February 15, 2022 archive

Devon share sale clarified

  A story OK Energy Today carried this week about the reported sale of $18 million in shares by Devon executives was clarified by a company spokeswoman. “I think you must know that the “sale” that you reported is not a sale of shares, but simply Devon retaining shares to cover the tax withholdings for …

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Completion reports for February 15, 2022

CADDO COUNTY Territory Resources Llc Various Commingled Formations(0): Oil 153 Water 16 Pump 31 6N 9W Rokitansky 2-31, February 02, 2021 DH, OIL, TD: 11070 ft Lat: 34.95568, Long: -98.19209 API: 35015222230004 CARTER COUNTY Continental Resources Inc Sycamore(8391): Oil 570 Gas 797 Water 6185 Flow 9 1S 3W Bowery 1-16-21hm, November 15, 2021 HH, OIL, TD: 18703 ft Lat: 34.47871, Long: -97.52633 API: 35019264450001 CREEK COUNTY …

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Permits to drill for February 15, 2022

Atoka County KIEDAISCH #1-15.22.27.34H, February 15 2022 15 2N 12E NWNWSWSE API: 00520475 Lat: 34.63936869489568, Long: -96.03017660502863 TRINITY OPERATING USG LLC MU, DR, 26500 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(12360), WOODFORD(12691), HUNTON(12871), SYLVAN(12884) Atoka County KIEDAISCH #2-15.22.27.34H, February 15 2022 15 2N 12E NWNWSWSE API: 00520476 Lat: 34.6393851848677, Long: -96.0301101193484 TRINITY OPERATING USG LLC MU, AM, 26500 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(12360), WOODFORD(12691), HUNTON(12871), …

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4Q earnings show 2021 was a “breakout” year for Devon Energy

  No wonder Devon Energy leaders called 2021 a “breakout year.” The company reported net earnings of $1.15 billion or $2.23 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of the year leaving leadership excited about the prospects for 2022. Adjusting for items analysts typically exclude from estimates, the company’s core earnings were $935 million, or $1.39 …

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Crude prices drop 3% as Russia removes some troops near Ukraine

  A possible de-escalation of the tension between Moscow and Europe sent crude oil prices tumbling more than 3% and more than $3 a barrel in Tuesday’s trading. The retreat from a seven-year high came after Russia’s Putin claimed some of the military units gathered along the border of Ukraine were returning to their bases. …

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Other energy headlines

**  Louisiana officials are investigating the cause of a massive methane cloud that was spotted on satellite imagery, Bloomberg reports.  A plume of the gas — the highest concentration of the powerful greenhouse gas spotted by the satellite in the U.S. since October — was detected on Jan. 21. ** Wind energy advocates say a series of bills …

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OK House subcommittee approves additional $30M for roads, bridges

A state House subcommittee has given the first approval to a bill that would increase the amount of appropriations the County Improvements for Roads and Bridges Fund may receive by $30 million. House Bill 3318 raises the maximum amount that can be apportioned to the County Improvements for Roads and Bridges Fund from motor vehicle revenue …

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Directors named to energy investment firm

    Two new directors appointed this week to Dallas-based IOG Resources, LLC also sit on boards of Oklahoma-based companies. James D. Bennett, former President and CEO of SandRidge Energy and Barbara M. Baumann, a current member of Devon Energy’s board were named to the energy investment firm. Bennett is also an independent member of …

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EIA predicts March production in Permian will be a record high

  The U.S. Energy Information Administration predicted this week that crude oil production in the Permian Basin of West Texas and southeast New Mexico will increase to a record 5.205 million barrels a day in March. The EIA expects oil output to increase 71,000 barrels a day. The Anadarko Basin, covering Oklahoma and the Texas …

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Colorado’s largest oil and gas producer wants permission to drill closer than 2,000 feet from homes

  A subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum wants exclusion from the state’s 2,000-foot buffer to drill 26 wells near 87 homes in Firestone. The state’s biggest operator, Occidental Petroleum, through its Colorado subsidiary Kerr-McGee, is seeking to drill 26 wells within 2,000 feet of 87 homes, with the closest residence 763 feet away reported the Colorado …

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