Oilfield worker killed at Devon Energy drilling site in North Dakota

  A contract oilfield worker was killed last week at a Devon energy drilling site in North Dakota. Daniel Navarrete, 42, of New Braunfels, Texas died when he fell through an open hatch in a pit at a Nabors Industries rig near New Town, North Dakota. The Mountrail County sheriff’s office said other workers tried …

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Energy committee leaders named in Oklahoma House of Representatives

  The Oklahoma House of Representatives committee leadership appointments were made and that includes committees dealing with energy and energy-related issues in the approaching 59th Legislature. They include: Energy and Natural Resources Rep. Brad Boles, R-Marlow, chair Rep. Dean Davis, R-Broken Arrow, vice chair Agriculture Rep. Dell Kerbs, R-Shawnee, chair Rep. Kenton Patzkowsky, R-Balko, vice …

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Nation’s drilling rig count dropped along with numbers in Oklahoma

  The nation’s numbers of oil and gas rigs actively pursuing new energy sources dropped by 7 in the past week according to Baker Hughes Co. which released new figures on Friday. The national count fell to 772 and Oklahoma’s count dropped by 3 to 66. A year ago, there were 49 active rigs in …

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Record calendar-year revenue receipts for Oklahoma—thanks to oil and gas production

  A thriving Oklahoma economy for most of 2022 helped propel Gross Receipts to the Treasury to a record calendar year high, but recently there has been a slowdown in growth, State Treasurer Randy McDaniel announced Friday. Gross production taxes on oil and natural gas total $195.1 million, an increase of $41.4 million, or 26.9 …

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Latest STACK play wells in Oklahoma

  Among Oklahoma’s latest completion reports were for two Kingfisher County wells by BCE-Mach III LLC and Ovintiv USA Inc. BCE-March filed a report on the Benda 3-16-6 2ho which produced 713 barrels of oil a day along with 585 Mcf of natural gas. Drilled at 34 17N 6W, a site 6 miles northeast of the …

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ConocoPhillips sues Alaska over North Slope project

  ConocoPhillips, the company with strong Oklahoma oil and gas ties, filed suit against Alaska in a fight with another company that wants to develop a giant North Slope prospect in the state. The suit was filed in Anchorage Superior Court and challenged an administrative decision made in December by the Alaska Department of Natural …

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John Deere builds ‘electric’ backhoes

  The next John Deere backhoe you see around Oklahoma might be a new electric version announced by the world’s largest manufacturer of farm equipment. Deere & Co. said it created the new “electronic” version because of rising demand to reduce emissions in heavy industry reported Bloomberg. Based in Moline, Illinois, the company said its …

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Headlines of other energy stories

** U.S. natural gas futures plunged close to 11% to a one-year low on Thursday on a smaller-than-expected storage draw and forecasts for warmer-than-normal weather to continue into late January. That should keep heating demand low during what is usually the coldest part of the year and allow utilities to leave more gas in storage …

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Biden administration now admits the Keystone XL pipeline would have had a big economic impact

  Two years after President Biden used one of his first executive orders to kill the planned Keystone XL Pipeline, his administration now admits it would have had economic benefits to the U.S. Fox News reported the Department of Energy issued a late December report saying the project would have created between 16,149 and 59,000 …

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EPA backs off crackdown of oil producers in Permian Basin

  The EPA apparently decided against a proposal to crack down on smog in the Permian Basin and it was called a “win” for oil producers in the region. Devon Energy is among those producers. The idea was not part of the EPA’s recent release of an agenda of planned regulations reported Bloomberg. Click here …

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