2017 archive

Denver Federal Appeals Court Wants Decision From Trump Administration on Fracking Fight

The Denver federal appeals court is telling the Trump administration to decide if it wants to defend an Obama-era fracking regulation. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals gave a deadline of Wednesday for government lawyers to decide if they will continue the fight for the Interior Department’s hydraulic fracturing rule. A district court struck …

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State House Approves Bill Wiping Out Tax Credits for Wind Industry

If the vote in the Oklahoma House of Representatives is any indication, the wind industry knows the time is near. The House on Thursday passed HB 2298, the measure cutting tax credits for the operators of wind farms that cover the western half of the state.  It was a vote of 74 to 24. “It’s …

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Wind Energy Tax Credit Sunset Bill Advances to Oklahoma Senate

By a vote of 74-24, the Oklahoma House of Representatives approved a legislative measure to sunset the zero-emissions tax credit for the wind energy industry. House Bill 2298 – a leadership bill authored by Speaker Charles McCall (R-Atoka) – imposes a deadline of July 1, 2017 for operational facilities to qualify for the tax credit. …

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ONEOK Promotes Kevin Burdick and Michael Fitzgibbons to Senior Management Roles

Tulsa-based ONEOK, Inc. and ONEOK Partners, L.P. announced organizational changes on Tuesday in a company press release. Kevin L. Burdick, 52, currently senior vice president, natural gas gathering and processing, has been promoted to executive vice president and chief commercial officer, a new role, with responsibility for all of ONEOK’s business segment commercial activities. He …

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WTI Settles Below $50 a Barrel as OPEC Warns Increased U.S. Production May End Deal

Domestic oil prices plunged below $50 a barrel on Thursday for the first time this year as the market worried that growing U.S. crude producers may undermine efforts to rebalance global supply and demand, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. It marked their lowest finish since late November. April West Texas Intermediate crude slid $1 or 2%, to …

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Completion Reports March 10, 2017

  CANADIAN COUNTY Chesapeake Operating Llc Mississippian(9817): Oil 202 Gas 3394 Water 167 Artificia L Lift 27 12N 7W Hunt 27-12-7 1h, October 28, 2016 HH, GAS, TD: 20034 ft Lat: 35.47959, Long: -97.92220 API: 35017249260001 CARTER COUNTY Xto Energy Inc Woodford(11028): Oil 220 Gas 1104 Water 2237 Flow 11 4S 3E Renee 2-11h2, January …

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Permits to Drill March 10, 2017

  Alfalfa County PATTON 25&24-26-11 #2H, March 09 2017 25 26N 11W SESWSWSE API: 00323275 Lat: 36.696229602286856, Long: -98.33210904024318 CHESAPEAKE OPERATING LLC HH, DR, 15800 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(5533) Alfalfa County PATTON 25&24-26-11 #1H, March 09 2017 25 26N 11W SESWSWSE API: 00323274 Lat: 36.696147202929616, Long: -98.33210903187144 CHESAPEAKE OPERATING LLC HH, DR, 15800 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(5533) Blaine County …

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New Clean Power Plan Coming?

  Updating the fight against the Obama Clean Power Plan by Oklahoma and other states, the D.C. Circuit court suggested it might be a few more weeks before it rules on the lawsuits. Ten judges are hearing the case and they set a March 20 deadline for briefs to be filed in a secondary dispute …

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Pruitt Doubts Carbon Dioxide is a Main Cause of Global Warming

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt turned some heads Thursday morning when he declared carbon dioxide is not a primary contributor to global warming. It’s the answer he gave when questioned during an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “I think that measuring with precision human activity on the climate is something very challenging to do and there’s …

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Drought Spreads Throughout NW Oklahoma and the Panhandle

The latest report from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows the drought is growing quickly in some areas of Oklahoma. The most rapid growth has been seen in the Panhandle where parts of Cimarron and Texas counties where the extreme drought jumped from 0.18 last week to 3.17 percent this week. It also explains why one …

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