Category: Oil & Gas

OCC staff wants to close energy storage inquiry

  A year after opening an inquiry into development of energy storage in Oklahoma, the staff at the Corporation Commission wants to close any more input from consumer and utility groups. In a recent notification, Brandy Wreath, head of the Public Utilities Division informed those who had participated in the inquiry over the past year …

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More radioactive oilfield waste disposal options in North Dakota

  Those Oklahoma energy firms carrying out oil and gas exploration in North Dakota’s Bakken might soon have a disposal well to rid of radioactive waste in the state. The North Dakota Industrial Commission recently approved the creation of a second well in McKenzie County where oil field waste would be mixed with saltwater into …

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Phillips 66 Partners declares quarterly cash distribution

  Phillips 66 Partners LP announced that the board of directors of its general partner declared a third-quarter 2021 cash distribution of $0.875 per common unit, or $3.50 per unit on an annualized basis. The quarterly distribution is payable Nov. 12, 2021, to unitholders of record as of Oct. 29, 2021. Headquartered in Houston, Phillips …

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US oil at $83 while crude prices in Europe hit $85

  Crude oil futures managed another large gain in Tuesday’s trading as prices in the US pushed closer to $83 a barrel while in Europe, crude finished at $85 a barrel. But the price climb didn’t help Oklahoma energy stocks for the most part. West Texas Intermediate crude for November delivery, trading on the New …

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Environmental containment firm expands operations

  Fort Worth’s Mustang Extreme Environmental Services, an environmental containment firm with offices in Oklahoma City announced the acquisition this week of RW Products LLC, a firm with operations in the Appalachians. The acquisition price was not disclosed but it gives Mustang Extreme a grasp in oil and gas operations in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West …

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Will increased drilling help Helmerich and Payne in coming 4Q report?

  Tulsa-based Helmerich & Payne Inc. plans to release its fourth quarter 2021 earnings report in mid-November as investors wonder if the company might end at least two consecutive quarters of improved losses. The company announced it will hold a conference call on Thursday, Nov. 18 at 10 a.m. central time. John Lindsay, President and …

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Halliburton sees 3Q growth

  Halliburton saw improved net income in the third quarter 2021 over the second quarter, announcing total revenue of $3.9 billion compared to $3.7 billion the previous quarter. The Houston based company that was founded in Oklahoma said its net income for the quarter was $236 million or 26 cents a diluted share, better than …

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3Q to show if Gulfport Energy’s growing stronger after bankruptcy

  Third quarter earnings for Oklahoma City-based Gulfport Energy Corporation will be revealed in two weeks as investors await to see how the company is doing following its second quarter emergence from bankruptcy. The company announced it will release the report after the close of markets on Tuesday, Nov. 2. Leadership will hold a teleconference …

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Senators complain of slow USDA help for biofuels

  Republican Senators from Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota came out this week and urged Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack to end the delay on financial help for the biofuels industry in their states. In a letter to the Secretary, the Senators said it was past time that “hardworking biofuel producers receive the critical aid …

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Other energy stories in brief

** Occidental Petroleum OXY announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its shares in two non-core offshore assets in Ghana. The agreement includes Occidental’s interests in both Jubilee and TEN fields. ** Mexico’s manufacturing sector stands to benefit from a U.S. transition away from fossil fuels including through the creation of jobs for making …

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