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MIDSTREAM and DUG Eagle Ford Conferences Join Efforts in September
Two energy conferences in one. It’ll be in San Antonio in September when the DUG Eagle Ford conference is joined by the MIDSTREAM Texas conference. Both will be held Sept. 12-14 at the Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio. Some of the confirmed speakers include Brandon Seale, President of Howard Energy Mexico; Michele F. Joy, …
Enable Midstream to Release Quarterly Results Aug. 3
Second-quarter 2016 financial results are to be released next month by Oklahoma City-based Enable Midstream Partners, LP. The company plans to release them before market hours on Wednesday, Aug. 3 and then hold a conference call at 9 a.m. Oklahoma time on the same day to discuss the results. Enable’s assets includes 12,400 miles of …
International Drilling Rig Counts Down for June
While Oklahoma and the nation saw increased drilling rig counts in the past week, the June numbers also released by Houston-based Baker Hughes Incorporated showed an international rig count drop of 28 from May to June. The June count stood at 927, a decline of 219 from the 1,146 reported in June 2015. The …
Former City Manager is Named OIPA’s “Member of the Year”
Blu Hulsey, vice president of government relations and regulatory affairs at Oklahoma City’s Continental Resources, has been named Member of the Year by the Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association. Hulsey was recognized by the OIPA for his work in leading industry efforts to repeal the nation’s ban on crude oil exports. Leading a coalition of …
Rig Counts Grow in Oklahoma and the U.S.
The rig count gain for Oklahoma was only one in the past week, but at least the state joined the total U.S. count in making an addition of oil and gas rigs. Oklahoma’s count inched up slightly to reach 59 rigs while the nation’s count increased by 9 to hit 440. Nationally, the increase included …
Stubborn Attorneys General Could be Hit with Congressional Subpoena
The chairman of a U.S. House Committee whose members include Representatives Frank Lucas and Jim Bridenstine is threatening attorneys general in New York and Massachusetts with a subpoena to get information about their probes of Exxon Energy. Texas Rep. Lamar Smith has accused the attorneys general in the two states with stonewalling his committee’s requests …
Smart Meter Debate Not Just in Oklahoma
Some Oklahomans are not alone in their protest of the use of smart meters by Oklahoma Gas and Electric and the Public Service Company of Oklahoma. Protesters in Michigan had the backing of their attorney who challenged Consumers Energy’s ability to recover the costs of the smart meters. But the Michigan Appeals Court upheld a …
Study Finds Most Motorists are Harming Car Engines by Buying Gasoline without Engine-Cleaning Additives
The American Automobile Association has some advice and warnings to drivers….watch what kind of gasoline you’re putting in your car. AAA found that many drivers are clogging their car engines by not using gasoline with enough added detergents. By federal law, all gasoline has to have some engine-cleaning additives but many major brands have extra …
NGL Energy Seeks Shippers for Soon-to-be Finished Grand Mesa Pipeline Out of Colorado to Cushing
Tulsa-based NGL Energy Partners LP announces that because of more shipper interest, a second binding open season started Thursday for its wholly owned Grand Mesa Pipeline LLC crude oil pipeline. The announcement indicated potential shippers will have access to the open season documents upon execution of a confidentiality agreement with Grand Mesa. The Grand Mesa …
North Dakota Approves $250 million Wind Farm Despite Local Opposition
Approved in North Dakota, a quarter-of-a-billion-dollar wind farm. The North Dakota Public Service Commission voted this week unanimously in support of the $250 million wind farm and an electric transmission line in the southwest part of the state. The decision came after the commission made history in March when it heard 15 hours of testimony …
