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Icahn vents on Occidental’s $38 billion purchase of Anadarko Petroleum
A year after he took control of the board of directors at Oklahoma City’s SandRidge Energy, corporate activist Carl Icahn is busy being critical of Houston’s Occidental Petroleum. It comes in the middle of his lawsuit against Occidental for its pending $38 billion acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum. This week, he called the acquisition a “fiasco” …
Vance Air Base Captain honored for heroic actions
We do a lot of stories how the energy industry impacts the military in Oklahoma, such as wind farm development around Air Force bases. Rarely do we do stories about the individuals at the military installations, until now. Capt. Matthew Heath, a T-38 instructor pilot posted at Vance Air Force Base in Enid is being …
Another large producer in western Oklahoma
The Red Fork formation in western Oklahoma’s Anadarko Basin has yielded a well with production of more than 1,000 barrels of oil a day. Unit Petroleum in Tulsa filed a completion report this week showing the Schrock 2215 1hx had production of 1,544 barrels of oil a day along with 1,744 Mcf of natural gas. …
Permits to drill for June 26, 2019
Permits to drill filed on June 26, 2019. Caddo County DOROTHA 33-9N-11W #1H, June 26 2019 28 9N 11W SWSWSESE API: 01523313 Lat: 35.21905758456469, Long: -98.36296081353333 KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANY HH, DR, 15624 ft, MARCHAND(10132) Canadian County CUTBOW 1307 #5SMH-26, June 26 2019 26 13N 7W SESWSESE API: 01725492 Lat: 35.566436360389176, Long: -97.90832750330584 CHAPARRAL ENERGY LLC HH, DR, …
Completion reports for June 26, 2019
Completion reports filed on June 26, 2019. BLAINE COUNTY Derby Exploration Llc Mississippian: Oil 448 Gas 2115 Water 2565 Flow 18 19N 13W Hart Federal 17-20-1xh, March 20, 2019 HH, OIL, TD: 14245 ft Lat: 36.12097, Long: -98.61974 API: 35011241130000 Glb Exploration Inc Oswego(9162): Oil 4 Gas 20 Water 2 Plunger Lift 1 14N 11W Old Woman 1, March 27, 2019 SH, OIL, TD: 10570 ft …
Inhofe and other GOP Senators fight Democrats targeting refineries
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe and a handful of other Republican Senators are urging the EPA to help block the efforts of Democratic Senators who have launched a move to roll back President Trump’s energy independence accomplishments, especially those designed to help small refineries in the country. Joining Inhofe in the call were: Ted Cruz …
State Treasurer’s office temporarily leaving Capitol Building
Energy company representatives who have any business at the State Treasurer’s office in the State Capitol Building might take notice. Beginning July 1, the Office of t he Treasurer will be leaving the building for the first time since it moved into the Capitol building in 1917. Treasurer Randy McDaniel says the office will be …
Water safe again in Kingfisher
The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has announced that the boil order for Kingfisher Public Water Supply, located in Kingfisher County, has been lifted. The water is now safe for human consumption. The order to boil water was issued due to the presence of E. coli. State and federal regulations require that customers be notified if, …
Little movement in congress on climate change and Green New Deal
At mid-year, Congress has yet to approve any big climate change legislation—and after all of the controversial reaction to the Green New Deal proposed by New York Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Oklahoma U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas is surprised about one thing after Democrats took control of the House committees. He told Bloomberg News he has …
Oil and gas heiress becomes new owner of Texas Monthly
Billionaire oil and gas heiress Randa Duncan Williams just bought the “Texas Monthly”, the magazine some like to call the “National Magazine of Texas.” The purchase price was not revealed but Williams bought the Austin-based monthly magazine from Genesis Park, a privae equity firm founded by Paul Hobby. With the acquisition, Williams becomes chairwoman of …