Devon warns its STACK operations would be the first to take a hit if slowdown gets worse

Just because it is one of the major energy companies in Oklahoma City with the iconic downtown 50-story office tower doesn’t mean Devon Energy is free of the same kind of oil and gas industry financial challenges faced by every other firm. And if dire steps are needed, Oklahoma’s STACK would be among the company’s …

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Chesapeake trading enters dangerous territory

The same week Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy Corp. spoke publicly of a “going concern” about the company’s future, its shares dropped below a dollar in trading on Wall Street. Analysts and investors will pay close attention this week to see what happens. If the trading continues at the less-than-a-buck level, it could possibly lead to …

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Port of Catoosa director voted chairman of the National Waterways Conference

David Yarbrough, executive director for the Tulsa Port of Catoosa, was recently elected as the chairman of the National Waterways Conference. Yarbrough joined the Tulsa Port of Catoosa as the manager of operations in 2006 and was promoted to port director in 2017. He graduated from Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor of Science degree …

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Rig counts slump more across the U.S.and hold steady in Oklahoma

Rig counts are down in nearly every oil and gas play in the U.S. as numbers dropped by five nationally to 817 in the past week. The number of oil rigs dropped by 7 to 684 while the number of gas rigs remained at 130. The total number of rigs is down 264 since a …

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Energy news in brief

**Houston’s Key Energy Services, Inc. reported a third quarter net loss of nearly $27 million or about $1.30 per share in the company, marking a second consecutive quarterly loss. Consolidated revenues were $106.5 million compared to $112.9 million and a net loss of $18.3 million reported in the second quarter of 2019. ** Xcel Energy-Colorado is running …

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Water management in the oil and gas industry to be focus of OKC conference

The second annual SCOOP and STACK Upstream and Midstream Water Management Conference will be held in December in Oklahoma City. One of the speakers will be Colby Tiffee, Director of Commercial Development at Alta Mesa Resources in Oklahoma City. The firm’s subsidiary, Oklahoma Energy Acquisitions LP is among one of the most active energy firms …

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Newspaper wants deeper review of North Dakota wind farm projects

A major newspaper in North Dakota argues the state should be more thorough in its review of proposed wind farm projects across the state. The commentary from the Bismarck Tribune comes as the state also deals with the impact of wind towers on military installations in North Dakota—much like Oklahoma’s situation where wind towers interfered …

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Quarterly losses continue for Mammoth Energy Services

Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. saw drops in revenue in nearly every one of its sectors of operations from the second to the third quarter of 2019 and compared to a year ago. The losses were not only reflective of what’s happening in the oil and gas industry but forced the company to suspend some of …

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Oklahoma medical research centers included in FBI review of scientists

  Even as a Chinese National remains jailed in Tulsa on charges of attempting to steal nearly $1 billion in Phillips 66 battery storage secrets in Bartlesville, the federal government has nearly 200 other investigations underway at major academic centers in the U.S. Representatives of at least three major medical research centers in Oklahoma say …

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New York sues firefighting foam makers

The companies that manufacture the firefighting foam blamed for contamination at military bases in the U.S. are being sued by New York Attorney General Letitia James. She has filed suit against 3M, DuPont and other chemical and firefighting foam manufacturers. James targeted them for their role in contaminating the water in several New York sites …

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