Environmentalists and lawmakers in New Mexico stepped up their threats to sue the U.S. Air Force over decades-old fuel leaks at Kirtland Air Force Base near Albuquerque. The leaks were first detected in 1999 but might have first developed in 1950. They prompted a coalition of groups to demand deadlines for cleaning up the jet …
Rural Sourcing (RSI), the leading provider of US-based IT outsourcing services, is bringing 150 high-paying technology jobs to Oklahoma City. RSI, along with Governor Kevin Stitt and OKC leaders, cut the ribbon on a new development center in the heart of OKC. In the historic Rock Island Plow Building, teams of software engineers …
Pumpers, linesman, oilfield derrick hands and wind turbine technicians can no doubt attest to just how wet the month of May was in Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Mesonet says it turned out to be the state’s fourth wettest month on record as the statewide average rainfall total was 10.48 inches. That’s 5.66 inches above normal. State …
As the push for more renewable energy development grows, consider the step taken by a school district in Fargo, North Dakota. An all-electric school bus. The West Fargo Public School district received North Dakota’s first zero emissions electric bus, a Blue Bird Visision equipped with the Cummins PowerDrive System. The bus, which can travel up …
While oil and gas producers in Oklahoma focus on production in the state, a Dallas company reports an oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico. Kosmos Energy said the discovery was the Gladden Deep which is expected to be brought online in the fourth quarter of the year. The company said that based on preliminary …
The expansion of the poultry operations in eastern Oklahoma led to claims in the past year of growing environmental problems. especially those along the Illinois River. But now the National Chicken Council has released a survey contending that the industry has one of the lowest environmental footprints in animal agriculture, and that environmental knowledge …
Blaine county in Oklahoma’s STACK play has seen plenty of drilling activity by Oklahoma City-based Devon Energy. And it’s proven to be productive. The company filed five completion reports in the county this week with production ranging from a high of 644 barrels of oil a day down to 331 barrels a day. Three of …
Permits to drill for June 3, 2019. Canadian County PHOENIX 7-12-7 #1WH, June 03 2019 06 12N 7W SENESESW API: 01725467 Lat: 35.53916484350228, Long: -97.98214972969367 JONES ENERGY LLC HH, DR, 16556 ft, WOODFORD(10396) Canadian County PHOENIX 7-12-7 #2MH, June 03 2019 06 12N 7W SENESESW API: 01725468 Lat: 35.53921978703995, Long: -97.98214972432108 JONES ENERGY LLC HH, DR, 15966 …
Completion reports filed for June 3, 2019. BLAINE COUNTY Devon Energy Production Co Lp Mississippian (less Chester)(10108): Oil 576 Gas 1720 Water 1035 Flow 4 15N 10W Doppelganger 4_9-15n-10w 8hx, March 13, 2019 HH, OIL, TD: 21089 ft Lat: 35.81192, Long: -98.26704 API: 35011239890000 Devon Energy Production Co Lp Mississippian (less Chester)(10123): Oil 644 Gas 1907 Water 1194 Flow 4 15N 10W Doppelganger 4_9-15n-10w 7hx, March …
While a Texas federal appeals court has ruled against the Environmental Protection Agency in a fight over WOTUS, a Tulsa federal judge has ruled against Oklahoma’s bid for an injunction against the expansion of powers. The ruling by Tulsa U.S. District Judge Claire V. Eagan against Oklahoma came in a challenge filed by the state …
