November 17, 2020 archive

SpaceX flight watched eagerly by Oklahoma spaceport leader

  While the Sunday night launch of the SpaceX Dragon crew took place at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the head of Oklahoma’s  Spaceport, Craig Smith remains optimistic some space launches will eventually take place in western Oklahoma. He was excited about the weekend launch that sent four astronauts to the international space station where …

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Who could get bumped by Tesla from S and P?

  The S & P 500 might make room for Tesla by removing an oil and gas company from its list of 500 names in the index. Speculation at least by SeekingAlpha included the name of Oklahoma City-based Devon Energy. In reviewing that electric car maker Tesla made the 500 grade and will join the …

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Travel polls—-who do you believe?

  Think you need another reason to be skeptical of polls?  As we noted this week, a poll or survey by the American Hotel and Lodging Association found that 72% of us are not likely to travel for Thanksgiving. Hmmm.  What about the poll by Tripadvisor which released its 2020 Thanksgiving Travel Index and found …

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ONEOK to be part of Midstream and Energy conference this week

  ONEOK, Inc. will participate in the RBC Capital Markets Midstream and Energy Infrastructure Virtual Conference on Nov. 18, 2020. The conference is by invitation only to be part of the virtual conference sponsored by the Canadian-based investment bank. RBC Capital offers public and private placement of debt and equity securities. The company offers a …

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Pre-COVID-19 wells in Oklahoma reported this week

  Tulsa-based Citizen Energy III LLC had some success earlier this year in a drilling project in Canadian County where a two-well pad produced 565 barrels of oil a day. But the wells were started last summer, months ahead of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic that brought a halt to most well exploration in …

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