March 7, 2016 archive

Oil and Gas Future Prices On the Rise

Oil futures rallied on Monday, posting their highest settlements of the year, on hopes that major producers will curtail supply and amid hopes of improving demand.
April West Texas Intermediate crude climbed by $1.98, or 5.5%, to settle at $37.90 a ba…

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Permits to Drill March 8, 2016

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New Earthquake Response Plan Laid Out by State

Not only is the Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s Oil and Gas Division targeting another 400 Arbuckle disposal wells for reduction in a new earthquake response plan for central Oklahoma, it is expanding an “area of interest” encompassing nearly 10,000 …

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New Earthquake Response Plan Laid Out by State

Not only is the Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s Oil and Gas Division targeting another 400 Arbuckle disposal wells for reduction in a new earthquake response plan for central Oklahoma, it is expanding an “area of interest” encompassing nearly 10,000 …

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Higher Gasoline Prices Continue to Hit Oklahoma

Oklahoma’s new statewide average gasoline price is up to $1.72 as of Monday while the nation’s gasoline average jumped six cents on the week to reach $1.81 a gallon, according to AAA Oklahoma and its weekly Fuel Gauge Report. The Oklahoma average is 8 …

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Murphy to Seek Re-Election at Corporation Commission

Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Dana Murphy says she is going to seek re-election to a second full term in office, telling supporters in a March 1 letter, “This journey has resulted in a very clear answer to pursue re-election.”
She wrote supporters…

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Texas Sues EPA for 24th Time in Obama Administration History

For a 24th time, the state of Texas has sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in a fight over the regulatory efforts of the Obama administration since 2009. This time, Texas filed suit over the Regional Haze State Implementation Plan or S…

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Texas Sues EPA for 24th Time in Obama Administration History

For a 24th time, the state of Texas has sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in a fight over the regulatory efforts of the Obama administration since 2009. This time, Texas filed suit over the Regional Haze State Implementation Plan or SIP, th…

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Senate Passes Pipeline Safety Bill—–US House has Yet to Act

While U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe and others on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee pressure the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to finish proposing safety rules required under a 5-year old law, the senate’s given…

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Senate Passes Pipeline Safety Bill—–US House has Yet to Act

While U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe and others on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee pressure the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to finish proposing safety rules required under a 5-year old law, the senate’s given unani…

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