June 2019 archive

Directors chosen at Devon Energy’s annual stockholders meeting

  Shareholders in Oklahoma City’s Devon Energy have elected eleven directors nominated by the company at its recent annual meeting. Two are new to the board. The elected directors are: Barbara M. Baumann, John E. Bethancourt, Ann G. Fox, David A. Hager, Robert H. Henry, Michael M. Kanovsky, John Krenicki Jr., Robert A. Mosbacher Jr., …

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Williams to try again on getting New Jersey approval for gas pipeline

    Tulsa’s Williams Cos. says it will answer the environmental concerns raised by New Jersey regulators who rejected the company’s plans for its $1 billion Northeast Supply Enhancement project to carry natural gas to New York City. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection denied the firm’s application on Wednesday for water quality certification. …

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Permits to drill for June 6, 2019

Permits to drill filed on June 6, 2019. Mcclain County JAMESON #5-6WH, June 05 2019 06 5N 4W SENWNWNE API: 08722251 Lat: 34.94092506469516, Long: -97.6597634147104 CASILLAS OPERATING LLC HH, DR, 16888 ft, WOODFORD(11698) Mcclain County JAMESON #4-6WH, June 05 2019 06 5N 4W SENWNWNE API: 08722250 Lat: 34.940966276429904, Long: -97.65976341808717 CASILLAS OPERATING LLC HH, DR, 17040 ft, …

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Completion reports for June 6, 2019

Completion reports for June 6, 2019.   BLAINE COUNTY Mep Operating Llc Mississippian: Oil 723 Gas 5800 Water 3083 Flow 30 17N 12W Little Wing 1hx-3019, July 04, 2018 HH, OIL, TD: 20491 ft Lat: 35.91378, Long: -98.51635 API: 35011239820000 MCCLAIN COUNTY Eog Resources Inc Woodford(9405): Oil 532 Gas 138 Water 4796 Flow 4 8N 4W Laubhan 0409 1h, July 10, 2018 HH, OIL, TD: 19858 …

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Tillerson admits Exxon paid too much for XTO Energy

Former U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson admits Exxon Mobil Corp. paid too much when it acquired XTO Energy Inc. for $31 billion. XTO Energy is a major operator in Oklahoma with its Mid-Continent Division headquarters in Oklahoma City. “We probably paid too much,” said Tillerson, who served as chief executive officer of the company …

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New Jersey regulators reject Williams Cos. gas pipeline

  Tulsa-based Williams Cos. Inc. suffered another setback in its efforts to build a $1 billion pipeline to carry natural gas from Pennsylvania to New York. New Jersey regulators voted to reject key permits for the company to build its Northeast Supply Enhancement line, copying what New York did last month. The New Jersey Department …

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ONEOK to donate $1 million for flood relief efforts

A $1 million donation for flood relief efforts was announced Thursday by ONEOK, Inc. The company said the ONEOK Foundation will contribute the $1 million for eastern Oklahoma disaster and flood relief efforts. It consists of an immediate $500,000 donation to the American Red Cross that is providing immediate needs for  affected by the weather-related …

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Brownfield grants awarded to Tulsa and OKC for environmental cleanup

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), senior member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, praised the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for awarding grants to Brownfields sites in Tulsa and Oklahoma City. Senator Inhofe authored the legislation to reauthorize the Brownfields program, which was signed into law on March 22, 2018. “The Brownfields program continues …

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State deals with major highway damage from floods

The assessment of flood damage throughout Oklahoma is continuing but Oklahoma Transportation Commission members know the repairs will carry a large price tag. Pictured above is the damage to highway US 62 between Muskogee and Fort Gibson. The highway was closed for more than a week due to flooding of the Arkansas River. Tim Gatz, …

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$10 trillion price tag put on Green New Deal

If the Oklahoma members of the U.S. House initially opposed Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s “Green New Deal” because of its extremism, the estimated cost might startle them. The New York Democratic congresswoman admitted this week her plan to combat global warming is into the trillions of dollars. “I think we really need to get to $10 trillion …

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