2020 archive

Another Iowa ethanol plant closes

  An ethanol plant in northwest Iowa designed to make the fuel from corn cobs and stalks rather than kernels has closed. The Des Moines Register was first to report the “Project Liberty” plant in Emmetsburg had closed. Iowa State University agronomist Emily Heaton said in an interview with Radio Iowa that corn stover can easily be converted …

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Oil spill cleaned up in North Dakota

  North Dakota regulators say an equipment failure at a well near Watford City in the northwestern part of the state led to the release of about 12,180 gallons of oil. The Associated Press reported that the state’s Oil and Gas Division said it was notified of the spill on Sunday at the Newfield Production …

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Energy news in brief

** House Democrats’ sweeping measure aims to harness the world’s oceans to address climate change. The 324-page bill, introduced Tuesday by Natural Resources Chair Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), would boost offshore wind energy production and bar new offshore oil and gas drilling. ** Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley (D) and California Rep. Mike Levin (D) introduced legislation Tuesday to end the sale of new U.S. …

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Capitol Hill’s look at Permian Pair-up

  Sometimes the way reporters on Capitol Hill view things out here in fly-over country is far different than those of us who live and work here. Take for example how POLITICO in Washington, D-C reported this week’s move by Pioneer Natural Resources to acquire Parsley Energy: “As sure as night follows day, a downturn …

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Baker Hughes reports more losses in 3Q

  Baker Hughes reported a $49 million loss or 25 cents a share for the quarter, a 6% increase from the second quarter of 2020 and “unfavorable” from a year ago. The Houston-based company, in releasing its earnings report on Wednesday saw some daylight in improvements, reporting that orders of $5.1 billion were up 4% …

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Tribes make new move to shut down Dakota Access Pipeline

  Native American tribes opposed to the Dakota Access Pipeline once again have asked a federal judge to stop the flow of oil while the legal battle over the line’s future plays out. The Standing Rock Sioux and other tribes succeeded on their first attempt, only to have an appeals court overturn U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s shutdown …

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Diesel Inventories Have Done Something In The U.S. Not Seen In At Least 30 Years

  The country’s production of diesel fuel might have finally started to level off following a large inventory of the distillate produced by U.S. refineries. It could also signal an end to cheaper prices for America’s trucking industry. As Freight Waves reported this week, “Data was reported last week by the federal government on diesel …

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Completion reports for October 20, 2020

Completion reports filed on October 20, 2020. CREEK COUNTY Wfd Oil Corporation Misener(3152): Oil 15 Water 95 Pump 33 15N 10E Hyii 1-33, June 01, 2020 SH, OIL, TD: 3420 ft Lat: 35.72764, Long: -96.25710 API: 35037294280000 CUSTER COUNTY Citizen Energy Iii Llc Mississippian: Gas 4429 Water 981 Flow 5 14N 16W Triple J 1h-32-29, April 04, 2019 HH, GAS, TD: 24211 ft Lat: …

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Permits to drill for October 20, 2020

Permits to drill issued on October 20, 2020. Garvin County DONNA SUE #1, October 20 2020 35 1N 1E SENWSENW API: 04924618 Lat: 34.51612937945337, Long: -97.17100360340324 BAYS EXPLORATION INC SH, RC, 10452 ft, HOXBAR(1760) Pontotoc County INBETWEEN #2, October 20 2020 21 2N 7E CNWSWNW API: 12323892 Lat: 34.631712358624945, Long: -96.58125136046883 ARROW ENERGY INC SH, DR, 4500 …

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Oklahoma regulators name Deputy Director of Oil and Gas Division

  Pressured by a legislator and some in the industry to name a Deputy Director of the agency’s Oil and Gas Conservation Division, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission chose one this week. The Commission, in a late Tuesday announcement, said energy industry veteran Michael McGinnis, Jr. has been named Deputy Director of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s …

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