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HollyFrontier finishes maintenance at El Dorado refinery
Refinery operator HollyFrontier Corporation announced it has finished first quarter maintenance at its refinery in El Dorado, Kansas. The company said it anticipates crude oil throughput for the first quarter of the year to average 395,000 and 405,000 barrels a day. The crude unit is back online and the refinery is in the process of …
Crude oil pipeline open for business in Louisiana
Energy Transfer and Phillips 66 Partners say the second phase of their Bayou Bridge Pipeline is complete and ready for service in Louisiana. The 163-mile, 24-inch line will move crude oil from Lake Charles, Louisiana to terminalling facilities outside of st. James, Louisiana beginning April 1. Energy Transfer of Dallas owns 60 percent of the …
Permits to drill for March 26, 2019.
Permits to drill issued on March 26, 2019. Canadian County WM WALLACE #1406 6H-18X, March 26 2019 19 14N 6W SWSESWSE API: 01725427 Lat: 35.66832222544501, Long: -97.8752477621037 NEWFIELD EXPLORATION MID-CON INC HH, DR, 19313 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(8149), WOODFORD(8589) Canadian County WM WALLACE #1406 7H-18X, March 26 2019 19 14N 6W SWSESWSE API: 01725428 Lat: 35.66832222857908, Long: -97.87518043240709 NEWFIELD …
Completion reports for March 26, 2019
Completion reports for March 26, 2019. completions: none were processed today
State capitol to be site of Water Lobby day
Wednesday is Water Lobby Day at the State Capitol as environmentalists gather to not only learn about the state’s water problems but educate legislators about them. The Oklahoma Chapter of the Sierra Club, Oklahomans for Responsible Water Policy, Green Country Spring Creek Guardians and STIR (Save the Illinois River) are sponsoring the event that includes opening …
Route 66 grant program makes last call
An endangered federal program that has helped preserve the historic Route 66 Highway for two decades has issued its last call for grants aimed at saving aging buildings and landmarks. The Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program is accepting grant applications until April 12, and it’s not clear if Congress will continue the project after that. …
Feds shake their heads ‘no’ to a Scott Pruitt bill at the EPA
Former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt still has some issues nagging him back in Washington where he left amidst some ethics scandals. Federal ethics officials are balking at a $50-a-night Washington condo deal by Pruitt, the former Oklahoma Attorney General. The Associated Press reported the Office of Government Ethics said in a finding posted recently that …
A warning about cyber security from a former CIA Director
A former CIA Director was in Tulsa this week warning about cyber security. The Tulsa World had the story about John Brennan’s visit. Former CIA Director John Brennan contends a key to navigating cyber minefields isn’t worrying about today. It is preparing for tomorrow. “That digital environment is not a static environment,” Brennan said Monday …
Dissecting New Mexico’s “Mini” Green New Deal
New Mexico’s new “mini-New Green Deal” law is raising some questions about just how effective it will be. Gov. Michelle Lujan-Grisham signed the Energy Transition Act into law last week. High Country News followed this week with a breakdown of the pros and cons of the massive green demands. On March 23, New …
Ross Perot family fortune gets new investment officer
A new man’s in charge of the Ross Perot fortune in Dallas. The Wall Street Journal reported this week that the Dallas’ billionaire Perot family hired veteran hedge fund trader Boaz Sidikaro to be the new investment chief. The 44-year old Sidikaro took over after being a part of the Perot Investments since March. He …