June 2020 archive

Pirates Threaten Oil Operations In Gulf Of Mexico

  The idea of oil tanker pirates might be closer to the U.S. after the State department recently warned of pirates in the Gulf of Mexico. Yes, the Gulf of Mexico. Recall if you will these recent headlines and dates. Jul 2, 2019 – Remember those Somali pirates? Earlier this decade, they brazenly hijacked giant oil tankers. Aug …

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EOG reports successful efforts to stem flaring in New Mexico

  Houston’s EOG Resources and the state of New Mexico announced successful results of a joint pilot project aimed at reduction of methane gas flaring from the state’s oilfields. EOG, a firm with extensive drilling operations in Oklahoma worked with New Mexico’s Oil Conservation Division, according to a report by the Carlsbad Current-Argus. Flaring, or …

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Court rules against family of dead trucker in Texas

  The Supreme Court in Texas has come down with a ruling against the family of an overworked trucker killed in the crash of his rig 8 years ago. The Journal of Petroleum Technology reported the court ruled the way it did because the family could not prove the company knew the accident would happen. …

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Chat pile collapse kills worker in eastern Kansas

  Chat piles around the Tar Creek Superfund site in northeast Oklahoma can be deadly.  A chat pile accident on Friday in eastern Kansas killed a man. Happened near Melvern, Kansas at the Harshman Construction rock quarry in Osage County.   Sheriff Laurie Dunn said a man was taking samples at the base of a …

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Calyx Energy III reports two gas wells in McIntosh County

  Among completion reports filed on Friday with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission were those on two natural gas wells drilled on a single pad in McIntosh County. Calyx Energy III LLC filed completion reports on the Edison wells drilled at 7 8N 13E which is east of the city of Wetumka and west of the …

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Completion reports for June 19, 2020

Completion reports filed on June 19, 2020. BLAINE COUNTY Devon Energy Production Co Lp Mississippian(10723): Oil 1599 Gas 2953 Water 576 Flow 7 15N 10W Centaur 7_6-15n-10w 5hx, June 26, 2019 HH, OIL, TD: 20968 ft Lat: 35.78404, Long: -98.30082 API: 35011241280000 ELLIS COUNTY Ppp Petroleum Lp Cleveland(9296): Oil 32 Gas 85 Water 728 Flow 21 18N 24W Gross 4-16h, September 15, 2019 HH, OIL, TD: …

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Permits to drill for June 19, 2020

Permits to drill issued on June 19, 2020. permits: none were processed today

Has Tesla decided on Austin for its new plant?

  Austin, Texas is giving Tulsa, Oklahoma serious run as the two cities vie to land a new Tesla truck manufacturing plant. One report indicates Tesla might have already decided to side with Austin. A report indicated that Tesla could get more than $60 million in tax breaks if it chooses a site in Austin. …

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Crude approaches $40 a barrel in the US

    Crude oil futures settled at nearly $42 a barrel overseas on Friday while in the US, prices were just under the $40 mark. West Texas Intermediate July futures were up 91 cents or 2.3% in trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange and finished at $39.75 a barrel. Brent August crude rose 40 …

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Energy news in brief

** Keystone XL pipeline developer TC Energy Corp. is joining calls for the Supreme Court to block an order temporarily preventing the use of a water-crossing permitting program for new oil and gas pipelines. ** Concho Resources Inc. will host a conference call on Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 8:00 AM CT (9:00 AM ET) to …

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