September 2019 archive

Corps of Engineers suggests $250 million in new flood levees in Tulsa

Four months after deadly flooding along the Arkansas River in eastern Oklahoma, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a study on the safety of flood levees in Tulsa County. The study fills 161 pages of recommendations regarding the levees that prevented even more extensive flood damage in Sand Springs and parts of some …

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Xcel Energy announces move to smart meters

Smart meters are coming to the customers served by Xcel Energy in eight states in the Midwest and the Southwest. The Minnesota-based company announced this week it entered into an agreement with Itron to secure the meters to install across its system. Xcel Energy has 3.6 million electric and 2 million natural gas customers in …

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Governor picks Osage County District Judge for Supreme Court

  The newest member of the Oklahoma Supreme Court who might rule on energy issues in the state is Osage County District Judge M. John Kane IV. He was named Tuesday by Gov. Kevin Stitt to replace retired justice John Reif who had been appointed by former Gov. Brad Henry. Kane has been an Osage …

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Completion reports for September 17, 2019

Completion reports filed for September 17, 2019. HUGHES COUNTY Calyx Energy Iii Llc Woodford(4953): Gas 1151 Water 4172 Flow 14 8N 12E Lincoln 1-23-26wh, September 29, 2018 HH, GAS, TD: 15477 ft Lat: 35.16006, Long: -96.00278 API: 35063247670001

Permits to drill for September 17, 2019

Permits to drill issued on September 17, 2019. Hughes County BROWN #SWD 1, September 25 2018 14 9N 12E CSESE API: 06324851 Lat: 35.247995842944604, Long: -96.00147839115319 WATERBRIDGE ARKOMA OPERATING LLC SH, AM, 6400 ft, SIMPSON(4400), WILCOX(4472), ARBUCKLE(4900) Woods County SHARES 25-26-14 #1H, September 17 2019 25 26N 14W NWNENWNE API: 15124577 Lat: 36.709956250865496, Long: -98.65491097185934 BCE-MACH LLC …

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Record oil and gas production in North Dakota

Flaring in North Dakota continues to exceed the state’s goals, but was still less than posted in last month’s oil and gas production report — despite the fact crude oil and natural gas production reached new heights. The monthly oil production report released Monday, Sept. 16, shows a 1.2 percent increase in crude oil production …

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Another Iowa ethanol plant stops operations

Uncertainty from the Trump administration about the future of ethanol production has resulted in a second Iowa ethanol plant shutting down production. The Siouxland Energy, a farmer-owned cooperative in Sioux Center. Its board of directors “decided to halt production” and a written statement blamed the Trump Administration’s waivers so ethanol doesn’t have to be blended …

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Groups planning ‘Climate Crisis’ day in Tulsa on Friday

Organizers of an event to bring more attention to what they call the “Climate Crisis” are hoping hundreds or more students walk out of their classes in Tulsa on Friday. “If everyone pulls their weight, Friday’s strikes will be the biggest day of climate action yet on our home planet!” said 350.org founder Bill McKibben. …

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Oil and Gas Expo only a few weeks away in OKC

The 23rd annual Oklahoma Oil and Gas Expo sponsored by SOER, Sustaining Oklahoma’s Energy Resources, is only a few weeks away in Oklahoma City.  More than 250 exhibitors have signed up to take part. “We still have three weeks and normally, we get a pretty good push in the final weeks,” according to Melanie Voice, …

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Sen. Lankford says Iran was behind attack on Saudi oil storage facilities

Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford makes no bones about it.  He feels confident Iran was behind the drone attack that literally cut in half the oil output in Saudi Arabia over the weekend. “Iran has been the provocative actor in the Middle East for decades,” he said Monday night in an interview on the Martha …

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