December 2019 archive

How wind power helped a Kansas town rebuild after a deadly tornado

Renewable energy played a significant role in the rebuilding of Greensburg, Kansas, a town of 1,400 literally destroyed by a tornado in 2007. A dozen years later, the town is thriving, thanks in large part to assistance from the U.S. Department of Energy and wind-supplied electricity. Click here to read entire story from Utility Dive, …

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First foreign shipment of crude oil leaves EPIC pipeline in Texas

Permian Basin oil is being shipped overseas as EPIC Crude Holdings, LP announced one of its subsidiaries has loaded and launched the first shipment of crude from a terminal at the Corpus Christi, Texas Ship Channel. The shipment was sent from the IGC marine terminal which was formerly the International Grain Port Terminal and repurposed …

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ONEOK opens new line carrying NGLs from Williston Basin to Kansas

ONEOK, Inc. based in Tulsa announced the completion of its Elk Creek Pipeline. Natural gas liquids volume is now flowing on the fully completed 900-mile pipeline, which extends from the Williston Basin to ONEOK’s existing Mid-Continent NGL facilities in Bushton, Kansas. Elk Creek has the capacity to transport up to 240,000 barrels per day of unfractionated NGLs and the …

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Completion reports for December 10, 2019

Completion reports filed on December 10, 2019. CUSTER COUNTY Unit Petroleum Company Red Fork: Oil 200 Gas 875 Water 550 Gas Lift 15 14N 14W Wingard 1522 2hx, May 03, 2019 HH, OIL, TD: 19288 ft Lat: 35.69561, Long: -98.67778 API: 35039225660000 ELLIS COUNTY Fourpoint Energy Llc Cleveland(8784): Oil 215 Gas 542 Water 970 Pump 17 19N 26W Brady 20×29-19-26 2ha, June 10, 2019 HH, GAS, …

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Permits to drill for December 10, 2019

Permits to drill issued on December 10, 2019. Canadian County GERONIMO 1207 #6-5WH, December 10 2019 31 13N 7W NWSESESE API: 01725571 Lat: 35.55217819610258, Long: -97.97822239222661 CAMINO NATURAL RESOURCES LLC HH, DR, 15656 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(9994), WOODFORD(10322) Canadian County MARK PRICE 1007 7-18 #1WH, December 10 2019 06 10N 7W NWSWSESW API: 01725570 Lat: 35.36399990584902, Long: -97.98539956199122 CAMINO …

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OKC firm acquires Jones Energy in $201 million deal

Jones Energy II, Inc. a long-time exploration firm familiar in western Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle has been acquired by  year-old Revolution II Wi Holding Company LLC of Oklahoma City is a $201 million deal. Revolution Resources will pay shareholders in Jones Energy, based in Austin, Texas $14.11 in cash for each share of the …

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Energy news in brief

** ONEOK, Inc. will participate in the Wells Fargo Midstream and Utility Symposium Dec. 11-12, 2019, in New York City. ONEOK management will present at the conference at 4:45 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (3:45 p.m. Central Standard Time) on Wednesday, Dec. 11. The presentation will be webcast and accessible on ONEOK’s website, www.oneok.com.  A replay of the webcast will be …

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PSO seeks approval of $2 billion purchase of 7-county wind operations

A proposed nearly $2 billion acquisition of three wind farm projects was announced Tuesday by Public Service Company of Oklahoma and  its sister company, Southwestern Electric Power Company. The purchase of what is called the North Central Energy Facilities will need approval by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. PSO and Southwestern Electric reached a settlement agreement …

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Is Russia behind some of the anti-fracking movement?

Are the Russians behind some of the anti-fracking movement in the U.S.? Now before you think it’s a half-baked idea, the very possibility of such Russian interference arose in the recent House impeachment hearings against President Trump. And it caught the attention of Steve Bucci, a military assistant to former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld. Bucci …

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Devon and Dow agree to develop STACK operations

Devon Energy Corp. announced Tuesday it has entered into an agreement with Dow (NYSE: Dow) to jointly develop a portion of the company’s STACK acreage in central Oklahoma. Under this agreement, Devon will monetize half of its working interest in 133 undrilled locations in exchange for approximately a $100 million drilling carry over the next …

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