Oklahoma City isn’t ready to publicly discuss its application, but it is among cities in at least 26 states hoping to be selected as the site of the new U.S. Space Command headquarters. The Air Force in May announced an open bidding process that allows any state with large military bases to compete and …
September 2020 archive
Energy news in brief
** ONEOK, Inc. took part this week in the Barclays CEO Energy-Power Virtual Conference. Its investor materials including updated volume information are available at www.oneok.com. ** President Trump signs an executive order reinstating an Obama-era moratorium on oil drilling off the coasts of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. ** Democrats and environmental groups quickly criticized Trump’s move as a self-serving …
Bankruptcy doesn’t deter Chesapeake from drilling in Pennsylvania
Even as it deals with a Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy is among those companies that acquired permits for more drilling in Pennsylvania during the month of August. But indications show the company is not among major operators with an interest in a large number of permits to drill. The state’s Department …
Wynnewood refinery operators take biofuels mandate fight to US Supreme Court
Operators of the Wynnewood refinery have taken their Renewable Fuel Standard fight to the U.S. Supreme Court. CVR Energy along with HollyFrontier Corp.which operates a refinery in Tulsa filed petitions asking the high court to review a January ruling by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Friday was the deadline to ask the …
ConocoPhillips to cut flaring practice in the Permian Basin
U.S. oil and gas producer ConocoPhillips withdrew a request to extend flaring permits at 41 of its sites in West Texas, saying it no longer needed them as operational improvements had reduced the need for flaring events. ConocoPhillips continues to take steps to reduce flaring in Permian Basin’s Goldsmith area by improving operational procedures, …
Completion reports for September 8, 2020
Completion reports filed on September 8, 2020. BLAINE COUNTY Chisholm Oil & Gas Operating Llc Mississippi Lime(8853): Oil 111 Gas 560 Water 340 Esp 6 17N 10W Allen O’brien 18-10-31 1h, August 15, 2019 HH, OIL, TD: 14346 ft Lat: 35.98490, Long: -98.30028 API: 35011242240001
Permits to drill for September 8, 2020
Permits to drill issued on September 8, 2020. permits: none were processed today
Investors want Texas regulators to ban flaring of natural gas
Investors managing more than $2 trillion are calling on Texas regulators to ban the routine burning of natural gas from shale fields, arguing that the energy industry hasn’t moved quickly enough to curb the controversial practice. Bloomberg reported that AllianceBernstein, California State Teachers’ Retirement System and Legal & General Investment Management said they support eliminating …
XTO opts out of building a new natural gas operation in New Mexico
XTO Energy, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil has decided to not move ahead with construction of a new natural gas facility in the Permian Basin in southeastern New Mexico. The Associated Press reported that the company has withdrawn its application for a permit to build and operate the facility in Eddy County, citing future infrastructure …
New leader is named at Arkansas Advanced Energy Association
A new executive director has been named to run the Arkansas Advanced Energy Association. Katie Laning Niebaum was recently named to the job of being in charge of the association which promotes renewable power, energy efficiency and advanced energy technology. “It’s been a little bit like drinking from a fire hose,” the Texas …