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WPX Energy Prepares for 4th Q Results
Tulsa’s WPX Energy says it will discuss its fourth-quarter and full-year 2017 financial and operations results during a webcast on Fe. 22, 2018. Chief Executive Officer Rick Muncrief, Chief Operating Officer Clay Gaspar and Chief Financial Officer Kevin Vann will discuss the company’s performance on that Thursday morning. Investors can access the event at …
Another Oklahoma Wind Farm Starts Operations
Another wind farm in Oklahoma has gone operational. EDF Renewable Energy announced that it’s 154 megawatt Rock Falls Wind Project in Kay and Grant Counties in northern Oklahoma started commercial operation this week. Kimberly-Clark Corporation signed an agreement earlier in the year with EDF for 120 MW of generation. It is also Kimberly-Clark’s first …
Natural Gas Line Explosion in Kingfisher
A natural gas line exploded Thursday afternoon in Kingfisher but no one was injured in the incident. The road was damaged in the explosion that happened south of 2880 Road and 810 Road intersection. A 15-foot section of the road was damaged in the blast and authorities closed 2880 Road due to the damage. The …
State Water Board Clears State Audit
The Oklahoma Water Resources Board has come through a State Auditor’s Operational Audit with only a few recommendations of changes in the way it manages money. Released Thursday, the operational audit covered July 1, 2014 through Dec. 31, 2016. One recommendation indicated revenues were at risk “due to inadequate segregation of duties.” The auditor …
Completion Reports Dec. 7 thru 13th
COUNTY Well name OPERATOR SCTN TWN RNG SPOT Completion Date Oil Gas Water Scan Date API Document Blaine COMPTON 10-2-35XH CONTINENTAL RESOURCE 11 15N 11W NE NW NE NE Aug-16-2017 2216 3584 450 Dec-08-2017 01123705 500622387 Blaine COMPTON 2-2-35XH CONTINENTAL RESOURCE 11 15N 11W NW NE NW NW Oct-02-2017 1331 2687 2267 Dec-11-2017 …
Pruitt’s Trip to Morocco Costs Taxpayers $40,000
EPA Chief Scott Pruitt’s facing criticism for flying off to Morocco this week with four staffers on a trip that cost taxpayers some $40,000. He made the trip to encourage the North African kingdom to import liquefied natural gas from the United States. But Democrats and advocacy groups immediately questioned the need of the …
Inhofe and Barrasso Criticize Nuclear Regulators for Lack of New Power Plants
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe continued his criticism this week of why the U.S. continues to lag behind in the permitting process for more nuclear power plants in the country. He made clear his opinion at a hearing held by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works where Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairman Kristine …
Still 2 more New Pipelines Planned to Move Oil Out of Permian Basin
The latest to join the list of pipeline companies seeking customers to move their crude oil out of the Permian Basin in Texas and New Mexico to the Gulf Coast refineries is Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. The Houston-based company announced this week it has sufficient customer interest to conduct a binding open season for …
Santa Fe Expands CNG Bus Fleet
Another city is expanding its fleet of CNG vehicles. Santa Fe, New Mexico has awarded a $3 million contract to Clean Energy Fuels Corp. of California to design, build and operate the new compressed natural gas fueling station to serve public and private customers. The station will primarily be used for Santa Fe’s transit and …
Who’s Green and Who’s Not in Newsweek’s Annual Green Rankings
Oklahoma companies and those firms with operations in the state were among those U.S. corporations listed in Newsweek Magazine’s annual Green Rankings. Boeing, with major operations at Tinker Air Force base in Midwest City was ranked 22nd out of the top 500 global publicly traded companies. Based on the magazine’s annual assessment of sustainability …