Economic growth in rural areas would be given more consideration in the state’s eight-year transportation project plan under a bill by House Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka. “Rural transportation infrastructure isn’t keeping up with development in some areas because the state’s road funding formula does not properly account for rural economic growth. This bill fixes that,” …
State Rep. Brian Hill passed three economic development bills through two House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittees this week. House Bill 3115, was heard in the House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Finance Monday morning. The bill amends eligibility standards for a tax credit program for the automotive industry by expanding the program to any eligible …
Permits to drill for February 11, 2020. Hughes County: 05 7N 12E to Trinity Operating USG LLC
Completion reports filed on February 11, 2020. BLAINE COUNTY Acacia Exploration Partners Llc Mississippian(10548): Oil 1039 Gas 3847 Water 1302 Flow 25 16N 12W Watonga 1-19h, September 10, 2019 HH, OIL, TD: 16365 ft Lat: 35.83716, Long: -98.42227 API: 35011242140000 KAY COUNTY Twisted Oak Operating Llc Layton: Oil 38 Water 81 Pump 23 25N 2E Gillham 4-23, February 16, 2018 SH, OIL, TD: 2965 ft …
Kansas City midstream company Tallgrass Energy, LP, a pipeline company managing lines carrying oil from Wyoming to Cushing, Oklahoma announced plans to open an office in Houston, Texas. The office will be managed by the company’s new Chief Commercial Officer, Damon Daniels. In this role, Daniels will report directly to Tallgrass President Matthew P. Sheehy. …
Energy leaders are keeping an even closer watch on oil and natural gas prices as they fell to a more than one-year low this week due in part to the spread of the coronavirus in China. Adding to the growing worries is speculation that OPEC might deliver another cut to oil production. But the coronavirus …
** U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette wants to work with Canada and Mexico to export U.S. coal to Asia and get around West Coast states that have blocked permits for coal shipments due to climate concerns. ** Colorado lawmakers are considering a bill that would require utilities to source renewable natural gas from dairies, landfills and other sources. ** An Oregon county …
Oklahoma U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe and James Lankford were among 18 Republican senators who wrote a White House Council on Environmental Quality saying they support the President’s proposed changes to the National Environmental Policy Act. The letter came as the White House Council prepared to hold a field hearing in Denver on the proposed changes. …
Natural gas futures slid to a four-year low this week as prices for March delivery dropped 9.2 cents to $1.766 per million British thermal on the New York Mercantile Exchange. That’s the lowest settlement since March 9, 2016 and the premium for April gas over the March contract widened to 3.8 cents. It’s a sign …
The Oklahoma Rural Association has expressed concerns about health care to members of the Oklahoma Congressional delegation, pointing out the situation has only worsened with the slowdown in the oil and gas industry in the state. In a letter sent to the U.S. Senators and Representatives, Monica Collision, Executive Director of the Association voiced …
