Unit Corporation to be part of upcoming Oil and Gas Conference in Denver

Tulsa’s Unit Corporation  announced  that it will present at EnerCom’s 2018 The Oil & Gas Conference, which will be held August 19 – 23, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. Unit’s presentation will be broadcast live over the Internet on Wednesday, August 22nd at 10:05 a.m. Mountain Time (12:05 p.m. Eastern Time). Listeners may access the webcast via …

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Texas drilling company expands its efforts in Oklahoma’s Kingfisher county

The drilling for oil and gas in Kingfisher county, one of the three primary counties that make up Oklahoma’s STACK play is not letting up.  It is increasing. At least 31 one permits to drill have been issued in the past week to various energy companies to drill in Kingfisher county by the Oklahoma Corporation …

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Investigation shows gas flowed into well before deadly gas rig explosion in SE Oklahoma

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB)on Thursday released a factual update into its ongoing investigation of the January 22, 2018, blowout and fire at the Pryor Trust Gas Well located in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, that killed five workers. The CSB has determined the incident occurred shortly after drilling crew members removed the drill pipe from the well in a …

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Banning balloons to protect the environment?

First plastic straws. Now some are considering a ban on the public release of balloons as a way of protecting the environment and fighting pollution. Clemson University recently decided to stop the practice of releasing 10,000 balloons before home football games. The school made the move as part of its sustainability efforts, according to a …

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Exxon Mobil loses bid to dismiss securities class action lawsuit

A North Texas judge has ruled against ExxonMobil to dismiss a securities class action lawsuit filed two years ago against the energy company. The ruling by Northern District of Texas Judge Ed Kinkeade was made this week in which he mostly denied the motion by Exxon Mobil to dismiss the suit. The suit was filed …

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Midstates wants to buy part of SandRidge Energy’s operations—talks underway

Bloomberg News reports Tulsa-based Midstates Petroleum Co. may soon walk away with at least some of SandRidge Energy Inc. after setting out to acquire all of it earlier this year. Midstates is in talks to buy SandRidge’s Mississippi and Oklahoma operations, according to people familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified because …

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Judge grants protective order in lawsuit over abandoned Bristow refinery

A Tulsa federal judge has granted a protective order for Kinder Morgan in a 3-year old lawsuit filed over an abandoned former oil refinery in Bristow. U.S. District Judge Terence Kern issued the ruling this month in a lawsuit filed against BP, Kinder Morgan and Marathon Oil Corporation. The suit was originally filed in Creek …

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Damaged lake dam at Piedmont causes concern

A residential lake dam caused fear this week that damages could result in the dam breaking near Piedmont, flooding parts of Kingfisher County. The Oklahoma Water Resources Board quickly ordered repairs to be made and efforts were undertaken to drain water from Falcon Lake which is in a residential neighborhood of Piedmont. At least one …

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Montana judge orders State Department to do environmental review of Keystone XL line

Could be a delay in construction of the controversial new route for the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline after a Montana federal judge ordered the U.S. State Department to do a full environmental review. U.S. District Judge Brian Morris ruled in support of the Indigenous Environmental Network and others who filed suit challenging the plans …

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Northwest Oklahoma city to get $4.5 million government water improvement loan

Oklahoma is among 23 states getting part of $124 million in USDA water improvement loans. The northwest city of Buffalo received a loan in the amount of $4,590,000 to replace water lines.  The new lines will increase the pipe size to provide more water and better pressure for the community of nearly 1,300. The project …

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