As Hurricane Florence targets the East Coast with some weather experts predicting up to 45 inches of rain, other states are pitching in to help and that includes Oklahoma. Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin and the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) announced that Oklahoma is sending numerous resources to coastal states to assist with the …
Continental Resources is showing no letup in searching for oil and gas in Grady County. Neither is Roan Resources. The latest issuance of permits to drill by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission included 7 permits for Grady County. Four were granted to Oklahoma City-based Continental Resources in multi-well pads along state highway 39 just east of …
Tallgrass Energy, LP, a Kansas City based pipeline company with operations in Oklahoma says it’s been given an improved rating by Fitch Ratings. Fitch assigned BBB- long-term Issuer Default and Senior Unsecured Ratings to both Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP, TGE’s subsidiary where the Tallgrass family debt is held and Rockies Express Pipeline LLC. “We are …
Pioneer Natural Resources Company, the largest natural gas operator in the Texas Panhandle has entered into a long-term sand supply agreement with U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. Under the deal, Pioneer will purchase an interest in U.S. Silica’s sand reserves at its Lamesa, Texas mine in West Texas. The agreement secures a long-term supply of sand …
Two more lawsuits have been filed against energy companies blaming them for causing earthquakes in Oklahoma. One was filed in late August by attorney Scott Poynter who sued on behalf of Anna Mercer of Pawnee. The suit contends she suffered permanent nerve damage after being injured in the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Pawnee two …
An 8-year highway and bridge construction plan totaling $6.5 billion was approved this week by the Oklahoma Transportation Commission. The plan includes construction of 1,386 projects in the coming eight years. The projects include 686 highway bridge replacements as well as major rehabilitation projects. The improvements include repaving and repairs to 152 miles of interstate …
A rollback of Obama-era restrictions on methane gas flaring by energy companies in Oklahoma and other oil and gas producing states will reportedly be announced this week by the Trump administration. It will be at least the third major step to roll back federal efforts to fight climate change. The New York Times reports the …
An investigation by Texas regulators revealed a dime-sized hole was to blame for a natural gas explosion Aug. 9 that killed a 3 year old girl in Midland, Texas. The gathering line owned by Targa Pipeline Mid-Continent West Texas was only 20 feet from the mobile home and was not odorized, so the leak could …
The Keystone XL pipeline has led to yet another lawsuit. The Rosebud Sioux Tribe and the Fort Belknap Indian Communityu and Gros Ventre, along with the Native American Rights Fund filed suit Monday against the Trump Administration over the permitting process for the pipeline. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the …
Lagoon Water Solutions Holdings, LLC announced an agreement for Macquarie Infrastructure Partners (MIP) to invest up to $500 million in Lagoon to fund the ongoing growth of the company. Founded by President and CEO Blaine Dyer and Executive Vice President and CCO Gage Herrmann in 2017, Lagoon Water Solutions works with producers to reduce their operating …