The North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources said Wednesday that it has stepped up its inspection of wells near the confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers after recent rains raised the prospects of flooding.
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Colorado Flooding to Cost Anadarko 2.5M Boe
Assets impacted are among the company’s most valued onshore plays, executives said.
Niobrara Operators Tested by Colorado Floods
Although the storms are gone, the troubles from historic flooding along the Front Range in Colorado continued to pop up Thursday in the Niobrara Formation portion of the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin. Anadarko Petroleum Corp. wrestled with oil spills from two of its tank batteries damaged by the still-raging flood waters.
Industry Makes Slow Progress, Eyes Damage in Colorado
Natural gas and oil operators on Thursday made headway in digging out from nearly a week of torrential rains and flash flooding that has claimed lives and property throughout the Front Range of Colorado. Two oil spills related to Anadarko Petroleum Corp.’s operations were getting the major attention of industry and state officials as they continued to make post-storm assessments of the impact of historic flooding.
Colorado Floods Impacting Utilities, E&Ps and Pipes
Torrential rains and widespread flooding in Colorado that have resulted in loss of life and more than 1,000 people missing are also having a significant impact on natural gas utilities, exploration and production (E&P) companies and gas pipelines.
Baker Sees ’13 U.S. Rig Count Down 8%, Well Count Off 4%
Baker Hughes Inc. is optimistic about North America for the second half of 2013, but sector leader Schlumberger Ltd. still expects an oversupplied pressure pumping market.
Ohio Water District Sells More Water to Gulfport, Enacts New Policy
The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) has agreed to sell more water to Gulfport Energy Corp. for Utica Shale drilling activities, as it adopts a new short-term water sales policy and partners with the U.S. Geological Survey to study the impact of future water withdrawals.
New Export, Power Gen Targeted By Major Pipeline Operators
With the wave of new shale gas supplies flooding the U.S. market and pushing prices to nearly 10-year lows, the natural gas industry is actively searching out new markets and customers to increase demand, panelists told an audience last week at the Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association’s Winter Meeting in Champion, PA.
Major Pipeliners Seeking New Power & Export Markets
With the wave of new shale gas supplies flooding the U.S. market and pushing prices to nearly 10-year lows, the natural gas industry is actively searching out new markets and customers to increase demand, panelists told an audience at the Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association’s Winter Meeting in Champion, PA, on Tuesday.
New Export, Power Generation Markets Targeted By Major Pipeline Operators
With the wave of new shale gas supplies flooding the U.S. market and pushing prices to nearly 10-year lows, the natural gas industry is actively searching out new markets and customers to increase demand, panelists told an audience at the Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association’s Winter Meeting in Champion, PA, on Tuesday.