February 2020 archive

Former longtime EPA worker explains his resignation while Pruitt headed the agency

“With Scott Pruitt, you had someone who had built a career on trying to dismantle and deconstruct basic environmental protections. So for me, that’s a person who is not qualified.”   Mustafa Santiago Ali knew it was time to leave EPA. It was March 2017, and Ali had spent 24 years at the agency, working …

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Permits to drill for February 28, 2020

Permits to drill filed on February 28, 2020. Hughes County TRUMAN #5-19-18WH, February 28 2020 30 9N 12E SWNWNENW API: 06324909 Lat: 35.231046418055605, Long: -96.08317035063456 CALYX ENERGY III LLC MU, DR, 15500 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(3850), WOODFORD(4000) Hughes County TRUMAN #6-18-19WH, February 28 2020 30 9N 12E SWNWNENW API: 06324910 Lat: 35.23104641990962, Long: -96.08322057547836 CALYX ENERGY III LLC MU, …

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Completion reports for February 28, 2020

Completion reports filed on February 28, 2020. ALFALFA COUNTY Bce-mach Llc Mississippian(5442): Oil 216 Gas 764 Water 1741 Gaslift 14 26N 11W Wampler 23-26-11 3h, April 05, 2019 HH, OIL, TD: 10625 ft Lat: 36.72508, Long: -98.34462 API: 35003233630000 Bce-mach Llc Mississippian(5450): Oil 83 Gas 314 Water 1443 Gaslift 14 26N 11W Wampler 14-26-11 4h, April 03, 2049 HH, OIL, TD: 10340 ft Lat: 36.72508, Long: …

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Rig counts drop in Oklahoma and the U.S.

More oil and gas rigs are going into storage across the U.S. as a drop of one in the U.S. oil and gas rig count was reported in the past week while the number of active rigs in Oklahoma fell by three. Baker Hughes Co. reported Oklahoma’s count dropped to 48 compared to the 115 …

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Hazard mitigation bill wins state House Committee support

The House County and Municipal Government Committee passed legislation to create the Oklahoma Hazard Mitigation Assessment District Act. House Bill 2776 was authored by State Rep. Lonnie Sims (R-Jenks) and provides the framework for residents in each county to identify, elect and invest locally in hazard mitigation. “After weeks of meetings over the summer, hours …

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Water act bill gets House Committee support

  The creation of an Oklahoma Sustainable Waters Act of 2020 was one bill that received support from a State House Committee before a Thursday deadline on bills. Rep. Trey Caldwell of Lawton authored the measure that was approved on a 17-0 vote in the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee. It was sent to …

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Energy news in brief

** California regulators impose a $2.14 billion penalty against PG&E for the utility’s role in causing catastrophic wildfires in 2017 and 2018. **An Indiana Senate committee advances a bill aimed at slowing coal plant retirements with amendments that would shorten the bill’s end-date and protect ratepayers from cost increases. ** A lack of government enforcement allowed coal companies to transfer $865 million …

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Wichita State partners with California company to bring new tech to wind energy

  Wichita State University has partnered with a California company to develop commercial technology to protect the nation’s thousands of wind turbines from damaging lightning strikes. Remember lightning rods?  They were put atop farm homes and barns but WSU’s agreement with Lightning Diversion Systems will focus on how to transfer electrical strikes from a tower …

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A tough, tough year for OKC’s Gulport Energy

Imagine losing $2 billion?  It’s what Oklahoma City-based Gulfport Energy Corporation reported for 2019, attributing the loss to a large write-down. In an earnings report, the firm reported it lost $2.02 billion or $12.49 per share while total revenues were $1.35 billion for all of 2019. Gulfport wrote down its oil and natural gas assets …

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Oklahoma receives $16 million in federal flood damage aid

Oklahoma will get more than $16 million in federal emergency money from the U.S. Department of Transportation because of flood damage over the past few years. It is part of $653 million in USDOT emergency funding to make road and bridge repairs. Oklahoma will get $7,047,846 to repair damage caused by storms and flooding from …

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