January 9, 2017 archive

Federal Ethics Officials Release Pruitt’s Financials Prior to Senate Confirmation Hearings

Federal ethics officials have cleared the way for Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to be confirmed by the Senate, according to an Associated Press report. The Office of Government Ethics released Pruitt’s personal financial disclosure report on Monday. Pruitt’s official Senate confirmation hearing date has not yet been set. The Environmental Protection Agency nominee’s four-page …

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T. Boone Pickens Recovering From Mini-Stroke

Legendary oilman T. Boone Pickens experienced a mini-stroke while in Dallas with friends a few days before Christmas. According to Jay Rosser, Pickens’ chief of staff, the billionaire founder and chairman of BP Capital Management was hospitalized at Baylor University Medical Center for a few days but is now back to work. Rosser said Pickens’ speech …

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Completion Reports January 10, 2017

  CARTER COUNTY Mack Energy Co 18 2S 2W Pierce Unit 25-18, November 23, 2016 SH, OIL, TD: 2750 ft Lat: 34.39035, Long: -97.45101 API: 35019262330000 DEWEY COUNTY Carrera Energy Llc 7 17N 15W Big Hunk 7-1h, September 27, 2016 HH, GAS, TD: 15572 ft Lat: 35.95795, Long: -98.84264 API: 35043234710000 PAWNEE COUNTY Mid-con Energy …

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Permits to Drill January 10, 2017

Beckham County JONES TRUST 12 11 21 ##1H, January 04 2017 12 11N 21W NWNENWNW API: 00921984 Lat: 35.45021045785117, Long: -99.3789196609959 ATALAYA RESOURCES LLC HH, AM, 17400 ft, DES MOINES(12250) Carter County MARY CATHERINE #1-36H, May 28 2015 36 3S 3W SWSWSESW API: 01926189 Lat: 34.24627320709366, Long: -97.46954328301489 CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC HH, AM, 18991 ft, …

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Oklahoma Treasury Report Confirms Energy Industry Still Hurting

As Oklahoma faces a shortfall of nearly $900 million in revenue for FY 2018, oil and gas gross revenue continues to climb as sales and income taxes decline While last year’s drop of $1.3 billion was blamed primarily on the impact of a prolonged downturn in the energy industry, this year’s shortfall appears to be …

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Pruitt on Pruitt: His View on Environment Protection and States, Fed Relationship

While U.S. Environmental Protection Agency nominee Scott Pruitt was in Capitol Hill last week to meet with senators, the Oklahoma Attorney General spoke briefly on his views of the relationship between the states and federal government related to environmental protection. “Our environmental statutes have a very important role for EPA and a very important role …

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