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T. Boone Pickens Writes Post on Health and Mortality After Recent Fall
After suffering a series of several mini-strokes last year, Oklahoma native and legendary oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens was briefly hospitalized following a sudden fall early in the morning on July 11. “Last week, I had a Texas-sized fall — one that required hospitalization,” wrote Pickens, in a post on Linked In. “I am still …
North American Rig Count: Canada Leads With 15, U.S. Drops 2
Canada continues to show strong growth while the U.S. drops two active rigs, according to data released by Houston’s Baker Hughes Company. A surge of 15 new rigs were added by Canada last week, raising the total rig count to 206, Compared with last year’s figures, the Canadian rig count has nearly doubled since last …
WTI and Brent Crude Sink and Settle Above $45 a Barrel on Friday
Crude oil ended at its lowest level in nearly a week on Friday, with expectations for a rise in OPEC output pressuring prices ahead of a Monday meeting, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, September West Texas Intermediate crude lost $1.15, or 2.5%, to settle at $45.77 a barrel. For the week, …
Completion Reports July 24, 2017
BLAINE COUNTY Continental Resources Inc Mississippian – Mississippi Lime: Oil 929 Gas 7448 Water 466 Flow 29 15N 12W Ike 1-20-17xh, May 09, 2017 HH, OIL, TD: 23224 ft Lat: 35.75218, Long: -98.50649 API: 35011236850001 Marathon Oil Company Mississippian(12327): Oil 23 Gas 18170 Water 4218 Flow 4 13N 12W Mckinley Bia 1312 1-4-33mxh, May 23, 2017 HH, GAS, TD: 23753 ft Lat: 35.62463, Long: -98.48030 …
Permits to Drill July 24, 2017
Beckham County RUTH 6-11-22 #1HA, July 21 2017 06 11N 22W SWNENWNW API: 00921987 Lat: 35.464107692750154, Long: -99.57350443214135 FOURPOINT ENERGY LLC HH, DR, 18125 ft, DES MOINES(13047) Beckham County RUTH 6-11-22 #1HA, July 21 2017 06 11N 22W SWNENWNW API: 00921987 Lat: 35.464107692750154, Long: -99.57350443214135 FOURPOINT ENERGY LLC HH, DR, 18125 ft, DES MOINES(13047) Canadian County …
Williams Files FERC Application for North Seattle Upgrade Project
Tulsa-based Williams Partners L.P. recently announced that Northwest Pipeline has filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission seeking authorization for its North Seattle Lateral Upgrade project in south Snohomish County, Washington. Northwest executed agreements with Puget Sound Energy for an expansion project on delivery capabilities of Northwest Pipeline’s North Seattle Lateral, which serves …
Plains All American Pipeline Announces Expansion Plans
Houston-based Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. will add 120,000 barrels a day in pipeline capacity as it expands from the Permian Basin between Midland to the crude oil storage facility located in Cushing, Oklahoma. The pipeline company announced Tuesday that it has obtained additional commitments to expand the Sunrise pipeline by 180 miles between Colorado City …
Appellate Court Rules Government Shares Liability for Questa Mine Superfund Site Cleanup
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the federal government should bear some liability for a New Mexico Superfund site located on national forest lands. In a unanimous 3-0 decision on Wednesday, the appeals court in Denver agreed with Chevron, the last operator of the now-closed Questa Mine in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of …
U.S. House of Representatives Passes Two Energy Permitting Bills
The U.S. House of Representatives passed two bills late Wednesday aimed at streamlining the permit process for pipelines and related energy infrastructure. H.R. 2910 (115) – identified as the Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act – was introduced on June 15, 2017 by Rep. Bill Flores (R-Texas). The bill would bolster …
PA Catholic Nuns File Lawsuits Against FERC, Williams Natural Gas Over Outdoor Chapel
An order of Catholic nuns in Pennsylvania recently filed separate legal actions against Tulsa-based Williams Natural Gas and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in opposition to a planned easement for the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline. The Adorers of the Blood of Christ — an order of Catholic sisters with regional offices in St. Louis – filed …