January 14, 2019 archive

Permits to drill for Jan. 10, 2019

Permits to drill for January 10, 2019.   Beaver County LIND #1-16, January 10 2019 16 6N 28E CNWNWNW API: 00724402 Lat: 36.9922305318701, Long: -100.05584350362005 FOUNDATION ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC SH, RC, 6175 ft, CHEROKEE(5538), MORROW(5857), CHESTER(5927) Blaine County WATSON NORTH #1-8-17XH, January 10 2019 08 14N 13W N2NWNENW API: 01123598 Lat: 35.71047050690352, Long: -98.60898787716509 CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC …

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Permits to drill for Jan. 11, 2019

Permits to drill for January 11, 2019. Canadian County BRUEGGEN SWD #1, January 11 2019 33 14N 7W SESWSWNW API: 01725351 Lat: 35.6463384592487, Long: -97.95723971820944 H2OK LLC SH, DR, 6750 ft, WABAUNSEE(4090), SHAWNEE(4800), DOUGLAS(5750), OCHELATA(6200) Carter County WOODRUFF #1-29, January 11 2019 29 5S 2W NWSESENE API: 01925772 Lat: 34.09429078351133, Long: -97.42420981252786 YALE OIL ASSOCIATION INC SH, …

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New governor challenges Oklahomans to do better and improve government

    Kevin Stitt was sworn in Monday as Oklahoma’s newest governor and in his inaugural address again challenged Oklahomans to make the state a top ten state in the country. “I see great men and women around me. I see promises to be kept. I see jobs. I see progress. I see a Top Ten …

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Anthony sworn in for 6th term as Corporation Commissioner

  Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony was sworn into office Monday morning after winning re-election last November to his sixth consecutive term. Of the 9 statewide offices, Anthony is the longest-serving Oklahoma statewide elected official. It was 30 years ago when he was first sworn into office. Anthony was administered  two oaths of office. One …

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ONEGAS fights passing along federal tax cuts to Kansas consumers

While tens of thousands of customers of one Kansas natural gas service will see a drop in their utility bills over the federal tax reductions approved a year ago, the Oklahoma parent company of another service is fighting such a move. The 37,000 customers of Black Hills Energy in Wichita, Kansas will see about a …

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High court case involves wages paid to offshore rig workers

From POLITICO’s Morning Energy Report, word about a case involving wages paid to those who work on offshore oil and gas rigs. “The Supreme Court on Friday said it will decide whether workers on offshore drilling rigs are subject to state wage laws. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco last year ruled …

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Tulsa-based coal firm to release 4Q earnings report

Tulsa’s major coal-mining company, Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. plans to make its fourth quarter 2018 financial results available on Monday, Jan. 28, 2019. The release will be made prior to the opening of markets. Alliance management will discuss the results during a conference call at 9 a.m. central time on the same day. The company …

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Government shutdown affecting some aspects of Oklahoma’s energy industry

Some energy-related federal agencies in Oklahoma are among those directly affected by the partial-government shutdown. The U.S. Interior Department has 875 employees working in Oklahoma. Its various agencies include the Bureau of Indian Affairs which handles matters related to oil and gas leases on Indian land. Of course, the BIA also funds critical services for the …

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Transparency to be part of Byrd’s historic leadership at State Auditor

    Oklahoma’s history-making Auditor Cindy Byrd might not have a direct involvement in the state’s energy industry, but her agency monitors the finances of such agencies as the Department of Environmental Quality, the Energy Department and the Corporation Commission. And she intends to make transparency a focus of her agency. She made history on …

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Midstream companies nervous in Colorado as Democrats target drilling and pipelines

  Not only are midstream companies in Colorado nervous about the goal of Democrats in control of their statehouse,but so are some in Oklahoma. That’s because the pipelines that could be targeted by anti-fossil fuel legislators carry oil from Colorado to Cushing, Oklahoma, the oil hub where crude prices are set. The oil and gas …

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