August 2020 archive

GOP leader says New Mexico Governor is out of touch with her environmental policies

   New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham was taken to task by one Republican leader over her Democratic National Convention speech where she touted the environmental policies of the Democratic party. Writing in the Carlsbad Current Argus, Rosie Tripp, a New Mexico Republican National Committeewoman accused the governor of embellishing her own environmental accomplishments and …

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Air Force to scale down use of training jets

  Flight training at the Vance Air Force Base in Enid will eventually play a role in the Air Force’s decision to scale down its use of the T-1 Jayhawk training fleet. As Defense Industrial Daily reported, the Air Force’s Air Education and Training Command is moving to put flight training students on the air …

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Solar project underway to provide power to Austin, Texas

Construction began this week on the Pflugerville Solar Project, a utility-scale solar project with 144 megawatts of capacity, approved by the Austin City Council in 2018. With the approval and support of Council, Austin Energy entered into the long-term Power Purchase Agreement  with Canadian Solar Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Recurrent Energy, LLC  to purchase the renewable energy …

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Completion reports for August 20, 2020

Completion reports filed on August 20, 2020. completions: none were processed today

Permits to drill for August 20, 2020

Permits to drill issued on August 20, 2020. Kay County LADY JANE #4-33, August 20 2020 33 28N 5E W2NENWNW API: 07124920 Lat: 36.868018901916535, Long: -96.77678599792053 MACKEY CONSULTING & LEASING LLC SH, DR, 3300 ft, NEWKIRK(1500), COTTAGE GROVE(2100), TRUE LAYTON 405LYTNT 2250 8 RED FORK(3000), CLEVELAND(2700), BIG LIME(2800), OSWEGO(2850), SKINNER(2900)

Website at Oklahoma Corporation Commission to be temporarily offline on Saturday

  The Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s website will be down this week and unavailable for use for a few hours. The Commission’s Office of Public Information made the announcement Thursday afternoon. “Greetings stakeholders,  The Corporation Commission’s website will be unavailable on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020 from 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. CST. This will allow the state …

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As oil slipped, so did the value of oil and gas stocks in Oklahoma

  When jobless claims took an unexpected increase on Thursday in the U.S. resulting in a drop in oil futures, it was felt by the oil and gas companies with Oklahoma connections and operations. SandRidge Energy took a nose-dive of 8.70% or 16 cents a share, ending the day at $1.68. Devon Energy fell 3.61% …

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Oil prices pull back as worries linger over demand

    A rise in weekly U.S. jobless claims is blamed for the drop in oil futures in Thursday’s trading. Also blamed are concerns about the outlook for demand shaken by minutes of the Federal Reserve’s last meeting. West Texas Intermediate crude for September delivery declined 35 cents, or 0.8%, to finish at $42.58 a barrel, …

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Yellowstone buffalo transferred to Oklahoma Indian tribes

  Four Indian tribes in Oklahoma are among 16 Native Nations that have received at least 40 head of Yellowstone Buffalo bred and raised at Yellowstone National Park. Through the InterTribal Buffalo Council, the animals were receivd by the Oklahoma tribes including the Modoc Nation, the Quapaw Nation, the Cherokee Nation and the Cheyenne and …

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Energy companies await natural gas prorationing decision by Oklahoma regulators

  Energy producers in Oklahoma have had their say whether the Corporation Commission should continue with a 50% prorationing rate on unallocated gas wells. Some say the rate should be higher. Some believe it should be continued at the 50% rate. No decision was reached Thursday as the three commissioners heard arguments for and against …

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