March 21, 2020 archive

Layoffs in oil and gas grow in response to oil glut and coronavirus

Like dominoes falling on a table, oil and gas industry jobs are tumbling—victims of the oil glut caused by Russia and Saudi Arabia and the government’s clampdown due to the coronavirus. Oilfield pipe manufacturer Tenaris announced it has started laying off 900 workers at plants in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas and Arkansas because the combination of …

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Oil and gas employment before the pandemic

Jobless rates for most counties in Oklahoma were down in January according to a state agency. But that was January, This is March when the state and the rest of the U.S. are in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic….meaning jobless rates from two months ago are likely to be thrown out the window as …

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Sen. Inhofe says reports are wrong about his stock sales

Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe responded to reports that he was one for four Senators who made huge stock sales after a Senate Intelligence Committee briefing about the coronavirus by saying it was not true. “The New York Times allegations are completely baseless and 100 percent false. I was not at the briefing on January …

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Williams Cos. to hold annual meeting in April

At last word, Tulsa’s Williams Cos. still planned to hold its 2020 annual meeting of stockholders on April 28 despite the coronavirus pandemic. A proxy statement filed this week with the Securities Exchange Commission stated the meeting will be held at the Williams Resource Center Theater, One Williams Center in Tulsa at 2 p.m. There …

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Completion reports for March 20, 2020

Completion reports filed on March 20, 2020. TEXAS COUNTY Merit Energy Company Lansing(4067): Gas 5 Water 5 Kansas City(4223): Gas 6 Water 5 Checkerboard(4439): Gas 7 Water 5 5 4N 12E Bessie 5#1, June 18, 2017 SH, GAS, TD: 6150 ft

Permits to drill for March 20, 2020

Permits to drill issued on March 20, 2020. Canadian County DARROW TRUST #4H-7-18, March 19 2020 07 10N 5W NENENESW API: 01725616 Lat: 35.35463309924444, Long: -97.76996074133301 CITIZEN ENERGY III LLC MU, DR, 16666 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(9100) Canadian County DARROW TRUST #3H-7-18, March 19 2020 07 10N 5W NENENESW API: 01725617 Lat: 35.354633092741636, Long: -97.7698601388453 CITIZEN ENERGY III LLC …

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