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Corporation Commission to consider changes to oil and gas rules
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission plans a discussion on Thursday to consider proposed changes of oil and gas rules enforced by the Oklahoma and Gas Conservation division. The discussion will be led by staffers and no vote of the commission is expected at the 10 a.m. meeting in the Jim Thorpe building. It is considered to …
Wyandotte Nation gets EPA grant to fight water pollution
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded $33,000 to the Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma to implement nonpoint source and watershed-based plans management programs to control polluted runoff. “This grant provides support to Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma to achieve better protection and restoration of their water resources,” said Regional Administrator Anne Idsal. “Working with our state and …
Another earthquake recorded in zone near Pawnee and Cushing
Oklahoma’s latest earthquake was recorded Monday in northern Oklahoma near the town of Coyle. It was in the same geographical area of Cushing and Pawnee where larger quakes have been recorded. Those quakes, the strongest of which was 5.8 magnitude near Pawnee in 2016 resulted in some lawsuits filed against oil and gas companies. The …
Permits to drill for Sept. 24, 2018
Permits to drill for Sept. 24, 2018 Blaine County BORNBOOMER 31_30-16N-9W #3HX, September 24 2018 36 16N 10W NWNWSESE API: 01124090 Lat: 35.81479279003281, Long: -98.21077922859926 DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO LP HH, DR, 19197 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN (LESS CHESTER)(9333), MISSISSIPPIAN(9763), WOODFORD(10278) Caddo County VINES #1-14HM, September 24 2018 14 12N 13W SESESESE API: 01523303 Lat: 35.50852172114545, Long: -98.5364384651797 CONTINENTAL …
Completion reports for Sept. 24, 2018
Completion reports for Sept. 24, 2018. None were filed.
WTI hits $72 while Brent crude jumped to highest level in four years
As Brent crude prices jumped to their highest level in four years, crude prices closed in the U.S. at more than $72 a barrel in Monday’s trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices for West Texas Intermediate crude, set at the Cushing hub closed Monday at $72.27 a barrel, an increase of $1.49 or …
Key Energy proposes merger with Basic Energy Services
Houston’s Key Energy, the Texas company with a regional office in El Reno and operations throughout Oklahoma announced Monday a proposal to combine with Basic Energy Services in an all-stock merger. Key sent letters to management and Basic’s Board of Directors on September 20 and again on Sept. 23 outlining the merger proposal and a …
Southern Wyoming to get two new wind farms
From the Denver Post: Two large wind energy projects that would generate a combined 780 megawatts of electricity are being proposed in south-central Wyoming. The Rawlins Times reports the projects were presented to the Carbon County Commission this week by a representative of Intermountain Wind LLC. The Boulder-based firm is a consultant for BluEarth Renewables …
Keystone XL pipeline enters 2nd decade of construction efforts
Hard to believe but efforts to complete the Keystone XL pipeline are entering their second decade. That’s right. It was more than a decade ago when TransCanada first applied to build the pipeline to carry tar sands oil from Alberta, Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast. A lot has happened in the oil and gas …
Aging Tulsa Levee system gets attention of Rep. Mullin
As a member of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, Oklahoma Rep. Markwayne Mullin recently toured the Tulsa County Levee system. He said the levee, built in the 1940s is “long overdue for maintenance.” The Republican Representative explained the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has provided funding to study the issue and make improvements. …