The keynote address by former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the opening of the Kansas Independent Oil & Gas Association convention this week in Wichita offered him an opportunity to blast President Biden over his mishandling of the fall of Afghanistan. He used the occasion to charge Biden with “leaking with weakness” …
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ONEOK to be part of investor conference
Leadership at ONEOK Inc. plan to take part in the Citi Midstream Energy Infrastructure Conference this week. The virtual meetings will be held Aug. 18 and 19 and access to the Citi event is by invitation only. ONEOK’s latest investor materials are available at www.oneok.com.
Federal court sides with EPA in decades-long Idaho wetlands dispute
If POLITICO is on target, we might not have seen the last of any court challenges to WOTUS which was resurrected by the Biden administration, a move strongly opposed by Oklahoma’s congressional delegation. POLITICO reported this week how the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a nearly 20-year old legal battle, sided with …
Workers to lose jobs as Clear Edge prepares shutdown in Tulsa
The Tulsa site of German-based Clear Edge Filtration notified Oklahoma authorities this week of its intention to close its operation in the state resulting in at least 80 workers losing their jobs. The Oklahoma Office of Workforce Development received the notification which stated the Tulsa operation located at 11,607 E. 43rd street will be …
Losses mount for Cypress Environmental Partners
Tulsa’s Cypress Environmental Partners, L.P. reported its financial results for the second quarter showing an 18% increase in consolidated revenue that totaled $31.9 million but losses increased over the past year as the firm struggled to recover from 2020. The company’s adjusted EBITDA was $0.5 million for the quarter and its net loss attributable …
Revolution Resources scores big with OKC wells
One of Oklahoma’s more recently completed well sites with significant production was next to Oklahoma City where Revolution Resources LLC brought in four wells with close to 3,000 barrel a day production. The four Winterfell 1304 wells, drilled on a single pad at 9 13N 4W in Oklahoma County are located at a site just west …
US Forest Service sued for failing to protect mouse
The fight over an endangered mouse found only in parts of New Mexico and Arizona re-emerged this week when environmentalists filed another lawsuit accusing the U.S. Forest Service of failing to protect the little animal. The suit was filed by the Center for Biological Diversity and the Maricopa Audubon Society stating that the service …
Biden Administration fights judge’s order over lease ban
The lawsuit filed by Oklahoma and several other oil and gas states that resulted in a Louisiana-based federal judge blocking the government’s indefinite pause on oil and natural gas leasing in federal lands and waters is being challenged by the Biden administration. The Justice Department appealed the decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals …
Sen. Inhofe leads letter urging Biden to reverse call on OPEC to increase oil production
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe was joined by Sen. James Lankford and 22 other Republican Senators in urging President Biden to reverse his recent call for OPEC to increase oil production to offset rising gasoline prices. In a letter this week to the President, the Senators said the best and most effective way to …
Energy news in brief
** Kinder Morgan said a Monday fire on its El Paso Natural Gas Pipeline (EPNG) near Coolidge, Arizona that killed two people and injured another had been extinguished and the pipeline segment remained shut. ** Cheniere Energy, Inc. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings, LLC intends to offer, subject to market and …
