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Oil Rig Count Holds Steady Across the U.S. and Slips in Oklahoma
The nation and Oklahoma saw little slack in oil and gas exploration during Christmas as the nation’s rig count grew by one to reach 931 while Oklahoma dropped by one to 120. Figures from Baker Hughes Co. and the Red Top Rig Report in Kansas indicated the national count showed the number of oil rigs …
The Impact of the Permian Basin on Economy of Texas
The amount of oil flowing out of the Permian Basin in West Texas is so great, the gross domestic product of Texas has loomed to $1.6 trillion. Job growth has expanded in Texas and if the state were an independent country, the economy would settle in around tenth place, according to the New Yorker magazine …
City of Sapulpa Gets Major Federal Water Grant
The city of Sapulpa is getting a $1.5 million grant from the federal government to improve its water system. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said the Department’s Economic Development Administration awarded the money to make critical water infrastructure improvements needed to support business development and expansion in the region. In making the announcement, the …
NGL Finishes $300 million Sale of Its Share of Glass Mountain Pipeline
Tulsa’s NGL Energy Partners LLP announced Tuesday it has wrapped up the $300 million sale of its 50% interest in the Glass Mountain Pipeline LLC. SemGroup Corporation and NGL had been in partnership in ownership of the 215-mile intrastate line. The purchase was made by a fund managed by BlackRock Real Assets in partnership …
Oil and Gas Employment Climbs in Oklahoma
Another slight dip in Oklahoma’s unemployment rate has been reported by the state, showing the November rate dropped to 4.2 percent. All the while, the number of jobs in oil and gas in the state grew by 900 from October to November. The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission reported the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell 0.2 …
Arkansas Judge Upholds Wind Power Transmission Line Originating in Oklahoma….Oklahoma Portion Gets New Owner
They’re still probably celebrating the early Christmas present given Houston-based Plains and Eastern Clean Line by a federal judge in Arkansas. It’s a ruling on a proposed line carrying wind powered electricity from western Oklahoma to Tennessee. At the same time, the Plains and Eastern Clean Line Oklahoma LLC has been purchased by NextEra Energy …
WPX Wraps up $169 million Divestiture of Gas Holdings in San Juan Basin
WPX Energy based in Tulsa announced it has completed the $169 million divestiture of its legacy natural gas position in the San Juan Basin of New Mexico and Colorado. The sale includes the company’s operated and non-operated properties but it does not include WPX’s oil operations in the basin’s Gallup play. The Tulsa company …
Scientists Barred from EPA Advisory Panels Sue Pruitt Over his Ban
EPA chief Scott Pruitt finds himself facing another lawsuit. This one has been filed by scientific advocacy groups and individuals who disagree with his ban of scientists sitting on EPA advisory committees if they have received EPA grants. In their lawsuit filed in D.C. federal court, the groups claim his ban violates federal rules …
Major Rail Order for New Locomotives to Keep Ft. Worth Workers Busy
Workers will be busy in the coming year at the Fort Worth operations of GE Transportation where railroad locomotives are made. That’s because CN Railway announced it plans to buy 200 new locomotives over the next three years to handle future growth opportunities. The locomotives will be produced at the GE Manufacturing Solutions plant in …
GOP Reps Want to Know How Pruitt Came up With Superfund Site Priority List
Even some top House Republicans have some questions for EPA Chief Scott Pruitt. They sit on the Energy and Commerce Committee and recently sent him a letter wondering how he came up with the new list of top 21 priority Superfund sites. Representatives Greg Walden, Fred Upton and John Shimkus wrote Pruitt in recent days …