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 …
NGL Energy Partners LP announced that it has executed the latest phase of its Delaware Basin water infrastructure strategy. NGL completed the purchase of the approximately 36,000-acre Beckham Ranch on August 31, 2018. The Beckham Ranch sits atop the Carlsbad, Capitan, and Jal Water Basins located in southeastern Lea County, New Mexico and includes approximately 9.6 million barrels of annual fresh water rights. In July …
Oklahoma’s State Capitol has its first ever electric-car charging station. It was formally opened to the public during a Monday morning ceremony featuring Gov. Mary Fallin and leaders of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. The governor was mildly surprised how many hybrid and electric cars are on the market, something she learned during a weekend …
Crews from Oklahoma Gas and Electric are pitching in once again to help others with power problems. A convoy of 30 OGE trucks with 72 employees was scheduled to leave Tuesday morning bound for Raleigh, North Carolina to help with expected damage from Hurricane Florence. Duke Energy in North Carolina made the request for help …
Oklahoma City’s SandRidge Energy leadership has decided to reject numerous purchase offers and instead move ahead with an expansion of the company. In an announcement late Monday, the company said its board of directors rejected 8 offers as well as 28 non-disclosure agreements. The board felt the potential transactions significantly undervalued either the company or …
As Monica Miller, an Edmond attorney leads the newly-formed Oklahoma Rural Association, she is getting support and contact from the state’s energy industries. That’s because her organization, formed earlier this month is advocating protection not only of farming and ranching and better representation of those areas, but of oil and gas and wind and …
ONEOK, Inc announced plans to invest approximately $295 million to expand its West Texas LPG Limited Partnership (West Texas LPG) pipeline system, which provides natural gas liquids (NGL) takeaway capacity for Permian Basin producers. The expansion project, which is expected to be completed in the first quarter 2020, is supported by long-term dedicated NGL production from …