The amount of wastewater created by oil and gas wells has increased in recent years, according to a new estimate, but not as fast as oil and gas production. Oil and gas production yielded 1.02 trillion gallons of wastewater in 2017, or 2.8 billion gallons a day, according to the estimate by John Veil, an …
Tulsa-based NGL Energy Partners LP announced that the Partnership recently signed separate, long-term produced water transportation and disposal agreements with two large, investment grade producer customers in the Delaware Basin. These agreements include acreage dedications totaling approximately 20,000 acres, from which initial produced water volumes are expected to be received beginning July 2020. The …
Republican Congressman Markwayne Mullin suggests Democratic Presidential hopeful Mike Bloomberg hasn’t the slightest idea of what it means to be a farmer. Bloomberg drew ire on social media on Sunday night after resurfaced footage of the billionaire saying farming required less “gray matter” than modern work went viral, according to Newsweek. The ex-New York …
A contentious lawsuit in which a Tulsa couple and an energy company they formed in 2015 stand accused of fraud and securities fraud in how they obtained $1 million to buy oil and gas leases goes to trial Tuesday in Oklahoma City federal court. U.S. District Court Judge Patrick R. Wyrick denied the motion for …
Clayton Williams, a Midland oilman, banker and entrepreneur who spent millions of his own money on a wild 1990 race for governor, has died. He was 88 and reportedly died of complications of pneumonia. Williams, a Republican, lost a nationally watched race for governor to Democrat Ann Richards in 1990, after besting three well-known Republicans …
Just as you enjoyed the warmer weather of the past few days, reality of winter returns. Snow returns. A cold front is hitting the state again and state Climatologist Gary McManus says it will “bring us back down below normal for awhile.” So it means outdoor workers, those in the oilfields, wind turbine maintenance, power …
After 44 years as a member of the Oklahoma Wildlife Commission, energy leader John D. Groendyke is stepping down. He will be replaced by Northwestern Oklahoma insurance executive D. Chad Dillingham of Enid. Groendyke, president of Enid-based Groendyke Transport, the 5th largest bulk tank truck company serving the US and Canada served at the pleasure …
Plans are underway in Tulsa for the upcoming 50th anniversary Earth Day Celebration. It will be a combination of Earth Day celebration and jazz festival. The April 18, 2020 event will feature first-ever Native U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo who will explore the theme of Environmental Justice with her jazz band at the celebration. The …
** NextDecade Corporation and Enbridge Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby Enbridge will acquire Rio Bravo Pipeline Company, LLC from NextDecade for a cash purchase price not to exceed $25 million, with $15 million paid at closing and the balance paid upon NextDecade’s reaching a positive final investment decision on its …
Two drone-related bills will be considered Tuesday during a meeting of the Oklahoma Senate Transportation Committee. Both SB 1688 and SB 1896 were filed by Sen. Michael Bergstrom, a Republican legislator from Adair. SB 1688 would create the Oklahoma Advanced Mobility Pilot program to be administered by the State Transportation Department. Under the measure, an …