During the August congressional recess, U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin traveled his district visiting with several energy-related firms including workers installing a $1 billion pipeline in Oklahoma. In the photo above, he was shown talking with workers at Vulcan Materials in the Johnston County town of Mill Creek. “Great talking with employees and touring Vulcan Materials …
Kansas drone conference featured OSU scientists and researchers
Oklahoma State scientists were front and center at a recent conference that focused on drones and was held in Salina, Kansas. Congressmen, aerospace engineers, firefighters, farmers and pilots, among others, converged on Tony’s Pizza Events Center on Aug. 21-22 for the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Tech Forum The annual event is produced by the UAS …
Cushing to see oil reversal by one pipeline operator
Pipeline operator Lotus Midstream LLC may reverse flows on a line now sending crude from West Texas to Cushing, Oklahoma, the main hub for pricing U.S. crude futures, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters, an unusual move that could lift U.S. benchmark prices by draining supplies. Reversing the flow on a portion of …
Newfield Exploration shows expertise at multi-well single-pad drilling
Newfield Exploration Mid-Con LLC apparently has perfected the art of drilling several wells from single pads and in one Blaine County case, drilled seven wells with combined production of more than 3,300 barrels of oil a day. In recent filings, the Houston company showed the 7 Oppel 1610 wells were drilled at 24 16N 10W …
NGL corporate leaders acquire and sell company stock
Four top officers at Tulsa’s NGL Energy recently accumulated more stock in the company and also reported making sales of some of their shares. Filings with the Securities Exchange Commission show company CEO H. Michael Krimbill acquired 75,302 more shares and also sold 33,397 shares valued at $13.28 each, leaving him with a total of …
Keystone XL path approved by Nebraska Supreme Court
The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday approved the planned path of the Keystone XL oil pipeline through the state. It brought to an end, at least the state fight that has gone on more than a decade as the pipeline grew into a national debate between environmentalists and the oil and gas industry. The Nebraska …
Water crisis presentation to be made in Tulsa by Sierra Clubs
The Sierra Clubs of Oklahoma and Green Country contend there is a Tulsa drinking water crisis that should not be ignored. The two clubs are planning a public Water Crisis Forum on Wednesday, Aug. 28 in Tulsa.The event will begin with a documentary film “Right to Harm” followed by an expert panel. The event will …
FERC approves new rates for Missouri gas company
CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. in Kansas City announced that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved the Settlement of the MoGas rate case filed in May of 2018. MoGas Pipeline LLC is a subsidiary of CorEnergy. The FERC order confirms that the new rates equate to an annual revenue of approximately $14.8 million as disclosed …
More oil and gas drilling rigs are put in storage as oil prices remain low
The impact of slumping oil prices continues to drag down the exploration efforts of energy firms both in Oklahoma and the rest of the nation. Latest figures show Oklahoma’s count dropped by 3 more rigs to reach 82. A year ago, there were 140 active oil and gas rigs in the state. Nationally, the count …
Oklahoma reports drop in oil and gas revenue for July
Gross production tax revenue on oil and gas in the early part of the new fiscal year in Oklahoma was below that of a year ago according to figures released by the Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services. Suppressed energy prices are being blamed by state leaders. July general revenue collections were higher than …