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Oil and gas rig counts tumble in Oklahoma and the U.S.

Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry is starting to bleed.  The number of rigs plummeted by 10 in the past week, falling from 76 last week to 66 this week. A year ago, there were 136 oil and gas rigs active in Oklahoma. The decline came along with a drop of …

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Boil order is lifted at Tuttle water system

The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has announced that the boil order for Apex Fitness Water System, located in Tuttle, has been lifted. The water is now safe for human consumption. The order to boil water was issued due to the presence of E. coli. The boil order applied only to …

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Completion reports for September 20, 2019

Completion reports filed for September 20, 2019. DEWEY COUNTY Tapstone Energy Llc Mississippian – Miss (meramec-osage): Oil 142 Gas 5473 Water 1544 Flow32 19N 17W Donell 29/20-19-17 2h, September 30, 2018 HH, GAS, TD: 21432 ft Lat: 36.08587, Long: -99.04011 API: 35043236390000 WOODWARD COUNTY Tapstone Energy Llc Mississippian: Oil 218 Gas 1304 Water 2124 Flow25 20N 17W Forbes 25/24 20-17 2h, …

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Permits to drill for September 20, 2019

Permits to drill for September 20, 2019. Atoka CountyCOCHRAN #IH-20, September 20 2019 20 2S 12E SWNESWNE API: 00520456 Lat: 34.370082039807755, Long: -96.06357231675605 G & S ENERGY INC HH, RC, 11456 ft, ARKANSAS NOVACULITE(7414), MISSOURI MOUNTAIN(7794), POLK CREEK(7960), BIG FORK(8160), WOMBLE(8610) Canadian CountySUMMER MOON 8-12N-8W #17WH, September 20 2019 17 12N …

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New Mexico partners with geospatial firm to track methane emissions

While her state is pulling in hundreds of millions in revenue from oil and gas operations in the Permian Basin, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is also targeting the industry’s methane gas emissions. Known for her environmental efforts, the governor announced New Mexico is partnering with a geospatial analytics …

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Amazon to have 100,000 electric delivery vans

When Oklahoma City’s new Amazon distribution center gets into full operations, it’s likely the delivery vehicles will be electric vehicles. Same for the deliveries to be made by the new distribution center in Tulsa. Amazon has put in an order with the electric vehicle startup company Rivian Automotive for 100,000 …

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McClellan-Kerr has yet to carry a barge since last spring

(ClaremoreProgress) Not a single barge has moved out of Tulsa’s Port of Catoosa down the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas Navigation system since the disastrous and deadly flooding of the Arkansas River in May. And it has the attention of Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe who hopes to also get the attention of …

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Fabien Cousteau to speak Tuesday in OKC

(Twitter.com) Fabien Cousteau, the grandson of the famous ocean explorer and filmmaker Jacques Cousteau plans to make a presentation Tuesday in Oklahoma City. It will also be his plea to save the oceans of the world. Cousteau will appear at Oklahoma City University’s Petree Recital Hall to present “One Ocean, …

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Oxy puts stake in pipeline company up for sale

Occidental Petroleum is attempting to sell its stake in Plains All American Pipeline for $650 million. The company announced the move after buying Anadarko Petroleum for $30 billion earlier this year. Occidental placed its share in Plains and the parent Plains GP Holdings for sale on public markets. Occidental has …

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Refinery shut down by storm Imelda’s heavy rains and flooding

The severe flooding in southeast Texas brought by Tropical Storm Imelda forced Exxon Mobil Corp. to start shutting down its Beaumont oil refinery on Thursday. The refinery has a production capacity of 369,024 barrels a day. The shutdown followed the company’s suspension of operations at its Beaumont, Texas chemical plant …

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