The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority took action this week setting the toll rates for Tulsa’s Gilcrease Expressway. The Expressway is expected to open to traffic in September reported the Tulsa World. Click here for Tulsa World
Dewey County is site of large oil producer for Blake Production
You don’t normally see much about Blake Production Company, a firm based in Oklahoma City. But this week, Blake filed a completion report on a Dewey County well with nearly 1,200 barrels of oil a day in production. The Cypress 1816 1-35h, located about 5 miles southeast of Taloga (35 18N 16W) was completed in …
Fight advances against proposed turnpike in Norman
The fight by hundreds of Norman residents against the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority over a proposed new turnpike that would run through homes and business parts of the city took another step this week. The residents filed suit and accused the Authority of violating the state’s Open Meeting Act and this week their attorney Stan …
Banks that “boycotted” fossil fuels banned by Texas
Ten financial firms that did not support the oil and gas industry learned Wednesday they had just been banned from doing business with the state of Texas. State Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced the decision to ban BlackRock Inc and other banks and investment firms from entering into most contracts with the state reported The …
Other energy headlines
** The state of Utah and two Republican-leaning rural counties sued the Biden administration on Wednesday over the president’s decision last year to restore two sprawling national monuments on rugged lands sacred to Native Americans that former President Donald Trump had downsized. ** Climate activists have developed plans to foil a provision Senator Joe Manchin wedged into the new …
Laredo Petroleum executive leaves company
Laredo Petroleum just lost its Chief Operating Officer and the company indicated it won’t replace T. Karen Chandler. She was the company’s Senior Vice President and COO and left the company immediately, according to an SEC filing made by Laredo. The company stated that “Dr. Chandler’s departure was not the result of any disagreement …
Fight looms over protecting lesser prairie chicken in the Permian Basin
The debate is growing in New Mexico whether federal protections for the lesser prairie chicken, including Oklahoma, will harm the oil and gas industry. U.S. Rep. Yvette Herrell of New Mexico is fighting the federal proposal to list the bird as “endangered” reported the Carlsbad Current-Argus. Click here for Carlsbad Current-Argus
Mammoth Energy in search of more investors
On the day its shares rose nearly 11%, Oklahoma City-based Mammoth Energy Services Inc. announced plans to take part in two upcoming investor conferences. Arty Straehla, Chief Executive Officer, and Mark Layton, Chief Financial Officer, are scheduled to meet with investors at the Barclays 2022 CEO Energy-Power Conference in New York City on …
Talks with Iran continue boosting oil prices
Oil prices in the U.S. and overseas rose on Wednesday following word that the U.S. won’t ask for additional concessions in a proposed restoration of Iran’s nuclear deal, a move that would allow Iran to export more oil on the world markets. West Texas Intermediate crude for October delivery managed a $1.15 increase to settle …
Chickasha company could be fined millions over recent hazardous waste fires
Oklahoma environmental regulators came down hard Tuesday on a Chickasha company, proposing more than $6 million in fines stemming from recent fires sparked by hazardous waste. Rob Singletary, general counsel at the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality announced the penalties according to News 9. Click here for News 9
