Slight drops in crude oil prices were recorded Wednesday, leaving crude at nearly a two-week low following about a 7% drop in this week’s trading. The slide followed forecasts for small oil demand growth and speculation whether Israel will or will not attack Iran’s oil and gas industry. West Texas Intermediate crude tumbled 19 …
October 16, 2024 archive
First freeze of the fall hit northern Oklahoma
Yup, there was definitely frost on the pumpkins in some parts of Oklahoma Wednesday morning. While gardeners raced to cover their remaining tomato and pepper plants, temperatures dropped to the 20s in the northern counties. It was cold enough to make oil rig workers and cowhands bundle up with a layer of warmer clothing. …
Could one Oklahoma energy firm be interested in Exxon’s sale of Bakken assets?
Whether it caused excitement at Oklahoma City’s Continental Resources we’re not sure, but an announcement by ExxonMobil Corp. to sell some of its Bakken assets certainly made the headlines. Continental Resources is one of the major producers in North Dakota and what Exxon had to reveal must have raised eyebrows in the boardrooms …
Fort Sill’s water system not apparently affected in cyberattack on US water utility
Fort Sill apparently was not affected by a recent cyberattack on American Water, the largest water utility in the U.S. and one that services water distribution at the Army post and 17 other military installations across the country. The New Jersey-based company confirmed this week in a a security statement on its website that it had …
Nabors drilling just grew with acquisition of Parker Wellbore in exchange of shares
Nabors Industries Ltd., with a field office in Oklahoma City, just expanded its global drilling operations with the acquisition of Parker Wellbore. Nabors made the deal by acquiring all of Parker’s issued and outstanding common shares in exchange for 4.8 million shares of Nabors common stock, subject to a share price collar. The transaction …
Another win for Williams Cos. in legal spats with Energy Transfer
Another legal win for Williams Companies in its legal fight with Energy Transfer. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission decided this week against Energy Transfer’s request to review Williams Companies’ Louisiana Energy Gateway pipeline. “We deny Energy Transfer’s petition for the Commission’s issuance of an order to Williams to show cause,” stated FERC in the recent …
ONE Gas increases borrowing ability with banks
ONE Gas, Inc. indicated in a filing this week it just increased its borrowing ability from $1.275 billion to $1.350 billion with Bank of America and other banks. The Oklahoma firm explained it entered into a lender joinder and commitment increase agreement related to its restated revolving credit agreement dated March 16, 2021. Bank …
What’s happened to support for the much-heralded Hydrogen Hubs?
Remember more than a year ago how excited Oklahoma was as it attempted to partner with Arkansas and Louisiana in the proposed creation of a hydrogen hub project. The three states had hoped to earn part of the $7 billion in federal grants to build regional hydrogen hubs. What’s happened since? Possibly, waning support for …
NGL to release quarterly earnings statement in November
November 12 is the date set by NGL Energy Partners LP of Tulsa for the release of its second quarter financial earnings statement. The company announced it will make the release after the close of markets on that Tuesday. NGL’s management team will hold an earnings call later in the day at …
Energy efficient states—Oklahoma isn’t one of them according to survey
When it comes to being energy efficient, Oklahoma ranks in the bottom half of the states, according to the personal-finance website WalletHub. The site released its report on 2024’s Most & Least Energy-Efficient States to see which states save people the most money while also saving the environment. The report came as October is National …
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