2020 archive

Michigan Governor orders lawsuit to shutdown Great Lakes oil pipeline

  Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has again targeted the oil and gas industry by ordering a shutdown of an oil pipeline under the Great Lakes. Canada’s Enbridge Inc. was notified Friday that its easement granted 67 years was revoked by the Democratic Governor. Enbridge had planned to extend a nearly 4-mile section of the line …

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Environmental groups challenge Illinois approval of increased oil flow in Dakota Access Pipeline

  The fight is far from over for operators of the Dakota Access oil pipeline. After they won approval last month from Illinois regulators to expand operations, now they are faced with an appeal by environmental groups. Reuters reported Save Our Illinois Land and the Sierra Club have filed applications for a hearing with the …

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How will New Mexico COVID-19 shutdown affect oil and gas industry?

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has ordered the state’s businesses to shut down for two weeks beginning Monday, but the question remains—how will it affect the state’s energy industries? “New Mexico is at the breaking point. We face a life-or-death situation, and we must and will act to preserve the lives of New Mexicans.” …

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New figures show how far oil and gas production has dropped in Kansas

  Like many states hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, oil and gas production took a big drop in July in Kansas. The Kansas Geological Survey reported this week July oil production was 12,518,721 bbls, a decline of more than 390,000 barrels or 13% from a year ago, according to the Independent Oil and Gas Service …

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LSB to join virtual Microcap conference

  Oklahoma City-based LSB Industries, Inc.’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Cheryl Maguire will take part this week in a Sidoti Virtual Microcap conference. Sidoti is a provider of independent securities research focused on small and microcap companies. It serves nearly 500 institutional clients in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. Maguire will …

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Judge again blocks oil and gas leases in Wyoming

  For the second time in two years, a U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Columbia has blocked drilling on more than 300,000 acres in Wyoming. Judge Ralph Contreras issued his ruling on Friday, claiming the government failed to adequately consider the drilling impact on climate change, reported Reuters. The wire service reported …

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Gulfport Energy files Chapter 11 bankruptcy

  Even as Gulfport Energy Corp. made the Sunday Oklahoman’s list of top major companies in Oklahoma, the Oklahoma City company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week. Its Nov. 13 filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston, Texas showed the firm declared nearly $2.5 billion in liabilities as of Sept. 30. The filing showed …

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Energy news in brief

** A circuit court judge orders tree sitters blocking the Mountain Valley Pipeline to leave a southwestern Virginia encampment they have occupied for more than two years according to the Roanoke Times. ** American Electric Power will refurbish three coal-fired plants in West Virginia and one in Arkansas with new coal ash-handling systems to meet EPA requirements reported The Intelligencer. ** New York announces …

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Completion reports for November 13, 2020

Completion reports filed on November 13, 2020. PONTOTOC COUNTY Citation Oil & Gas Corporation 28 2N 7E East Fitts Unit (Woolley 4-6) 33-4b, December 21, 2017 SH, PLUG, TD: 3476 ft Lat: 34.61179, Long: -96.56801 API: 35123073490003

Permits to drill for November 13, 2020

Permits to drill issued on November 13, 2020. Caddo County KRAMER #1-32, November 13 2020 32 6N 9W SENWNESW API: 01522589 Lat: 34.94796760891544, Long: -98.17451995057334 TERRITORY RESOURCES LLC SH, RC, 6950 ft, YULE(5850) Coal County LDC #3-23/26H, November 13 2020 23 2N 9E NESWNENW API: 02921399 Lat: 34.63433340069251, Long: -96.33148187071448 CANYON CREEK ENERGY ARKOMA LLC SH, DR, …

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