Crude oil futures ended higher on Monday, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, August West Texas Intermediate crude tacked on 17 cents, or 0.4%, to settle at $44.40 a barrel. September Brent crude, the global benchmark, also added 17 cents, or 0.4%, to end trading at $46.88 a barrel on the London ICE …
July 10, 2017 archive
Permits to Drill July 11, 2017
Blaine County GRIZZLY 36_25-16N-12W #1HX, July 10 2017 02 15N 12W NWNENENE API: 01123823 Lat: 35.81161927219996, Long: -98.43823598286444 DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO LP HH, DR, 21676 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN (EX CHESTER)(9974), WOODFORD(11754) Canadian County RAFTER J #1H-17-20, July 10 2017 08 11N 8W SWSWSWSW API: 01725038 Lat: 35.43573308375762, Long: -98.07781300610615 CITIZEN ENERGY II LLC HH, DR, 22610 …
Choctaw Nation Member Named to Interior Department Leadership
A re-shuffling of the leadership of the U.S. Interior Department has resulted in Secretary Ryan Zinke’s naming of Gavin Clarkson of Oklahoma’s Choctaw nation as a deputy assistant secretary. Clarkson took over last month and is in charge of overseeing the Offices of Indian Energy and Economic Development, Indian Gaming and Self-Governance within the Office …
Nuns Stage Gas Pipeline Battleground with Williams Company
Tulsa’s Williams Partners has run into opposition from some Pennsylvania nuns as the company tries to build a natural gas pipeline. The sisters are members of the Catholic Adorers of the Blood of Christ and to show their opposition to the 183-mile long pipeline, they’ve built a prayer chapel on the proposed right of way. …
Are Oklahoma Gross Production Taxes Misplaced?
If an analysis of Oklahoma’s horizontal well production is accurate, then maybe state lawmakers should realize their tax rates on oil and gas wells are focused the opposite of when they should be. If you’re an oil and gas developer, you’ll want taxes to remain as they are. The analysis by Oklahoma Watch found that …
Russians Behind Hacking Attempt of Kansas Nuclear Power Plant?
Suspicions are falling on Russian hackers over recent attempts to break into the system that runs the Wolf Creek Nuclear power plant near Burlington, Kansas. U.S. authorities suggest not only that they might have been from Russia, but they were considered to be a sophisticated group of hackers targeting several U.S. nuclear power plants. Reports …
Interim Study to Focus on Wind Farms and Military Air Bases in Oklahoma
One of the more than 60 interim study requests approved by the Oklahoma House Speaker will focus on the location of wind farms near military airfields in the state. The request was made by Rep. Charles Ortega, R-Altus who has concerns that some wind farms in the state are located in military training routes. “We …
Westar Energy and Great Plains Energy Try Another Merger
Westar Energy and Great Plains Energy in Kansas are trying it again. They’ve announced an amended agreement to form a $14 billion utility with headquarters in Topeka and Kansas City, Missouri. In the early-Monday morning announcement, the boards of directors of the two unanimously approved a revised transaction. There’ll be no exchange of cash and …
