November 2021 archive

Improved quarterly finances for Cactus

  Cactus, Inc. reported a 6% increase in its third quarter revenue which totaled $115.4 million for the Texas-based drilling and manufacturing company. With operations in Oklahoma and other oil and gas states, the Houston firm reported third quarter net income of $17.2 million and adjusted net income of $14.7 million and diluted earnings per …

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Nine Energy blames losses on labor shortage

  “Because of our inability to field labor, we were unable to complete all anticipated wireline jobs in the region.” CEO Ann Fox The labor shortage caught up this week with Nine Energy Service’s bottom line as the Texas company reported a more than $16 million net loss in the third quarter 2021. Its revenues …

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Stitt banks on attracting Mexican energy business

  Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt hopes he was able to convince energy executives in Mexico to bring their businesses to Oklahoma. The Governor traveled to Mexico City this week as part of an effort to attract new industries and business to the state. “I told Oklahomans that I was a businessman, that I would bring …

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Energy Transfer/Enable Midstream

  Ahead of the government’s expected approval of its merger with Oklahoma-based Enable Midstream Partners LP, Texas-based Energy Transfer reported third quarter net income of $635 million, an increase of $1.29 billion from a year earlier. Energy Transfer announced its $7 billion Enable Midstream merger in February but still awaits Hart-Scott-Rodino Act clearance. It is …

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Nominee confirmed for EPA’s top lawyer

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Jeffery Prieto to become the top lawyer for the Environmental Protection Agency, but it came without the support of Oklahoma U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe and James Lankford. His nomination, recommended last month by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on a 12-8 vote, with member Sen. Inhofe voting …

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LSB to be part of investors conference

    LSB Industries, Inc. plans to take part in the upcoming Morgan Stanley Virtual Chemicals, Agriculture and Packaging Conference. The Oklahoma City-based company’s Executive Vice President & CFO, Cheryl Maguire will participate in a fireside chat when the conference is held Wednesday, November 10, 2021. Her chat is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Central Time. …

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Government begins sale of Permian Basin land in New Mexico

  The first sale of public land to the oil and gas industry in Southeast New Mexico since President Biden took office with his anti-oil and gas stance started this week. The Carlsbad Current-Argus reports it involves 520 acres in Lea and Chaves counties and in the Permian Basin. Click here for Carlsbad Current-Argus.  

Customers get a break from historic gas costs in El Paso

  A sigh of relief for El Paso natural gas customers of Texas Gas Service. They won’t have to pay as much as feared to help Texas Gas pay for some of its costs linked to the big freeze of last February. The El Paso Times reports the city has reached a settlement with the …

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Cushing’s crude stocks continue to decline

  The amount of crude oil stocks went up surprisingly by 3.3 million barrels in the U.S. in the past week but crude in storage at the Cushing hub in Oklahoma continued to decline. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported Wednesday a tightening of the U.S. oil market supply with stocks in Cushing at their …

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Dramatic plunge for crude oil prices—4 week low

  A big tumble for crude oil prices on Wednesday as they plunged more than $3 a barrel in the U.S. reaching a four-week low as crude stocks rose more than expected and gasoline inventories hit a four-year low. West Texas Intermediate crude for December delivery dropped $3.05 or 3.6% to $80.86 a barrel in …

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