson Puts $320 million Chicken Plant on Hold in NE Kansas

After thousands protested last week against a planned $320 million super chicken farming operation in northeast Kansas, Tyson Foods has put the project on hold. Tyson poultry president Doug Ramsey notified the city of Tonganoxie this week, “We’d still like to get to know each other, however, after Monday’s reversal of support by the Leavenworth …

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Pipeline Groups Support Senator Inhofe’s FERC Bill

Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe joined with Maine’s Sen. Angus King this week in introducing a bill designed to streamline the permitting process for interstate projects at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. They call it the Coordinating Interagency Review of Natural Gas Infrastructure act of 2017. “For too long, the natural gas pipeline permitting process …

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Company Denies Claims of Lawsuit Over Oilfield Worker’s Death

A lawsuit filed over the death of an oilfield worker near Ardmore three years ago continued Thursday in Oklahoma City federal court as one of the firms blamed the worker’s health and not workings conditions. Cynthia Simpson maintains her husband, David Simpson was overcome by potentially deadly fumes as he was tank gauging on wells …

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Grain Belt Express Company Hires Former Missouri Governor for Legal Battle

The company wanting to built a 780-mile long transmission line to carry western Kansas wind power to Illinois and Indiana has hired former Missouri Governor Jay Nixon in its fight with regulators. The $2.8 billion Grain Belt Express line is the proposal of Clean Line, a Houston, Texas based company that’s run into a fight with …

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