May 2018 archive

Tulsa’s Samson Resources Makes $44 million sale of holdings in Wyoming

Tulsa’s Samson Resources II, LLC announced this week it is divesting some of its Wyoming holdings in a $44.4 million cash deal as well as 15,000 net acres. The divestiture involves holdings in Converse County, Wyoming. The buyer was not disclosed. But the land to be received by Samson Resources includes all depths below the …

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Cash Dividend Declared by Owner of Tulsa Refinery

A 33-cent per share cash divided for shareholders of HollyFrontier operations was announced by the Corporation this week. It will be payable on June 14 to holders of record of common stock on May 23, 2018. The Dallas-based company owns a 125,000 barrels per stream day refinery in Tulsa as well as a refinery in …

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Fracking Completions Result in More Profits for Cactus Inc.

Known as a leading manufacturer of wellheads and pressure control equipment in the U.S., Houston-based Cactus, Inc. reported an increase of nearly 10 percent as its first quarter revenues totaled $115.1 million. It also generated net income of $26.4 million and generated cash flow from operations of $38.6 million. Its adjusted earnings before interest, depreciation …

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Midstates Petroleum Still Open To Merger with SandRidge Energy

Tulsa-based Midstates Petroleum’s first quarter 2018 results showed $4 million in net income and adjusted income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of $29.7 million The company also said it grew its Mississippian Lime production to nearly 18,000 barrels of oil a day in May and achieved total company production of 19,235 boepd in the …

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Wind Catcher Project Wins Approval in Arkansas

While PSO’s been hit with opposition in two counties for its massive “Wind Catcher” wind farm and electrical transmission line across northern Oklahoma, the Arkansas Public Service Commission voted this week to determine the project is in the public interest. The $4.5 billion project is designed to carry electricity 350 miles from the Oklahoma Panhandle …

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Opposition Mounts to PSO’s Alternate “Windcatcher” Transmission Line in NE Oklahoma

After the Osage Minerals Council recently rejected PSO’s proposed electrical transmission line meant to carry power from the Panhandle to Northeast Oklahoma, the utility had to resort to an alternate plan.  And the alternate plan isn’t making residents happy in southern Tulsa county who have organized and even created their own “Stop Windcatcher” website. PSO …

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Casino and School Fight Proposed Wastewater Disposal Well near El Reno

  A proposed wastewater disposal well to be located north of El Reno near the Darlington school and the Cheyenne Arapaho Lucky Star Casino is being opposed by the two organizations. A company named H2OK LLC, listed by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission as headquartered in Texas, has proposed the well along highway 81. Reports indicate …

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California Moves to Require All New Homes Have Rooftop Solar Power

  True to its reputation as of one of the top environmental progressive states in the country, California has just become the first state to require solar panels on nearly all new homes. It could mean two things—-the price of new homes in California will go up and rooftop solar power is moving beyond a …

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Big Wells Indicate Permian Basin Has Much More to Offer

The Permian Basin in West Texas and Southeast New Mexico has more to give according to experts and Oklahoma City’s Devon Energy is right in the middle of it. The company’s recent earnings report in which it announced the completion of the two highest-rated wells in the Delaware part of the Permian in its 100 …

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Oil and Gas Groups Nervous about Pennsylvania Supreme Court “Fracking” Ruling

The Pennsylvania supreme court ruling that said “fracking” constituted trespassing of property has a Texas company asking the court to rehear the case. Southwestern Energy Production Co. lost the original ruling in which the court ruled that hydraulic fracturing for natural gas could create liability when fluids n the fracking process flow onto adjoining properties. …

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