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Harold Hamm Says Trump’s Energy Policies Could Result in Energy Independence by 2022
Oklahoma oilman Harold Hamm still thinks Donald Trump would be far better for the U.S. energy industry than Hillary Clinton. Maybe even resulting in U.S. energy independence in the next 6 years. “Hillary Clinton wants to follow on with President Obama and basically discount what’s been given with this American renaissance,” he told CNBC …
Texas Panhandle Getting Another Wind Farm
Another big wind farm is planned for the Texas Panhandle, one to be located at 11,000 acres of land about 30 miles south of Amarillo. Falvez Energy recently closed financing on the 163-megawatt wind farm planned for Randall, Castro and Deaf Smith counties, according to a report in the Amarillo Globe. The company said the …
Crude Oil Leak at Seaway Pipeline in Cushing
An oil spill is being cleaned up by Seaway Crude Pipeline Company workers at the Cushing tank farm. The company confirms the crude oil release from its pipeline near the intersection of Linwood Avenue and Texaco Road in Cushing but does not offer details as to how much crude was leaked. “There is no threat …
Chemical Leak Left Dozens Treated in Atchison, Kansas
Things are back to normal in Atchison, Kansas following a Friday morning chemical plant leak that resulted in a few dozen residents being treated. Authorities in the northeast Oklahoma City blamed it on what they called an “inadvertent” mixture of sodium hypocholorite and sulfuric acity, according to a report in the Kansas City Star. At …
Oklahoma’s Rig Count Holds Steady…..Nation’s Count grows by 14
While the nation’s oil and gas rig count increased by 14 in the past week, the count in Oklahoma remained at 73 from last week, according to oilfield servicing company, Baker Hughes Inc. of Houston, Texas. The U.S. count reached 553 but is still 234 below last year’s count at this time of 787. So …
Feds to Re-examine Claims Oil and Gas Drilling is Harming Ancient Indian Remains in NW New Mexico
Native American concerns that ancient architecture found in northwest New Mexico could be harmed by oil and gas drilling have prompted the federal government to expand its review of public lands management in the area. The focus of the attention by the U.S. interior Department is the Chaco Culture National Historical Park, considered a world …
Actress Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ After Arrest During Protest of Dakota Access Pipeline
North Dakota—where Indian activists and environments are protesting the Dakota Access Oil pipeline construction, actress Shailene Woodley has pleaded not guilty in court to criminal trespass and riot charges. The start of “Divergent” entered her pleas this week through attorney Alexander Reichert. She was among about two dozen protesters arrested Oct. 10. Woodley could get …
Some Still Evacuated from their Homes After Deadly Anhydrous Ammonia Leak North of Omaha
Even late into the week, some residents near a deadly anhydrous ammonia leak 40 miles north of Omaha, Nebraska still weren’t allowed into their homes. The evacuation continued as officials with Tulsa-based Magellan Midstream Partners pipeline investigated the leak that killed a 59 year old farmer who drove into the cloud Monday night. As of …
$19 million Energy Upgrade for Tinker’s Former GM Plant
Tinker Air Force Base is about to get a nearly $19 million energy efficiency project to be carried out by Oklahoma Gas and Electric and Honeywell. Honeywell says the challenge will be retrofitting the massive former GM vehicle assembly plant, replacing the hot water system with new boilers, the chilled water system and retrofitting light …
Chesapeake Makes Changes in Drilling to Produce Less Wastewater
Chesapeake Energy Corp. is working with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission to make significant changes in the way it drills in northern Oklahoma, a change that produces far less wastewater than its normal operations in the Mississippian Lime.. The Journal Record reports CEO Doug Lawler discussed the changes at his company’s analyst day.