December 2023 archive

Open season announced on NGL’s Grand Mesa pipeline to boost flow to Cushing

  Tulsa’s NGL Energy Partners LP opened a binding open season on Wednesday for its crude oil Grand Mesa Pipeline, LLC in Colorado and Wyoming to move product to the Cushing Hub in northern Oklahoma. The season will close on January 5, 2024 at 5 p.m. Central Daylight Time. Grand Mesa provides takeaway capacity for …

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Mammoth Energy subsidiary transfers millions to reduce debt

  Mammoth Energy Services in Oklahoma City announced the completion of a multi-million dollar transfer from its wholly owned subsidiary Cobra Acquisitions LLC to pay down on its debt. Cobra transferred approximately $54.4 million of its outstanding receivable with the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority to SPCP Group, LLC in exchange for net proceeds of …

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Energy headlines

** The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has sent shale oil producer Pioneer Natural Resources and Exxon Mobil a second request for more information on their $60 billion takeover deal, Pioneer said on Tuesday. The companies are working with the FTC and continue to expect that the deal will be completed in the first half of 2024, Pioneer …

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One more chance to view energy news podcast

In case you missed the latest edition of Scott Mitchell Talks Energy with Jerry Bohnen, we’ve issued another opportunity to view the discussion of the Attorney General’s investigation of natural gas market manipulation and his subpoena to the Corporation Commission. Two veteran news observers hold a frank discussion of what prompted the investigation. Mitchell is …

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Judge puts ROFR law on hold in Iowa

  While some Oklahoma legislators and major utilities are considering a legislative push in the coming months to possibly create a Right of First Refusal law, a judge in Iowa has set aside that state’s ROFR law and regulation. The ruling came from an Iowa District Court judge for Polk County and also included a …

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Veteran executive returns to head Commerce Department’s Aerospace Division

    After leaving the Oklahoma Department of Commerce three years ago to join a start-up aircraft company, Vince Howie has returned to be State Director of Aerospace & Defense for the agency. The Commerce Department announced this week that Howie will lead Commerce’s Aerospace & Defense team, also known as ACES, as they work …

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ONEOK seeks new investors at NYC event

  ONEOK’s latest effort to attract new investors will be at the Wells Fargo Midstream and Utilities Symposium this week in New York. Company management will be there Wednesday, Dec. 6 and hold a fireside chat session at 1:10 p.m. Central Standard Time. A link to the live webcast, replay and ONEOK’s latest investor materials …

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Crude oil prices hit a 5-month low in Tuesday’s trading

Not only did crude oil prices drop to a near five-month low in Tuesday’s trading, but Oklahoma energy stocks took a beating too. Oil fell because of a stronger U.S. dollar and demand concerns. It was the fourth day in a row for crude prices to slide. U.S. benchmark, West Texas Intermediate crude, ended the …

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Hydrogen development could be reined in by new government rules

  If any hydrogen projects are ever going to be developed in Oklahoma, developers might be faced with some green energy challenges about to be created by the Biden administration. Challenges that some contend will only result in failure of non-government funded hydrogen projects. In other words, shooting yourself in the foot before the hunt …

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Filing reveals major owner in Tulsa’s Vital Energy

  A filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission shows that a major investor in Tulsa-based Vital Energy is the Midland, Texas investment firm Henry TAW LP. The filing indicated Henry TAW has 7,868,933 shares amounting to 22.66% of Vital Energy’s total of 28,671,878 shares of Common Stock. The statement was filed by Richard D. …

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