2017 archive

Sen. Lankford Says “Harvey” is Not President Trump’s “Katrina”

When it comes to how the nation responded to the devastation and destruction caused by Hurricane Harvey, Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford says it’s clear this won’t be a one-week effort for relief. Long after the water recedes and the last of the rescue boats are gone, there’ll still be a need. There will still …

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There’s a Time and Place to Put a Microphone in Someone’s Face

By Jerry Bohnen   Okay, okay. Maybe it is not energy related. But after reading a story in the Washington Post today, I couldn’t help but pass it along. I’ve been a radio journalist and writer for nearly four decades and after reading the Post story, I thought, “it’s about time!” The story focused on …

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Energy Companies Respond to Floods with Donations

Hurricane Harvey has brought out the best from people and companies responding to the worst of situations. Energy companies are among those making large contributions to either the American Red Cross or to other organizations and relief efforts in Houston and other cities hit hard by the storm and the subsequent flooding. Cheniere Energy and …

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Another Transmission Line Fight is Brewing

  Fights like those by Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter against a wind farm and massive high-voltage transmission line in Oklahoma are growing around the country. Take the case of the move in southwestern Idaho where there have been efforts to locate two lines to modernize the Pacific Northwest’s energy grid. This week, the U.S. …

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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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