President Trump’s decision this week to sign an executive order to roll back the controversial Obama Clean Power Plan was welcome news at the Oklahoma Energy Office. “We’re glad to see a pull back from obviously what the Obama administration had proposed,” said Tyler Powell, Deputy Secretary of the Environment. “We’ve always questioned the authority …
Houston-based Newfield Exploration Company is reporting its largest well ever in Oklahoma’s STACK, hitting a well that’s producing more than 2,900 barrels of oil a day. The Burgess well with 4,859 feet of lateral length is located in Kingfisher County and achieved a 24-hour flow rate of 2,931 BOEPD including 69 percent oil. Its 20-day …
Oklahoma U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas and others on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology might have actually enjoyed the hearing they held Wednesday on climate change and scientific methods of studying whether it’s truly being caused by man. With a panel of four scientists, some who profess man is causing climate change and …
The French energy company Total announced this week plans to invest $1.7 billion in energy projects in Texas. The company plans to partner with chemical companies Borealis and Nova to build two new units on the U.S. Gulf Coast. Company leaders admit they’re trying to take advantage of cheap shale gas in the U.S. and …
The state of Pennsylvania’s taking a cue from Oklahoma when it comes to disposal wells and earthquakes. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection gave approval recently to two new disposal wells to handle oil and gas production wastewater. But—-there’s always a but—-the operators have to install seismic monitors and operate the wells at lower pressure. …
The 9th annual Pipeline Energy Expo is set to begin Tuesday in Tulsa and nearly 1,000 pipeline professionals from around the world are expected on hand. The Pennwell Corporation’s Pipeline Energy Expo, to be held April 4-6 will be at the Cox business Center. It will begin with a networking cocktail reception Tuesday evening and …
President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday afternoon aimed to roll back the Obama Administration’s key climate policies. With the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency serving as a backdrop for signing the order, the President was surrounded by coal industry workers and government officials including EPA Director, Scott Pruitt. By issuing the executive order, Trump …
The ink was hardly dry following President Trump’s signature on the highly-anticipated climate change executive order on Tuesday when a local chapter of a national grassroots environmental organization spoke out against the Commander-in-Chief’s actions. “Trump and EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt are, sadly, doing what they have always done: making their friends in oil and gas …
The Dakota Access Pipeline, the one that drew thousands of protesters from Oklahoma and other states over the past several months is ready to begin shipments of oil. In a brief court filing with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Dallas-based energy Transfer Partners said oil is already in the pipeline under …
Southwestern and southern Oklahoma could see some severe weather today (Tuesday) including the prospects of some tornadoes and large hail. As State Climatologist Gary McManus put it in today’s Mesonet report, “Keep your head on a swivel.” He warned the ingredients are there today for a supercell thunderstorm to form in Southwest Oklahoma and …