October 2018 archive

OGE power plant fire allowed to burn out

Smoke still poured from a fire that burned late Thursday at OGE’s Mustang Power Plant on the west side of Oklahoma City. The fire initially broke out Thursday morning around 7:20 and sent massive black clouds of smoke billowing into the air.  An insulated heating oil  tank containing an estimated 7,000 gallons of fuel caught …

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Massive fire at OGE plant in OKC

No injuries were reported but a massive fire is burning inside the OGE Mustang Power plant on the west side of Oklahoma City. The fire broke out after 8 a.m. in an interior oil tank and OGE crews say it was safer to allow the fire to burn itself out. Oklahoma City fire crews are …

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Could be months before a judge rules on challenge to Dakota Access Pipeline

The Associated Press reported this week a federal judge’s decision whether there should be more extensive study of the $3.8  billion Dakota Access oil pipeline is months away. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ordered the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to do more studies in 2017 and they were completed in late August. His order …

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New pipeline starts flow of oil out of Permian Basin to Cushing

Crude oil is already flowing in the new Sunrise Pipeline carrying crude from the Permian Basin to the Cushing storage hub in Oklahoma. Plains All american LP, which operates the line, set rates this week for the new extension and according to a report, they will be effective Nov. 1. The Sunrise line won’t go …

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Energy industry growth results in drop in jobless numbers in Oklahoma

While the latest Oklahoma Energy Index suggested a mini-boom for oil and gas in the state, the latest jobless rates released by the state show unemployment fell over the year for all counties in Oklahoma in August. So goes the energy industry—so goes the state’s employment rates. The Employment Security Commission said every one of …

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Another new crude oil pipeline under construction in West Texas

Some of the Oklahoma exploration companies and others drilling in West Texas might see a little more pipeline relief following the announcement of a joint venture to build another line taking oil out of the Delaware Basin. But it also might mean a wait of several months until the line to be built by Salt …

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Stock dividend declared by Murphy Oil

Murphy Oil based in El Dorado, Arkansas announced this week it had declared a 25-cent a share quarterly cash dividend on its common stock. It translated into $1 a share on an annualized basis and is payable on Dec. 3, 2018 to stockholders of record as of Nov. 12, 2018. Murphy Oil Corporation is a …

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Chesapeake pays off two year old $1 billion bank loan

A Securities and Exchange Commission filing shows Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy has paid off a more than $1 billion loan it had received two years ago from Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas. The filing referred to the Aug. 23, 2016 loan from the bank which totaled $1.5 billion. However, Chesapeake used money from the Sept. …

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OKOGA blasts Edmondson’s latest oil and gas tax hike plan

When Democrat candidate for Oklahoma governor Drew Edmondson said this week he wanted to raise the state’s gross production tax on oil and gas to fund mental health services, it caught the attention of one industry group. And it wasn’t kind in what it had to say about Edmondson’s proposal. The Oklahoma Oil and Gas …

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STACK and SCOOP plays keep on giving

One of the largest wells reported this week in Oklahoma’s STACK saw production of more than 1,400 barrels of oil a day. The Brown Family 1-13-24xh well, 12 16N 13W and located about 6 miles northwest of Watonga was brought in by Continental Resources. Its official completion showed production of 1,443 Boed along with 9,729 …

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