February 2019 archive

Tulsa’s NGL Energy plans release of fiscal earnings in a week

Tulsa’s NGL Energy Partners LP announced it will issue its fiscal third quarter ended Dec. 31, 2018 earnings report on Monday, Feb. 11, 2019. The report will be issued prior to the open of markets. Members of the management team will also hold an earnings call following the release at 10 a.m. central time to …

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Energy news update at OCU’s Meinders energy programs

Oklahoma City University’s Graduate Energy Programs have captured national attention. In the past few weeks, they were ranked among U.S. News and World Report’s Best Online (Non-MBA) Business Programs—-Number one in Oklahoma and number 37 nationally and ahead of its peers in graduate energy education. Dr. Steven C. Agee, Dean and Professor of Economics at …

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Solar forum to be held in Norman

A public forum dedicated to a discussion of the untapped potential of Oklahoma solar energy production and its many benefits will be held FEBRUARY 4th, 6pm, at City of Norman’s Central Library. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Norman and Ready For 100 Norman, the forum will feature three solar energy experts including Jim …

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Eastern Oklahoma lake to be site of $15 million whitewater park

    The Grand River Dam Authority is teaming with the Walton Family Foundation to create a $15 million whitewater park at Lake Frances in eastern Oklahoma. In a public-private partnership with the Foundation, the two will develop the Lake Frances Whitewater Park off the Upper Illinois River. The site is at the old lake …

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Rig count dropped in U.S. in past week and in Oklahoma

The number of oil and gas rigs in Oklahoma and across the U.S. dropped in the past week. Oklahoma’s count slid 4 rigs to 122 compared to 117 working rigs reported a year ago. Nationally, the count plunged 14 to 1,045. The number of oil rigs dropped 15 to 847 while the number of gas …

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Shareholders say ‘yes’ to Chesapeake’s $4 billion purchase of WildHorse Resources

Shareholders in Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy Corporation and Texas-based WildHorse Resource Development Corporation have approved Chesapeake’s $4 billion acquisition of WildHorse. The preliminary results of the elections were announced indicating that about 96 percent of the Chesapeake shareholders voted for the acquisition. Nearly 95 percent of the WildHorse shareholders supported the deal as well. The …

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BNSF Railway highlights Oklahoma firm’s investment

The $35 million White Eagle Sand plant built by Dolese Bros. Co. in Oklahoma is one of the highlighted investments announced this week by BNSF Railway Company. The Fort Worth, Texas-based railway said investments from its customers served by the freight rail provider in 2018 totaled nearly $3 billion. NSF said the Dolese Bros. Co. …

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Sierra Club congratulates Oklahoma wind industry

Anheuser Busch, makers of the Budweiser brand of beers, recently unveiled its 2019 Super Bowl commercial, which features Clydesdales, wind turbines, and Bob Dylan, proclaiming that Anheuser Busch “now brews with wind power for a better tomorrow.” The renewable energy behind the ad is theThunder Ranch wind farm, a 300 MW project in north central Oklahoma …

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Thousands without natural gas in Tulsa following gas line rupture

A huge natural gas line explosion on a busy Tulsa street Thursday initially left an estimated 70,000 customers of Oklahoma Natural Gas without gas to heat their homes and businesses. Fortunately, no one was injured even though nearby witnesses described the sound as a jet plane when the 16-inch transmission line ruptured.  Adding to the …

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Completion reports for January 31, 2019

Completion reports filed on Jan. 31, 2019.   None were processed.