January 22, 2021 archive

Magellan and Enterprise announce creation of new WTI crude oil futures contract

  Tulsa’s Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. joined with Houston-based Enterprise Products Partners L.P. in an agreement to jointly develop a futures contract to deliver West Texas Intermediate crude oil from the Permian Basin to terminals in Houston. The two explained the project was in response to market interest for a Houston-based index with what it …

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4Q distribution announced by Holly Energy Partners

  Holly Energy Partners, L.P. announced approval of a 4th quarter cash distribution of 35 cents a unit. The company’s board of directors okayed the distribution to be paid Feb. 12 to unitholders of record on Feb. 2, 2021. Holly Energy said it expects to hold the quarterly distribution constant at 35 cents per unit …

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GOP House members blast Biden’s freeze on federal oil and gas leases

  Republican members of a U.S. House caucus the House Energy Action Team or HEAT came out with a strong condemnation of President Biden’s latest move to target the oil and gas industry…the freezing of oil and gas leases for 60 days on federal lands and water. HEAT caucus members include Oklahoma Reps. Markwayne Mullin …

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OERB offers thousands in energy college scholarships

  The Oklahoma Energy Resources Board announced it’s again seeking student applications for thousands of dollars in college scholarships to those studying energy-related fields at state universities. Scholarship recipients, part of the OERB Petroleum Scholar Program, are selected through an application process based on their outstanding grades and work ethic. The application period for the …

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Energy news in brief

** The world is lagging behind the pace of change needed to avert catastrophic impacts from the climate crisis, John Kerry has warned in his first remarks as the US’s new climate envoy. ** Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm is scheduled to appear before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Jan. 27 for her nomination hearing …

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Nation’s rig count increases along with crude oil prices

  With oil prices at the $55 a-barrel range, the U.S. rig count increased by 5 in the past week to reach 378 while Oklahoma’s count was unchanged at 17 working oil and gas rigs. The resulting conclusion—there are still a lot of rigs in storage according to the latest weekly numbers from Baker Hughes …

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Two recipients of biofuels waivers identified and belong to Sinclair Oil

  Two of the three U.S. refineries that received biofuels waivers in the last days of the Trump Administration’s EPA belong to the Sinclair Oil Operation and are located in Wyoming. Quoting unnamed sources, Reuters reported the waivers were approved for the 85,000 barrel-per-day Sinclair Wyoming refinery and the 30,000 bpd Sinclair Casper refinery. Reuters …

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Carbon capture pipeline in Wyoming wins approval—now it has to be built

  While President Biden effectively eliminated the Canada-to-US Keystone Xl pipeline, another oil and gas industry pipeline is in the works to carry carbon dioxide across Wyoming. But this one is a carbon-capture line. Supporters describe it as the largest such network approved in North America—that is, if it is developed and not opposed by …

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