A federal judge in New Mexico has ordered the Bureau of Land Management against moving ahead with plans to carry out hydraulic fracturing and oil exploration on federal land in the Four Corners area. Senior U.S. District Court Judge M. Christina Armijo set aside the leases on nearly 20,000 acres and ordered the Bureau of …
Despite recent rains, the stubborn drought in Oklahoma is returning as much of western Oklahoma and the Panhandle are under an extreme drought classification. The latest Drought Monitor published by the National Drought Mitigation Center shows nearly 24 percent of the state is in an extreme category. About 36 percent is classified as being in …
The Oklahoma Sierra Club is planning a “Boot Pruitt” rally this week in Oklahoma City. The group plans the rally Wednesday, June 27 next to the Cox Convention Center starting at 11:30 a.m. An email notice said the rally would be held to focus on the “failings” of Pruitt as Administrator of the EPA. …
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt must know he’s in trouble when one of his mentors and long-time friends suggests maybe it’s time for him to resign. The suggestion is from Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe who was interviewed on the Laura Ingraham radio show and told Ingraham that Pruitt “has really done some things that surprised …
With the annual shareholders meeting of SandRidge Energy set for June 19, the company’s board of directors continues its sparring with activist investor Carl Icahn. Directors sent yet another letter to shareholders urging them to re-elect all five directors as well as two nominees from Icahn’s camp. And he did the same. “Icahn is seeking …
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission is moving quickly to adapt the historic $64 million OGE rate reduction agreement reached with Attorney General Mike Hunter. The Commission has the item on its Friday morning agenda for a vote on the Cause No. PUD 201700496 to lower utility bills beginning next month. Part of the agreement involves a …
This weekly report includes new Permits that have been Approved (or existing permits that have been Amended) between June 7th and close of business on June 13th. There are two links on each line: – The SPOT link will take you to the well location on Google Maps. So, if you need it, this will …
Here is the Weekly Completions Report. The table below provides a summary of the Completion tickets (Form 1002A) that have been published between June 7th and close of business on June 13th. The table includes the Initial Production data for Oil (b/d), Gas (MCF/d) and Water (b/d). There are two links in the table: – The SPOT …
A fire that badly damaged a biofuels plant in western Kansas and forced the evacuation of nearby rural homes was extinguished Wednesday night. The Clark County Sheriff’s office indicated there were no injuries reported from the fire at the EGE plant near the town of Minneola. The fire started about 12 p.m. and six hours …
One thing Scott Pruitt’s done since becoming the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is create a flood of Open Records requests at the office of Oklahoma Attorney General. National and state news organizations want to know more about Pruitt’s dealings when he was attorney general. They started making their Open Records requests when Pruitt …
