NGL Energy Partners and ONEOK Inc. seek investors at California conference

  Some Oklahoma energy companies plan to be on hand this week for the 3rd Annual Mizuho Energy Summit in Napa, California. Tulsa-based NGL Energy Partners LP ‘s management team will participate in a series of one-on-one meetings with members of the investment community. They are seeking more prospective investors in the company. ONEOK, Inc. will also …

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An examination of Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry

  From the Enid News and Eagle.   ENID, Okla. — There are a number of different industries that help to sustain Oklahoma, but none may be more important than the oil and gas industry. “The economic impact is massive. There’s no other industry that’s even close to being as impactful, and I think, particularly …

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City of New Orleans sues OKC’s Chaparral Energy and others in $133 billion lawsuit

  Oklahoma City’s Chaparral Energy is one of a handful of energy firms named in a $133 billion lawsuit filed by the City of New Orleans blaming them for coastal erosion. Industry supporters responded by saying “nothing good comes from suing an industry that means so much to New Orleans.” New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell announced …

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Rig counts keep slipping

Rig counts across the U.S. fell again in the past week including Oklahoma where the count totaled 108, one less than a week ago. It’s a sign that more drillers are temporarily stacking some of their rigs as they await renewed oil prices. A year ago, Oklahoma’s number of oil and gas rigs stood at …

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Williams says construction on Kansas to Kingfisher Bluestem pipeline won’t happen until 2020

More details of Tulsa’s Williams company’s plans for a 187-mile long pipeline from central Kansas to Kingfisher, Oklahoma have been released. It was in February when the company made known of its plans for the natural gas pipeline to be built with landowner notifications to be carried out soon. OK Energy Today reported it on …

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Latest Oklahoma Economic Report

The energy industry plays such an important role in shaping Oklahoma’s economy, whether it’s oil and gas, wind, electricity, coal or transportation. So goes the economy—so goes state government. State Treasurer Randy McDaniel is out with a new monthly Oklahoma Economic report  in which he discusses improving transparency and enhancing access to information, calling it …

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Schlumberger leaders expect decline in U-S operations

With Schlumberger indicating it anticipates investments in North American oilfields to be down this year as international markets grow, there’s no specifics as to how it might affect the company’s operations in Oklahoma. Schlumberger CEO Paal Kibsgaard expects exploration and production investment levels to be down more than 10 percent in 2019 compared to last …

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GOP Representatives form coalition to fight Green New Deal

Two Oklahoma Congressmen have joined the effort of Republicans  in the U.S. House to counter the Green New Deal pushed by Democrats. Rep. Kevin Hern of Tulsa in the 1st district and Rep. Markwayne Mullin in the 2nd district are part of the House Energy Action Team or HEAT. About 20 GOP members of the …

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PSO honored by Arbor Day Foundation

For the 26th year in a row, the Arbor Day Foundation has named Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) a Tree Line USA Utility.  The honor recognizes PSO for its national leadership in caring for trees while meeting service objectives. PSO’s status as a Tree Line USA Utility was formally recognized March 7 during a …

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Feds give more money for cleanup of Superfund site on main street in Roswell, NM

New Mexico’s getting federal money to continue cleanup of a Superfund site on main street in the city of Roswell. And the site has nothing to do with UFO’s.  Roswell is a city known for UFO claims dating back to the late 1940s. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the awarding of $350,000 to the …

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