March 8, 2018 archive

Permits to drill March 1 through 7th

Permits to drill for week of March 1 through the 7th. Scroll down for a better view.   Alfalfa WENNINGER A 1-22 TRANS PACIFIC OIL CO SH DR 22 28N 12W NE SW SW NE Feb-28-2018 Mar-06-2018 00323303 5600927 Beckham RAZOR’S EDGE 1H-27 LE NORMAN OPERATING HH DR 27 11N 21W SE SE SW SW …

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Completion reports for March 1-7th

Completion reports for week of March 1 through the 7th.   Scroll down for a better view.   COUNTY Well name OPERATOR SCTN TWN RNG SPOT Completion Date Oil Gas Water Scan Date API Document Alfalfa ROSE KELLY SWD 2-3 SANDRIDGE EXPLORATIO 3 28N 10W SW SW SE SE May-15-2017 Mar-05-2018 00322193 500640487 Alfalfa PHIN …

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Bloomberg Energy Leader Cautions Targeting Renewable Energy

A top Bloomberg energy research director was in Oklahoma this week meeting with state legislators and promoting renewable energy resources—especially the state’s wind industry. But Ethan Zindler, head of the U.S.Research at Bloomberg New Energy Finance Limited also had some words of caution as the legislature moves toward more actions to remove tax credits and …

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Legislator Files Federal Lawsuit Over Tracking Device on his Truck

  The Oklahoma legislator who thinks his anti-wind energy stance resulted in a private detective planting a tracking device on his vehicle, has filed suit in Oklahoma City federal court against a Texas political consultant. Rep.Mark McBride’s lawsuit was filed this week against George C. Shipley, the Austin political consultant accused of hiring someone to …

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Gasoline Prices Rise in Half of U.S. but Remain Steady in Oklahoma

While gasoline prices are on the rise for half of the country, they declined slightly in Oklahoma. AAA Oklahoma reports some states have seen average prices increase as much as 9 cents over the past week. But in Oklahoma, the average this week was $2.34 a gallon, a drop of 2 cents from a week …

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Noble Energy Makes $15 million Purchase of Interest in West Texas Pipeline

Houston-based Noble Energy Partners is buying a 19% equity interest for $15 million in the Midstream Access Pipeline of West Texas. The pipeline is a network of 90 miles of high and low-pressure lines in Upton and Midland counties located in and around Midland and Odessa, Texas. It went online in 2015 and has a …

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Biofuel Leaders Plead With President Trump to Keep Renewable Fuel Standard

Some 150 leaders of American biofuel companies sent a letter to President Trump this week urging him to support and maintain the current Renewable Fuel Standard.  They warned the President that any changes to the RFS and the Renewable Identification Number system would negatively impact ethanol and biofuel producers. “Like hundreds of thousands of others …

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Appeals Court Judges Amazed at Polluting Texas Power Plant

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Judges in New Orleans couldn’t believe how one of the nation’s dirtiest coal-fired electric power plants in Texas has been allowed to operate without permits for eleven years. A three-judge panel heard arguments this week in the case brought by the Sierra Club against Luminant’s Martin Lake power plant southwest …

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Wildfires Plague Kansas Again

Wildfires this week darkened thousands of acres in Oklahoma and Kansas but the biggest loss was in Kansas where at least 25,000 acres burned. A wildfire in Ellis county in northern Kansas prompted the evacuation of the small town of Catharine near Hays. Highway patrol troopers went from farm to farm, urging people to flee. …

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Devon Announces Sale of $553 million in Barnett Shale Holdings

Oklahoma City’s Devon Energy announced Thursday it has reached an agreement to sell the southern portion of its Barnett shale position in north Texas for $553 million.  At the same time, the company has made an offer to purchase $1 billion in debentures held by investors. The sale of the Barnett shale holdings is expected …

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