July 6, 2021 archive

Completion reports for July 6, 2021

completions: none were processed today

Permits to drill for July 6, 2021

permits: none were processed today

ONE Gas second quarter 2021 conference call and webcast scheduled

    ONE Gas, Inc.  will release its second quarter 2021 earnings after the market closes on Monday, August 2, 2021. The ONE Gas executive management team will participate in a conference call the following day, Tuesday, August 3, 2021, at 11 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (10 a.m. Central Daylight Time). In the first quarter, …

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Oklahoma gasoline prices follow the upward trend

  Don’t expect gas prices to drop anytime soon. They’ve risen 40% nationwide since the beginning of the year reaching this week’s average of $3.13 a gallon. In Oklahoma, the average is up to $2.83 which is two cents higher than a week ago. A month ago, the Oklahoma average was $2.74 and a year …

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Oil prices drop—farewell to $75 oil in the US

  So much for $75 a barrel crude oil in the U.S. Oil prices took a hit after OPEC producers called off a meeting when major players could not come to an agreement whether to increase supply. After reaching a six-year high, crude oil for August delivery dropped $1.79 or 2.4%  in Tuesday’s trading to …

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Lucas makes another push to expand rural broadband service

  Oklahoma congressman Frank Lucas joined others in the House in recently cosponsoring a bill to expand broadband service for rural states like Oklahoma. He and other Republicans on the House Agriculture Committee filed the Broadband for Rural America Act. The measure would help bridge the digital divide for communities across the nation by providing more …

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Rail industry tests electric trains

      While the state of California and the rail industry have begun experimenting with electric locomotives in the name of eliminating fossil fuel, such an idea was actually operational nearly 100 years ago in the salt mines of Hutchinson, Kansas. Burlington Northern Santa Fe recently conducted a test running a freight train from …

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Colorado governor approves Front Range rail passenger district

  Colorado is a step closer to a Front Range passenger rail train after Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill creating a new taxing district. But it could still be a few years before such a program goes into service reported the Associated Press and Out There Colorado. Click here for Out There Colorado.  

Ex-Iowa Governor promotes carbon capture projects

  Former longtime Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad contends carbon capture and storage is “one of the most meaningful steps” that can be taken to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Writing in the Des Moines Register, he said it has the potential to bring together individuals and organizations across the political spectrum. Click here for Des Moines …

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Watchdog wants feds to acknowledge investors’ influence on Evergy expenses

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has a decision to make—whether to consider the influence of activist shareholders on the decision-making of the Kansas-based utility Evergy. The nonprofit group Public Citizen, one that represents consumers is urging the FERC to recognize two investment firms as part of Evergy reported the Kansas Reflector. Click here for the …

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