July 2018 archive

$115 million in improvements begin at Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Airport

After a delay, Oklahoma City leaders are moving forward with more than $100 million in improvements to the Will Rogers World Airport. The Airport Trust voted in support of $115 million in revenue bonds to help finance a 5-year capital plan. Work on the terminal project is to begin in early 2019 and should last …

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Open Records court fight still underway over Scott Pruitt’s days as Attorney General

They’re still slugging it out in court in an open records lawsuit filed by the Center for Media and Democracy against former Attorney General Scott Pruitt. The suit was filed in 2017 and now involves a dispute even after current attorney general Mike Hunter’s office has turned over 8,000 documents to the Oklahoma County District …

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Holly Energy Partners considers a new Permian Basin pipeline

Holly Energy Partners, L.P. says it’s considering possible construction of a new pipeline in the Permian Basin. The company has contracted with the engineering firm AECOM to carry out a feasibility study for a potential refined product pipeline from Orla, Texas to Midland, Texas. Holly Energy said it would complement the company’s existing footprint in …

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Settlement offered in Petroleum Storage Tank Indemnity Fund lawsuit filed 4 years ago

The State of Oklahoma might be close to settling a lawsuit filed four years ago against several companies accused of defrauding Oklahoma’s Petroleum Storage tank Division Indemnity Fund. This week, Attorney General Mike Hunter informed the Oklahoma Corporation Commission that after mediation, a settlement had been reached with MRP Properties Company, LLC named in a …

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Dixie Pipeline expands crude oil capacity to meet growing demand

Increased shipper demand has prompted the Dixie Pipeline Company in Houston to expand its crude transportation capacity. It will increase capacity from 58,000 barrels a day up to 90,000 and the project should be on-line in March 2019. It will apply to the westbound transportation capacity carrying oil to Mont Belvieu, Texas. Dixie is an …

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Oklahoma wind farm contractor signs off on deal in Iowa

Another wind farm project built by EDF Renewables North America, a firm with a construction history in Oklahoma, has been sold. This time, in Iowa where MidAmerican Energy Company has closed on a deal to buy the assets associated with the 91-megawatt Ivester Wind Project. The project covers nearly 7,000 acres of land in Grundy …

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Quarterly distribution announced by NGL Energy Partners

Tulsa’s NGL Energy Partners LP announced the distribution of a 39-cent a share for the second quarter of the year. The Board of Directors gave the approval and indicated the quarterly distribution amounts to $1.56 per unit on an annualized basis. The cash distribution is payable Aug. 14, 2018 to common unitholders of record at …

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EPA signs off on exemption of greenhouse gas reporting for farmers

Farmers in Oklahoma and across the country are being given an exemption by the EPA from reporting emissions from animal waste and other pollutants. The Environmental Protection Agency made the announcement this week after EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler signed the final rule on Monday. It changes the most recent version of the FARM Act which …

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Continental Resources reports 25% increase in oil production in 2Q

Oklahoma City’s Continental Resources reported a 25% increase in daily oil production in the second quarter of 2018 compared to a year earlier. The quarterly production, according to an announcement made Tuesday totaled 25.8 million barrels of oil equivalent or 284,059 Boe per day. The average daily oil  production was 157,000 barrels of oil. The …

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Wildfire dangers return in growing dry conditions and extreme heat

State Forestry officials are warning the drought is returning to Oklahoma and wildfire dangers are growing. The Department issued a warning this week and asked residents to use caution as record high temperatures and lack of rain created the potential for increased wildfire danger in the state. While the entire state is drying out, southern …

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