Hope is high for more development of Oklahoma’s Spaceport

  Leaders of the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority have hopes of more development of the Spaceport located at Burns Flat in western Oklahoma. They talked about their plans in a Sunday article by reporter Dale Denwalt in The Oklahoman. Click here for the story.  

Schlumberger announces decreased 3Q 2020 results

Schlumberger reported its third quarter earnings declined 1% from  the second quarter and 2% from a year earlier. Worldwide revenue was $5.3 billion while international revenue totaled $4.1 billion. Revenue in North America was $1.2 billion and fell 2% from a year ago. Schlumberger CEO Olivier Le Peuch said it showed notable progress in the …

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Cheniere Energy to release 3Q earnings report in November

  Cheniere Energy, Inc. investors await news whether they will continue seeing increased earnings in the third quarter as the Houston-based company will release its earnings report Nov. 6, 2020. Cheniere, leading producer and exporter of liquefied natural gas  in the United States and a company with a major natural gas pipeline from Oklahoma’s STACK …

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Energy news in brief

** The Trump administration said it would offer all available areas in the Gulf of Mexico for auction to oil and gas drillers on Nov. 18, the first major test of the offshore sector’s appetite for investment since early this year. ** A Minnesota judge on Friday ruled that the state’s pollution regulator and Enbridge Inc used …

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Conoco Closing in on Concho in Year’s Biggest Oil Deal

  The possible acquisition of Concho Resources Inc. by ConocoPhillips could come as soon as Monday according to a report by Bloomberg. If so, it could be the largest shale industry deal since the collapse in energy demand earlier in the year. The companies are reported to be finalizing the terms of a transaction and …

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Natural gas price prediction – prices rise on cold weather forecast

  Natural gas prices moved higher on Friday as colder than normal weather is expected to cover most of the mid-west for the next two weeks. This cooler weather will be offset by warmer than normal weather which is expected to cover the entire east coast. The number of natural gas rigs increased by one …

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U.S. oil majors pitch more campaign cash to Democrats as frack battle looms

  The two largest U.S. energy firms, Chevron Corp and Exxon Mobil Corp, have increased their share of campaign donations to Democrats this year, according to latest filings, amid a looming battle over fracking. Reuters reported the vast majority, 85% of all oil and gas donations this election, have flowed on behalf of U.S. President …

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Who might end up in bankruptcy court?

  Investment analysts who sort through the financial details of energy companies have tried to predict which ones might stumble and end up in bankruptcy court. Sometimes they’re right. Sometimes they’re wrong. Motley Fool is suggesting three energy companies with plenty of activity in Oklahoma could be among them in the future. The investment firm …

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Energy prices on a trading teeter-totter

  Energy stocks just can’t seem to get much of a break in development of a string of successive increases in trading. Thursday was no different as it proved to be like riding a teeter-totter. Some went up. Some went down. Alliance Resources Partners dropped 2.50% or 7 cents to slide to $2.73 per share. …

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Oil prices end a bit lower, but nearly erase their losses as U.S. supplies decline

  Oil futures settled a bit lower on Thursday, as rising cases of COVID-19 sparked new lockdowns in Europe, raising worries about further slowdowns in energy demand. Prices, however, nearly erased the day’s losses, buoyed by U.S. government data showing a bigger-than-expected 3.8 million-barrel weekly decline in domestic crude inventories reported MarketWatch. November West Texas Intermediate …

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