Williams Cos. leaders in Tulsa await a decision by New Jersey regulators regarding the company’s $1 billion pipeline that would carry natural gas from Pennsylvania to New York City and Long Island. The company already faced interference by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo before it won approval there. It had earlier been approved by the …
Natural gas flaring at all-time high in the Permian Basin
A new report indicates natural gas flaring and venting in the Permian Basin hit an all-time high in the first quarter of 2019 and the lack of pipelines is the reason. The report by Rystad Energy showed producers burned or vented 661 million cubic feet a day in the Permian Basin that includes West Texas …
Denver company acquires more holdings in Bakken Play
A Denver-based energy company, Resource Energy Can-Am LLC has acquired assets in the Bakken Play of North Dakota. But the company isn’t identifying the seller of the assets in Divide County. It identified the assets as 19 wells with 750 net BOEPD and proved producing net reserves of 2.2 MMBOE. It makes Resource Energy’s …
Could be weeks before Oklahoma’s Port of Catoosa is reopened after floods
For three weeks, Oklahoma’s Port of Catoosa has been closed due to the flooding of the Arkansas River. And now officials say there could be an obvious impact on not just Oklahoma’s economy but those in at least 20 other states. “We are shut down on the waterway. Now the Port of Catoosa is in …
Schlumberger hopes to rebound from drop in 1Q earnings in Oklahoma and the rest of North America
With major operations throughout Oklahoma, Schlumberger Limited plans to release its second quarter earnings report in July. Leaders hope to see a reversal of downward trends reported in North America earlier in the year. The French-based company stated it will hold a conference call July 19 to discuss the results for the second quarter ending …
Investors wait to learn financial impact of HollyFrontier’s shutdown of Tulsa refinery in floods
HollyFrontier Corporation based in Dallas plans to announce its financial results for the quarter ending June 30 on Aug. 1, 2019. Investors will be eager to learn whether the company’s temporary shutdown of its Tulsa refinery due to flooding of the Arkansas River will have had a negative impact on earnings. The company also has …
OKC’s Devon Energy partners with FFA Foundation
Devon Energy is partnering with the Oklahoma FFA Foundation to put new technology in the hands of Oklahoma students. Devon is offering the 2019 FFA Technology and Innovation Grant for FFA chapters in central and northwest Oklahoma for the 2019-2020 school year. Grants up to $5,000 will be awarded to support science, technology, engineering and …
Oklahoma oil and gas leader responds to frack bans pushed by Democratic Presidential hopefuls
Those Democratic presidential hopefuls who’ve come out in support of banning hydraulic fracturing nationwide are getting a response from the leader of one oil and gas group in Oklahoma. Chad Warmington of the OIPA/OKOGA is even inviting them to come to Oklahoma and see what the industry’s done for the state. “We’d welcome presidential hopefuls …
Judge says time to get on with earthquake lawsuit
An Oklahoma City U.S. District Court judge figures it’s time to do something with a lawsuit stemming from the 2011 earthquake that left the city of Prague damaged and some of its residents hurt. In a series of rulings in a 2016 lawsuit, Judge Stephen P. Friot not only denied the addition of more plaintiffs …
Democrats who want to ban fracking
Many of the 24 Democrats running for their party’s 2020 Presidential nomination have made it clear—they don’t like the oil and gas industry and at least 10 want to ban fracking. Fifteen of them want to ban all oil and gas production on public lands. In short, what they support when it comes to environmental …










