June 1, 2018 archive

Checking out 57,000 wind farm sites

The U.S. Geological survey and the Energy Department are promoting their latest satellite imaging tool—-one that allows anyone with a computer to look at the more than 57,000 wind turbines in the country. Working with the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the American Wind Association, the government’s released what it calls the …

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More Drilling Plans Revealed for Oklahoma’s STACK

Oil and gas exploration companies offer no letup in the interest in Oklahoma’s STACK as indicated by the latest reports on file with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. As shown by OK Energy Today’s Permits to Drill reports, Kingfisher county will be the site of another 20 drilling sites.  A dozen of the permits went to …

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Completion Reports for May 24-30

Here is the Weekly Completions Report.  The table below provides a summary of the Completion tickets (Form 1002A) that have been published between May 24th and close of business on May 30th. The table includes the Initial Production data for Oil (b/d), Gas (MCF/d) and Water (b/d). There are two links in the table: – The SPOT …

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Permits to Drill for Week of May 24-30

This weekly report includes new Permits that have been Approved (or existing permits that have been Amended) between May 24th and close of business on May 30th.  There are two links on each line: – The SPOT link will take you to the well location on Google Maps.  So, if you need it, this will …

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Icahn Blasts Latest Claims of SandRidge as Proxy Fight Grows

Activist investor Carl Icahn waited only a few days to respond to the latest round of the proxy fight with SandRidge Energy Inc. in Oklahoma City and blasted the company for its operations. In a filing made with the Securities Exchange Commission, Icahn responded point by point to the claims of SandRidge Energy which wants …

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Choctaw Tribe Loses Appeal Over $9.3 million Deadly Bus Crash Verdict

A Texas Court of Appeals has upheld a $9.3 million verdict against the Choctaw Nation over a 2013 charter bus crash that killed two passengers on the George Bush Turnpike in Dallas. The ruling was made by a three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals for the 5th District in Texas. The panel dismissed the …

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Alliance Resource Partners Okays Simplication Move

Tulsa’s Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. has closed a $100 million repurchase deal reached with its wholly-owned subsidiary Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. The agreement was a move to simplify operations and allows each unit holder in Alliance Holdings to have the same economic share of Alliance Resource Partners. The company said that as a result of …

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Energy Transfer Gets FERC Approval to open Rover Pipeline

Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners has won federal government approval to begin service of remaining parts of its more than 700 mile long Rover Pipeline. The approval extends to segments that will allow 100 percent of the mainline capacity of 3.25 billion cubic feet a day of natural gas from northeastern U.S. Prior to the approval …

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