Oklahoma’s Continental Resources has lost a legal fight in North Dakota, the state where it explored the Bakken and helped turn North Dakota into the country’s No.2 oil producer. The North Dakota Supreme Court has ruled against Continental Resources in a fight over environmental rules restricting the mission of volatile organic compounds which can contribute …
Oklahoma’s oil and gas rig count declined by one in the past week reaching only 51 active rigs compared to 145 a year ago. The Baker Hughes Co. rig report was released early due to the Thanksgiving Holiday and showed the national rig count dropped by one to 802. The number of oil rigs declined …
The Oklahoma Energy Resources Board is contributing toward construction of a project to deal with an unexplainable saltwater purge in Kingfisher County. The cost has yet to be determined but funding will come from the OERB after the Oklahoma Corporation Commission approved a move last week to waive competitive bidding rules to purchase and install …
Tulsa-based Williams Cos. has gone to court against Texas regulators after they ruled an oil producer could burn off unwanted natural gas instead of paying to connect to the pipeline operator’s gathering system. The Texas Railroad Commission gave US independent EXCO Resources a two-year exemption from the state’s prohibition on flaring for 130 wells in …
Wind farm operator Xcel Energy broke ground this week on what will eventually be the largest wind farm in the state of New Mexico. The $900 million Sagamore Wind farm is located in Roosevelt County next to the Texas state line and construction should be completed by the end of 2020. The project, located …
More public land in New Mexico is being offered for oil and gas leases and the Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input for the next few weeks. The sale will be held in May of next year. The public scoping period was schedule to begin on Nov. 25, until Dec. 9, seeking comments …
The 2019 Oklahoma Governor’s Water Conference and Research Symposium will be held next week in Midwest City. Michigan State University professor and Homer Nowlin Chair in Water Research, Joan Rose, will be the luncheon keynote speaker on December 5 at the 2019 Oklahoma Governor’s Water Conference in Midwest City. Dr. Rose has received many rewards …
Texas Democrat Rep. Joaquin Castro wants the U.S. House to investigate outgoing Energy Secretary Rick Perry. He’s asking the House Oversight Committee to look into whether Perry helped two oilmen from Texas to win potentially lucrative drilling leases in Ukraine, according to POLITICO’s Morning Energy Report. A company run by Michael Bleyzer and Alex Cranberg, …
Public Service Company of Oklahoma is requesting proposals for power projects it intends to install at Fort Sill Military post in Lawton. The requests are for PV Solar and Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engine (RICE) resources to be in commercial operation by December 21, 2021 and November 30, 2023, respectively. The net minimum output of the PV …
Tulsa-based ONE Gas, Inc. announced it will participate in the Mizuho U.S. Utility Summit on Monday, Dec. 2, 2019, in New York City. Caron Lawhorn, senior vice president and chief financial officer, Curtis Dinan, senior vice president, commercial, and Sid McAnnally, senior vice president, operations, will be conducting a series of meetings with members …