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Apache Secures Pipeline Transport of Gas from Permian Basin
Apache Corporation, the Houston-based company with operations in Tulsa, Elk City and Chickasha, Oklahoma announced it’s secured 500 million cubic feet a day of natural gas transport capacity on the new Gulf Coast Express Pipeline Project in west Texas. As part of the deal, Apache also secured an option for up to 15 percent equity …
Inhofe Says Nation Can’t Afford to Delay Improvements to Transportation Network
A warning about the need to make improvements to the nation’s transportation network was recently issued by Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe during a Senate subcommittee hearing. “The economy will only continue to grow if our infrastructure is maintained and expanded to meet our future needs,” he warned to the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee …
Pipeline Worker Killed in Trench Collapse
The dangers of laying pipeline were brought home on Thursday when a 29-year old man was killed when an estimated 20 tons of dirt buried him alive while he worked on laying pipe in Wichita, Kansas. Three others with him escaped unhurt. Crews dug desperately for 5 hours before finding the man who worked for …
Homeland Security Suspends Chemical Tests in Northern Oklahoma
The controversy over a proposed chemical test in northern Oklahoma has been suspended by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security following organized opposition by residents. The DHS made the announcement Thursday saying it suspended its plans to release chemicals on the Chilocco Indian School campus as part of a test for a biological attack. The …
Oil Prices Increase as Refineries Draw More Crude
Oil prices rose slightly in Thursday’s trading both in the U.S. and overseas as the U.S. crude inventories experienced a bigger than expected decline in the latest reporting week. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 13 cents to reach $58.22 a barrel in trading for Feb. 2018 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude in …
STACK Keeps Yielding Large Wells for Oil and Gas Explorers
The STACK continues delivering big wells for oil and gas explorers. The latest completion reports from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission show Oklahoma City-based Continental Resources recently finishing a well that produced more than 1,600 barrels of oil daily. The Bailey 1-34-3XH well is located approximately 4 miles west of the Blaine county community of Greenfield …
New Regional EPA Administrator Not Inclined to Blame Humans for Climate Change
Just 10 days after being nominated as the Region 6 Administrator at the Environmental Protection Agency in Dallas and Anne Idsal has made comments environmentalists might not appreciate. Maybe they expected her to tell the Dallas Morning News she’s much like EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt when it comes to blaming humans on any climate change. …
Enviros Want Clean Budget Deal
Some two dozen environmental groups, including those who are well known in Oklahoma have written members of Congress asking them to make sure there is adequate funding for the nation’s environmental programs. Some of them include the Sierra Club which has a state chapter in Oklahoma. Earthjustice and the Center for Biological Diversity are also …
Feds Okay Oklahoma Freight Transportation Plan
The federal government recently approved Oklahoma’s Department of Transportation Freight Plan for 2018-2022. It’s a plan that will have a major impact on the movement of energy products in the state. The plan details freight trends and traffic forecasts and helps identify significant freight transportation projects needed in the state according to Dawn Sullivan, the …
Company Pays $2.25 to Settle Royalty Fight with Government
A Houston, Texas energy company with a strong presence in Oklahoma and regional offices in Oklahoma City has agreed to pay more than $2 million to settle a federal court case filed against it by the Department of Justice. Citation Oil and Gas Corp. and its affiliates, Citation 2002 Investment Limited Partnership and Citation 2004 …