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Solar farm sold in West Texas
No one’s saying anything about the price, but a West Texas solar farm under construction by San Antonio’s OCI Solar Power has been sold. The 50-megawatt AC Project Ivory, located in Dawson County north of Midland, Texas has been purchased by D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments, a New York-based investment firm. Construction started in March and …
Methane gas emissions drop in New Mexico while production increases
Even as oil and natural gas production is on the upswing in New Mexico’s Permian and San Juan basins, industry officials say there is a drop in methane emissions. It’s confirmed by data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency which showed a drop in methane emissions between 2016 and 2017. A report in the …
Solar power operations coming to SE Colorado
Southeast Colorado is getting two new solar power projects, thanks to Black Hills Energy, the firm that provides electricity and natural gas to customers in 8 states. Black Hills has joined forces with Greenskies Renewable Energy to install solar gardens in Rocky Ford and Ordway. The Rocky Ford operation will be a 500-kilowatt project while …
Tulsa’s Latshaw Drilling loses federal lawsuit over unpaid overtime wages
A North Texas Federal Judge has ruled in favor of 137 oilfield workers who sued for unpaid overtime wages from Latshaw Drilling Company LLC of Tulsa. They were represented by the national law firm of Baron and Budd of Dallas, Texas which sued Latshaw Drilling for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The company …
NE Kansas to get new wind farm
EDF Renewables North America is certainly no stranger when it comes to wind farm construction in northern Oklahoma. This week, the company joined forces with Ameren Missouri to announce construction of a wind farm in northeast Kansas. EDF will build the 157 megawatt BRickyard Hill wind project in Atchison County and after construction, it …
Dividends announced by Energy Transfer
Dallas-based Energy Transfer Operating L.P. announced this week quarterly cash distributions on two if its shares. A 46-cent dividend will be paid on the Series C Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Units and a 59 cent dividend will be paid on the Series D Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units. The firm with crude …
SemGroup wraps up sale of 49% of Maurepas Pipeline
Tulsa’s SemGroup Corp. announced it has wrapped up the $350 million sale of a 49 percent interest in the Maurepas Pipeline. The sale was made to investment funds managed by Alinda Capital Partners. The company said under the terms of the agreement, SemGroup has an option to acquire Alinda’s interest prior to the fifth anniversary …
Emails show oil leaders joining Wildlife Foundation
From Politico’s Morning Energy Report: ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan Lance and Continental Resources CEO Harold Hamm quietly joined the board of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, according to a batch of emails released to the Sierra Club under the Freedom of Information Act. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke tells NFWF CEO Jeff Trandahl that “Hamm and …
Permits to drill for Oct. 22, 2018
Permits to drill issued for Oct. 22, 2018. Dewey County CAYMAN #19-14-16 1H, October 22 2018 16 19N 14W SWSWSWSW API: 04323665 Lat: 36.11661792952187, Long: -98.70724428637712 STAGHORN PETROLEUM II LLC HH, DR, 13800 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(9525) Seminole County SEBORN COKER #1, October 22 2018 13 7N 6E CSWSWSE API: 13302200 Lat: 35.07328023341717, Long: -96.62484163422594 RT ENERGY COMPANY …
Completion reports for Oct. 22, 2018
Completion reports for Oct. 22, 2018. GARVIN COUNTY Continental Resources Inc Springer(11418): Oil 291 Gas 314 Water 397 Flow 28 3N 4W Dicksion S2-21h, May 15, 2018 HH, OIL, TD: 18063 ft Lat: 34.70947, Long: -97.62576 API: 35049251700000