March 25, 2020 archive

Completion reports for March 25, 2020

Completion reports filed for March 25, 2020. CANADIAN COUNTY Camino Natural Resources Llc Mississippian(10686): Oil 323 Gas 4211 Water 2539 Flow 11 11N 8W Johnny Bench 1108 11-14 1mxh, December 14, 2019 HH, OIL, TD: 18458 ft Lat: 35.44162, Long: -98.00872 API: 35017255300000 Travis Peak Resources Llc Mississippi Lime(11797): Oil 144 Gas 7860 Water 1622 Flow 31 12N 8W Prairie Prince 25-12n-9w 1mh, December 07, 2019 …

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Permits to drill for March 25, 2020

Permits to drill issued for March 25, 2020. Creek County LLAMA #13-2, March 25 2020 13 14N 9E CS2SWNW API: 03729449 Lat: 35.69040427513098, Long: -96.31411470778315 BARDEN/BASS OIL & GAS EXPLORATION SH, DR, 4000 ft, SKINNER(2120), RED FORK(2280), BARTLESVILLE(2660), GILCREASE(2990), VIOLA(3600), WILCOX(3660) Mcintosh County TESLA #5-17-20WH, March 25 2020 08 8N 13E SWNWSWSE API: 09121827 Lat: 35.1764334769423, Long: …

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Oil makes slight increase in Wednesday’s trading

The price of oil rose again on Wednesday but less than half a dollar a barrel. Trading saw a second day of at least one major oil company’s shares climbing significantly. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 48 cents before ending the day at $24.49 a barrel, a change of 2 percent.  Brent crude in London …

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Sen. Lankford critical again of Democrats for 3-day delay in coronavirus aid package

In an emotional speech Wednesday on the Senate floor, Oklahoma U.S. Senator James Lankford again was critical of Democrats for delaying votes on a $2 trillion coronavirus aid package. “Why in the world are we holding up small businesses and holding up checks to individuals and cutting off support for nonprofits because we’re thinking about a few things like …

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Coal industry employment lowest in decades

The closing of another coal-fired power plant across the U.S. this week highlights what is happening to the coal mining industry. The Associated Press reported what it means to those who work in the coal mining industry. When coal-burning plants close, coal mining loses its best customer. Since 2010, 500 coal-burning units, or boilers, at …

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Energy news in brief

** White House energy adviser Mike McKenna exited his job Tuesday, according to a statement issued late that day. ** Water utilities are urging Congress to provide financial relief to offset the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. ** Energy industry groups and labor interests this week urged the Supreme Court to overturn a decision blocking a natural …

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Paper or Plastic question might be a thing of the past

Environmental efforts across the U.S. to ban plastic bags might be growing especially in the coronavirus pandemic. As more Oklahomans and others across the U.S. resort to certain foods and other necessities being shipped to their doorsteps, they’re finding more paper surrounding their purchased products. New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu announced last week that reusable …

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Deal struck on coronavirus aid bill that doesn’t include renewable energy efforts

Efforts to extend tax credits for the wind and solar industries did not make it into the $2 trillion emergency coronavirus relief package.  Democrats had sought to include them as negotiations stalled over the weekend, sparking anger and frustration from Republicans including Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford who took to the Senate floor this week …

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Oil and gas industry still eager to drill on federal lands in Wyoming

  Despite the dramatically low oil prices, oil and gas developers bid on 72% of the nearly 119,000 acres of public land in Wyoming in this week’s first quarterly lease sale. Some bids were as low as $2 per acre according to results posted on EnergyNet, a digital marketplace. The bids represented about 72,000 out …

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Refineries appeal Federal court ruling—EPA does not

Small refinery operators, including one in Oklahoma who were the target of a Denver Federal Appeals Court ruling regarding waivers exempting them from the nation’s biofuels regulations have filed a challenge to the decision. Court records indicate appeals were filed Tuesday by the Wynnewood Refining Company, HollyFrontier Cheyenne Refining, LLC, HollyFrontier Refining and Marketing, LLC and …

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