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More fraud charges against Grady County contractor
Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor filed an additional Embezzlement charge in Grady County against a contractor accused of defrauding Oklahomans of thousands of dollars for home repair work he never completed. In July 2021, the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office Consumer Protection Unit began investigating a consumer fraud case involving Norman “Buddy” Gomes, 40, who …
Yale, Oklahoma avoids bankruptcy over February 2021 storm bills
The small town of Yale in northern Oklahoma avoided bankruptcy this week over its massive bills with a natural gas supplier stemming from the February 2021 winter storm Uri. The Stillwater News Press reported the town was able to avoid declaring bankruptcy for its Water and Sewage Trust Authority that had been sued by BlueMark …
More Garvin County wells
They’re nothing like the combined production of wells we reported on earlier in the week in Oklahoma’s Garvin County, but a few more completion reports added to the number of wells recently drilled in the county. This time, it was Oklahoma City-based Continental Resources with reports of completions of two wells on a single pad. …
Big oil discovery worth a billion barrels reported in Wyoming
If oil and gas explorers in Wyoming are excited these days, there’s a darned good reason for it. A new oil discovery estimated at 1 billion barrels was recently made in the central part of the state, a state that has active operations by several Oklahoma producers. The Cowboy State Daily reports that Canadian …
$164 million 2Q loss reported by EV maker Canoo
Weeks after securing a large contract with Walmart, financially challenged electric vehicle startup Canoo, the company with plans for a manufacturing plant in Pryor, Oklahoma, reported growing second quarter losses. Canoo also is moving headquarters to Bentonville, Arkansas but its quarterly report revealed a loss of $164.4 million or 68 cents per share. It …
Gas prices continue their drop as national average is now less than $4
After all-time high prices for gas across the country earlier this spring – sending national and state averages above the $5 per gallon mark for the first time in history – the national average has dropped below $4 Thursday. Price averages across the U.S. peaked at $5.01 on June 14. Now, for the first time …
Enverus rig report shows growth nationally and in Anadarko Basin
The U.S. rig count rose by six in the last week to a total of 832 as of Aug. 10, according to Enverus Foundations. The count is down 1% in the last month, but up 45% YOY. Activity reached as high as 840 rigs during the week, two rigs lower than the prior week’s …
Headlines of other energy stories
** A Terrebonne Bay oil spill on the first day of Louisiana’s inshore shrimp season has taken a toll on some local fishermen, who say they received no warning of the incident until many hours after it occurred and as a result ended up with fouled nets and oiled boats. ** Berkshire Hathaway Energy is set to …
34-square mile oil development by Occidental okayed by Colorado regulators
A huge oil and gas development by Occidental Petroleum in Colorado’s oil-rich Weld County was approved this week by state regulators. Occidental had filed the request in the spring, stating it covered at least 34-square miles on a single ranch. The company claimed it was one of its highest priorities internationally. Regulators had asked …
Completion reports for August 10, 2022
GARVIN COUNTY Marathon Oil Company Woodford(14003): Oil 93 Gas 4178 Water 98 Flow 5 3N 4W Collins 0404 1-31-30wxh, November 13, 2019 HH, GAS, TD: 24775 ft Lat: 34.76738, Long: -97.65012 API: 35049252910001 GRADY COUNTY Citizen Energy Iii Llc Mississippi Lime(10769): Oil 285 Gas 561 Water 1583 Flow 36 9N 6W Ghj&j Arterberry 1h-36-25, December 05, 2021 HH, OIL, TD: 19750 ft Lat: 35.20428, Long: -97.78485 …
