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Koch company expanding crude loading capacity
Flint Hills Resources, a subsidiary of Koch Industries and a firm with operations throughout Oklahoma announced this week plans to expand storage at its terminal in Ingleside, Texas. The outbound crude loading capacity will be increased to nearly 380,000 barrels a day. The project consists of construction of four new crude storage tanks, 60,000 barrels …
Top Interior Department attorney joins Dallas oil firm
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s top energy lawyer has left government employment to go to work for Dallas-based Cox Oil Offshore LLC. Vincent DeVito was Energy Counselor to Zinke but joined Cox Oil where he is an Executive Vice President and General Counsel. He went to work for Zinke in 2017 after being appointed by President …
$950 million deal creates larger EagleClaw Midstream in the Permian
The largest privately held midstream operator in the Southern Delaware Basin of West Texas just got bigger with the $950 million purchase of Caprock Midstream Holdings in Midland, Texas. Eagleclaw Midstream, a portfolio company of Blackstone Energy Partners announced this week it entered into binding agreements to acquire Caprock from Energy Spectrum Capital and Caprock …
Appeals Court rules against injured oilfield worker and others over helicopter flight costs
Oklahoma oilfield worker Johnny Trent and two others who challenged what they thought were exorbitant medical helicopter flights have lost again in federal court. Trent was hurt in an oilfield accident near Elk City and was flown by helicopter to an Oklahoma City hospital. He was charged $45,101.94 for the 106 mile flight by Air …
OGE and OGE Energy Corp. Foundation to provide $70,000 for teachers’ projects for the 2018-2019 school year
Oklahoma Gas and Electric (OG&E) and the OGE Energy Corp. Foundation, Inc. will provide $70,000 to help fund teachers’ projects for the 2018-2019 school year. Funding for qualifying projects will be provided through DonorsChoose.org, a crowdfunding platform for educators. This year public school teachers will have two funding opportunities for their classroom projects: Matching funds …
Permits to drill from Sept. 4, 2018.
Permits to drill from Sept. 4, 2018. Alfalfa County KYLE 29-26-11 #2H, September 04 2018 32 26N 11W NWNENENW API: 00323334 Lat: 36.695369794621975, Long: -98.40714120143856 BCE-MACH LLC HH, DR, 10907 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(5581) Alfalfa County SCOTT 6-27-11 #2H, September 04 2018 06 27N 11W S2S2SESW API: 00323335 Lat: 36.84140425732387, Long: -98.42510045851844 BCE-MACH LLC HH, DR, 10169 ft, …
Completion reports from Sept. 4, 2018
Completion reports from Sept. 4, 2018 ALFALFA COUNTY Bce-mach Llc Mississippian(5423): Oil 210 Gas 1202 Water 2320 Gas Lift 8 26N 11W Mcmurtrey 8-26-11 2h, April 26, 2018 HH, OIL, TD: 10201 ft Lat: 36.75313, Long: -98.40442 API: 35003233050000 GRADY COUNTY Gaedeke Oil & Gas Operating Llc Mississippian(11001): Oil 201 Gas 2188 Water 1777 Flow 36 10N 7W Bergin 2h-36, January 18, 2018 HH, OIL, …
Pipeline shortage in the Permian
The shortage of pipelines to move crude oil out of the Permian Basin in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico is making more and more headlines. Oil producers are turning to rail and trucks to move their product to the Gulf Coast refineries. Read how the San Antonio Express-News reported on the challenge.
IG report says Pruitt was wrong for adding extra bodyguards
Scott Pruitt’s claims of a need for additional protection while he was Administrator of the Environmental Protection agency were not justified according to a report released by the EPA’s Inspector General on Tuesday. The IG issued the report entitled “EPA Asserts Statutory Law Enforcement Authority to Protect its Administrator but Lacks Procedures to Assess Threats …
Corporation Commission to meet Wednesday
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s regular meeting on Wednesday will include issues concerning ATT as well as OGE. The agenda for the 9:30 a.m. meeting includes an application of ATT seeking commission approval of an amendment to the Interconnection Agreement of ATT Oklahoma and Cebridge Telecom OK, LLC. Another request by ATT Oklahoma also applies to …