August 2018 archive

Oklahoma’s law targeting energy protesters followed by other states

Oklahoma’s efforts to target environmental protesters at pipelines and other energy projects are being copied in numerous other states. Witness the success of the new law in putting an end to efforts of Native American protesters to stage a Dakota Access Pipeline style demonstration at the Diamond Pipeline that was completed last year. The law …

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Drought is dwindling in Oklahoma

Things are not as dry as they once were earlier in the summer in parts of Oklahoma as many oil patch workers will tell you. Rain fell Friday morning for the third straight morning in western and northern Oklahoma, helping relieve the dry conditions and filling farm ponds where water is used in fracking projects. …

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Koch cuts deal to be part of $1.8 billion methanol plant

Koch Methanol, one of the subsidiaries of Koch Ag and Energy Solutions out of Wichita, Kansas has acquired an indirect minority equity interest in a $1.85 billion methanol production facility under construction in St. James Parish, Louisiana. Koch made the agreement with Yuhuang Chemical Industries which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Shandong Yuhuang Chemical …

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Energy Transfer gets FERC approval for its Rover pipeline

With pipelines throughout Oklahoma and dozens of other states, Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. based in Dallas won federal approval for its Rover Pipeline in West Virginia, Ohiol and Pennsylvania. Approval came from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and it will allow for 100 percent of the long-haul contractual commitments on Rover to begin in a …

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Bridenstine all smiles as Pence vows the U.S. will return to the moon

Former Oklahoma Congressman Jim Bridenstine was all smiles on Thursday as he hosted U.S. Vice President Mike Pence. Why wouldn’t he be? After all, now the head of NASA, Bridenstine had made returning man to the moon one of his goals and projects as he was considered to be the leader of the U.S. space …

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Marathon reports completions of 2 large wells in Kingfisher county

Marathon Oil Company is reporting the completion of two wells, each producing more than a thousand barrels of oil daily, nearly 8 months after they were completed in Kingfisher County. Drilled at the same site about 12 miles southwest of the city of Kingfisher the largest is the Tan 1509-5-4-33mxh which had production of 1,673 …

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Completion reports for August 23, 2018

Completion reports for August 23, 2018   ELLIS COUNTY Fourpoint Energy Llc Cleveland(8688): Oil 477 Gas 621 Water 857 Flow 17 19N 26W Brady 2029-19-26 1hb, October 02, 2017 HH, OIL, TD: 17060 ft Lat: 36.11578, Long: -99.99400 API: 35045236850000 Fourpoint Energy Llc Cleveland(8761): Oil 428 Gas 747 Water 1261 Flow 7 18N 25W Mitchell 18-18-25 1ha, September 24, 2017 HH, OIL, TD: 14500 ft Lat: …

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Permits to drill issued by Oklahoma Corporation Commission on August 23, 2018

Permits to drill issued by Oklahoma Corporation Commission on August 23, 2018   Alfalfa County RICHTER 6-25-11 #3H, August 23 2018 06 25N 11W SWSWSWSE API: 00323331 Lat: 36.66736407509842, Long: -98.42267768972265 BCE-MACH LLC HH, DR, 10679 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(5913) Canadian County WATCH THIS 1208 #36-25-1WH, August 23 2018 01 11N 8W SWNENENE API: 01725260 Lat: 35.462867112011956, Long: -97.99125498685768 …

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Valiant Midstream and Antioch Energy form partnership for Eastern Oklahoma gas projects

    Two Oklahoma City energy companies announced Thursday they had formed a partnership concerning their operations in eastern Oklahoma. Valiant Midstream LLC announced it has entered into a long-term, fee-based natural gas gathering and processing agreement with Antioch Energy LLC. Antioch’s dedication of more than 275,000 gross acres brings Valiant Midstream’s total acreage commitments in the …

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Inhofe tells other Senators they were wrong about Trump’s energy actions

Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe took to the floor of the Senate this week to commend the Trump Administration for attempting to change the Clean Power Plan, one created by former President Obama. He told those in the Senate that environmental critics of the President were wrong. Here are some of this comments or you …

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