March 2019 archive

Harold Hamm and George Kaiser are ranked among the world’s billionaires

Not that they’re anywhere close to the world’s richest man, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, but two Oklahomans have made the latest Forbes Report on the world’s wealthiest people who total more than 2,100. Oklahoma’s Harold Hamm, the fracking pioneer who founded and still runs Oklahoma City’s Continental Resources was ranked #61 on the list with …

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ExxonMobil’s aggressive oil production in the Permian Basin

ExxonMobil has some big plans in mind in terms of the amount of oil it intends to produce and move out of the Permian Basin in West Texas and Southeast New Mexico. The Texas company announced it will produce more than 1 million oil-equivalent barrels a day by as early as 2024. That’s an increase …

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Executive switches frac mining jobs

One of the management movements reported this week involved a former executive of Preferred Sands, the Oklahoma frac mine operator located near Watonga. The company’s Vice President of sales, Casey Taylor has left the firm to become Vice President of Sales for Denver-based OmniTRAX, Inc. one of the largest privately held transportation service companies in …

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Blueknight Energy Partners to release earnings report next week

  Blueknight Energy Partners, L.P. in Oklahoma City plans to release its fourth quarter and full-year 2018 financial results on Monday, March 11, 2019. Company management will hold a conference call the next morning, Tuesday March at 10 a.m. Central time. Blueknight’s third quarter net income was $2.4 million on total revenues of $133.2 million, …

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Chesapeake makes $641 million Senior note offer

    Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy Corporation announced this week the offering of nearly $641 million in new 8% Senior Notes due 2026. They are being issued by the company in exchange for certain outstanding senior unsecured notes of the company including $162.8 million in 6.625% Senior Notes, $96.8 million of 6.875% notes, $254.5 million …

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Chesapeake lays out asset information on WildHorse Resources

Chesapeake Energy filed a report this week with the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding its $4 billion acquisition of WildHorse Resources. The Oklahoma City-based company announced last month it had completed its previously announced merger with the Texas company. As a result of the agreement, WildHorse merged with and into Brazos Valley Longhorn, L.L.C. which …

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Completion reports for March 5, 2019

Completion reports filed on March 5, 2019. GRADY COUNTY Continental Resources Inc Springer/goddard: Oil 24 Gas 110 Water 3059 Flow 24 7N 6W Birt 4-13-12xhs, September 04, 2018 HH, OIL, TD: 22333 ft Lat: 35.07202, Long: -97.78161 API: 35051242940000

Permits to drill for March 5, 2019

Permits to drill issued for March 5, 2019. Blaine County PARHAM #1R-17H, March 04 2019 08 16N 10W SWSESWSW API: 01123755 Lat: 35.87060880071398, Long: -98.29374156141361 CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC HH, RC, 15182 ft, MISSISSIPPI LIME(9789) Caddo County BAKER 5-8 #1WH, March 04 2019 05 6N 12W CS2S2NW API: 01523309 Lat: 35.02280560179897, Long: -98.49339434975188 KING ENERGY LLC HH, DR, …

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Sen. Lankford goes after mandated ethanol use—says it’s time to eliminate it

Sen. James Lankford, in his 4th edition of his Federal Fumbles report cites millions and millions of dollars in programs and grants that he considers to be wasteful government spending. One of them is the Renewable Fuel Standard which he cited in earlier Federal Fumbles editions and this week said it is still unresolved. In …

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Layoffs at Devon Energy—200 to be let go

  The low oil prices and refocusing on oil production have taken a hit on Oklahoma City’s Devon Energy as the company confirmed Tuesday it is laying off about 200 workers  and plans still more in the coming months. Spokesman John Porretto issued a statement explaining that as the company announced last month, Devon is …

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