2020 archive

Only 20% of nation’s large commercial airports incorporate solar power

  While a University of Colorado Denver researcher found that only 20% of 488 public airports she surveyed have adopted solar panels for use in the past decade, Oklahoma City’s is not one of them. It’s the finding of School of Public Affairs researcher Dr. Serena Kim who questioned the airports about adoption of solar …

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Oil and gas leaders tell Carlsbad—we’re not leaving

  Economic leaders including those from the oil and gas industry admit they’re concerned about the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Permian Basin and southeastern New Mexico. But oil and gas leaders sought to ease economic concerns stemming from the historic decline in the market in addressing the Carlsbad community at the city’s recent …

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Colorado draws 2,000-foot statewide oil and gas drilling setback

Colorado is poised to impose the biggest statewide oil and gas drilling setback in the nation – 2,000 feet from homes and schools – after state regulators unanimously backed the measure in an informal vote. The Colorado Sun reported that a final, formal vote will be held Nov. 6. But while setting the buffer for …

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Xcel Energy’s 229-turbine wind farm in eastern Colorado begins operations

Xcel Energy-Colorado has completed construction of the 500-megawatt Cheyenne Ridge wind farm on the Eastern Plains of Colorado. The Denver Post reported the 229-turbine facility in Cheyenne and Kit Carson counties near I-70 in eastern Colorado will provide enough energy to power about 270,000 homes, Xcel Energy said in a statement Wednesday. The project, owned …

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Oil and gas companies must monitor fracking emissions as Colorado adopts first-in-the-nation rules to reduce air pollution

  Oil and gas companies will have to control and monitor emissions from fracking and meet tighter emission-performance standards on the electric motors used at drill sites, under some first-in-the-nation rules passed Wednesday night by Colorado air quality regulators. The Colorado Sun reported the new rules for the so-called pre-production phase of drilling are in …

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HollyFrontier to release 3Q results

  Refinery operator HollyFrontier Corporation and its Holly Energy Partners, L.P. plan to release third quarter financial results on September 30. The release will be made Wednesday before the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. But it won’t be until Nov. 5, 2020 when company executives at HollyFrontier will hold a webcast …

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Blackstone finalizes exit from Cheniere Energy

  Blackstone’s finalized the sale of its 42% stake in Cheniere Energy Partners. The company announced that its Blackstone Energy Partner closed the nearly $7 billion deal. The funds were also managed by Blackstone Infrastructure Partners. Blackstone spent 8 years with investments in Cheniere including $1.5 billion to help the company build the first two …

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Texas electric cooperative achieves first energy accomplishment

  A Texas electric cooperative becomes the first in the state to install a utility-scale battery storage system at a substation. Pedernales Electric Cooperative recently energized a new battery storage system adjacent to its Johnson City substation, making it the first cooperative in Texas to utilize battery storage. The Corridor News reported the installation consists of three …

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Only slight interest in new drilling in Oklahoma

  Who’s drilling and where in Oklahoma. Some of the latest drilling permits issued by the Corporation Commission show Mack Energy Company based in Duncan plans to drill the SW Wildcat Jim Deese Unit #17-1 well in Carter County at 12 2S 3W.  The site is several miles southeast of Ratliff City. A permit to drill …

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Completion reports for September 24, 2020

Completion reports filed on September 24, 2020. GARFIELD COUNTY White Star Petroleum Llc Mississippian Lime(5857): Oil 150 Gas 136 Water 3334 25 23N 5W Blackburn 36-23n-5w 2mh, April 17, 2019 HH, OIL, TD: 10954 ft Lat: 36.43426, Long: -97.68761 API: 35047251860000 MCCLAIN COUNTY Warwick-bacchus Llc Woodford(9880): Oil 15 Gas 53 Water 1457 Pump 7 6N 3W Sixkiller 7-6-0603 1wxh, March 13, 2020 HH, OIL, TD: …

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