June 14, 2017 archive

Keystone XL Environmentalists at Odds With Developer Over Whooping Cranes

Endangered whooping cranes are the focus of a showdown between the Keystone XL pipeline developer and Nebraska environmental experts, according to a report by the Associated Press. The Sierra Club and Bold Nebraska are two of the groups that submitted written testimony on Monday to the Nebraska Public Service Commission. The environmental groups contend that …

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WTI Settles Below $45, Brent Crude Drops to $47 a Barrel

Oil prices dropped to their lowest settlement in seven months on Wednesday, after U.S. government data showed a smaller-than-expected weekly decline in domestic supplies and an increase in crude production, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, July West Texas Intermediate crude fell $1.73, or 3.7%, to settle at $44.73 a barrel. On …

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Completion Reports June 15, 2017

  ALFALFA COUNTY Union Valley Petroleum Corp 22 27N 9W Bonnie Jean Swd 1-22, May 22, 2017 SH, COMM, TD: 7200 ft Lat: 36.79761, Long: -98.15338 API: 35003222280001 COAL COUNTY Bp America Production Company Woodford(11498): Gas 3333 Flow 25 2N 11E Queen 2-24h, February 24, 2017 HH, GAS, TD: 16331 ft Lat: 34.62025, Long: -96.10759 …

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Permits to Drill June 15, 2017

  Blaine County BIG JOE 9-15N-13W #1H, April 14 2017 09 15N 13W SWSESWSE API: 01123781 Lat: 35.78386749236279, Long: -98.58497975947404 PALOMA OPERATING CO INC HH, AM, 17303 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(11993), WOODFORD(13300) Carter County DOC BROWN #2-30-19XH, June 14 2017 30 3S 2W NWNESESE API: 01926276 Lat: 34.2628958392945, Long: -97.44161445688616 AVALON OPERATING LLC HH, DR, 17500 ft, …

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Oklahoma Ranked 19th for CO2 Emissions from Power Plants

Boston-based environmental group Ceres is out with a report detailing air emissions from the 100 largest U.S. electric power producers including those that operate in Oklahoma. The 2017 Benchmarking report had some good news, showing power plant sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide emissions in 2015 were 87 percent and 79 percent lower respectively compared to …

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Rep. Cole says America Will Continue to Lead After Paris Climate Agreement

After Paris Climate Agreement, America Will Continue To Lead By: Congressman Tom Cole President Trump has come under fire recently because of his decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement. I believe he was right to do so. The agreement would have damaged the U.S. economy, eliminated millions of jobs, and …

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Oil and Gas Tax Collections Up in May—-Others Were Down

With oil and gas production booming in Oklahoma’s STACK and SCOOP plays, gross production tax collections were up significantly in May as part of the General Revenue Fund Collections reported by Secretary of Finance Preston L. Doerflinger. However, overall general revenue fund collections missed the official monthly estimate by 1.5 percent, leaving the state with …

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Kansas Army Post Getting $37 million Energy Conservation Upgrades

  Construction started this week on a $37 million energy conservation plan at Fort Riley Army post in Kansas….home to the Big Red One and once home to Gen. George Armstrong Custer. It’s a plan that officials claim will result in $92 million in savings over the next 22 years. The project includes 15 energy conservation …

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Rep. Mullin Says Pruitt’s Right in Delaying Obama-Era Chemical Information Rules

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s decision to delay implementation of some Obama administration Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act Rule is supported by Oklahoma U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin and Sen. Jim Inhofe. Pruitt is delaying the Accidental Release Prevention Requirements by 20 months, rules that apply to chemicals. The Obama administration proposed the public …

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Nominees Supported by Sen. Inhofe

Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe openly supported the nominations of two women to serve on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency…..both who once worked for him when he chaired the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. Annie Caputo is a nominee to serve on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Susan Bodine …

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