July 29, 2021 archive

5,600 barrels a day from 4 well Ovintiv pad in STACK

  This is crazy Part II—Ovintiv Mid-Continental Inc. Earlier in the week OK Energy Today reported how the company recently completed 3 wells on a single pad near Kingfisher and had combined production of more than 4,000 barrels of oil a day. Wrong!  It was closer to 5,600 barrels of oil a day. That’s because …

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Williams releases 2020 sustainability report

  Tulsa’s Williams released its 2020 Sustainability Report, a comprehensive review of environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance metrics as the company meets growing demand for clean, affordable and reliable energy while protecting the environment and building strong communities. “Our 2020 Sustainability Report outlines the important role natural gas plays today in a viable and …

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Energy news in brief

** Lime Rock Resources, acquirers and operators of producing oil and gas properties in the United States, announced today that it has reached a definitive agreement to buy oil and gas properties in the Delaware Basin of Texas for $508.3 million from a private seller. The transaction is expected to close on September 30. ** The …

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Radical environmental activists sabotage railway lines

  The FBI is investigating at least 41 incidents of railway sabotage in Washington state in the year and a half—sabotage that has resulted in derailed trains carrying crude oil. Many of the suspected terrorist attacks involve environmental activists who joined forces with Native American tribes reported the Guardian. Click here for Guardian story.  

New Mexico’s largest utility warns of 2022 brownouts over shutdown of coal powered plant

  As executives of Public Service Company of New Mexico went before state regulators this week, they warned of electric power brownouts in 2022 because of the planned shutdown of the coal-fired San Juan Generating Station. PNM, the largest utility in New Mexico faces the potential brownouts because it cannot replace the San Juan with …

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