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Missouri among top 10 nationally for EV charging access
A new report ranked the state of Missouri as 7th highest in the nation for EV charging accessibility. Forbes Advisor made the ranking after learning Missouri has more than 6,700 registered electric vehicles and just less than a thousand available charging stations. Click here for the Fulton Sun
Headlines of more energy stories
** The cancellation of three offshore drilling lease sales this week has injected a degree of uncertainty into the future of offshore drilling reported The Hill. The canceled auctions mean there are no sales now scheduled, and it’s unclear precisely when that will change. The Interior Department is working on a new leasing plan, but it has not said …
Houston site of another effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
A new project to reduce greenhouse gas releases was announced this week by oil major BP Plc and industrial gas supplier Linde Plc at Houston. Reuters called it the third major effort to bury emissions from Texas petrochemical manufacturers. Click here for Reuters
Permian Basin rancher feeds $2 million into Railroad Commission candidate
A West Texas rancher who has been at odds with the Texas Railroad Commission over abandoned oil wells on her property has dumped $2 million into the campaign of a challenger for a seat on the commission. Click here for The Texas Tribune
Big new Ovintiv wells in Canadian County
Oklahoma’s STACK came through in a big way for Ovintiv USA Inc. as the company just reported completion of three wells on a single pad with production of nearly 4,500 barrels of oil a day. The wells, while they are now nearly half-a-year old, were only the latest in a long line of big …
Permits to drill for May 16, 2022
Pawnee County LAZARUS #1, May 16 2022 19 22N 4E NWNWSESW API: 11723710 Lat: 36.36519185046625, Long: -96.9193133534416 EAGLE ROAD OIL LLC SH, DR, 4400 ft, LAYTON(3070), CLEVELAND(3550), SKINNER 404SKNR 3720 8 MISENER(4220), RED FORK(3750), BARTLESVILLE(3890), MISSISSIPPIAN(3930), WOODFORD(4180) Texas County BLACKMER (RNG 6) UT #8, May 16 2022 15 6N 15EC CNW API: 13921610 SCOUT ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC …
Completion reports for May 16, 2022
BRYAN COUNTY Gulf Exploration Llc Bromide: Oil 15 Gas 69 Water 112 Pump Viola(4938): Gas 60 Water 2 Swabbin G 27 6S 7E Robinson 1-27, January 18, 2022 DH, GAS, TD: 7200 ft Lat: 34.01127, Long: -96.55592 API: 35013201720002 CANADIAN COUNTY Ovintiv Usa Inc All Zones Producing: Oil 1507 Gas 1600 Water 841 Flow 11 14N 7W Rock Island 1407 3h-14xx, December 31, 2021 HH, OIL, TD: 21991 ft …
Energy hearings this week for Sen. Lankford
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford will have an opportunity on Tuesday to delve not only into U.S. and Canadian energy partnerships but also explore how President Biden’s killing of the Keystone XL pipeline affected relations between the two countries. He is a member of the Senate Energy Committee which will hold a hearing Tuesday …
Mullin and others to grill EPA Administrator over budget request
If it’s Tuesday, then EPA Administrator Michael Regan will face some budget questions from Oklahoma Congressman Markwayne Mullin and others on a subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Rep. Mullin, a Republican, sits on the committee’s Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee and will review Regan’s $11.9 billion budget request during a hearing …
Cole–Americans are paying the price for Biden’s misguided energy policies
Oklahoma congressman Tom Cole has some strong advice for America–don’t be fooled by President Biden’s claim that Russia is to blame for our country’s high energy prices. It’s what the Republican Representative cautioned in his weekly column released this week: Since assuming office, President Joe Biden has waged an all-out war against North …