June 2020 archive

Filing shows growth in Chesapeake Energy’s employee savings plan

  Chesapeake Energy in Oklahoma City might be struggling to avoid bankruptcy, but a new SEC filing shows its employee savings plan appears to be healthy. The Form 11-K filed this past week by the company showed 2019 investments under the company’s Savings and Incentive Stock Bonus plan totaled $603,404,022 at the end of 2019, …

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Windstream to emerge from bankruptcy in August

  Windstream Holdings Inc. of Little Rock, Arkansas, a firm that provides data networking and broadband servings in rural areas of 18 states says it anticipates exiting bankruptcy in August. The company announced late Thursday that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has approved its reorganization plan, which, when completed, …

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Cable Transparency Act introduced by Rep. Mullin

  Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02)  introduced the “Cable Transparency Act,” which would create new opportunities for cable operators and franchise authorities to amend or terminate their franchise agreements without a lengthy process, creating more competition and lower consumer costs. This bill is included in the Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans’ Broadband Infrastructure Package. “Oklahoma’s Second …

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Regional bicycle trails planned in NE Oklahoma

  A program announced by the Indian Nations Council of Government will involve the creation of regional bicycle trails in northeast Oklahoma. The Indian Nations Council of Governments launched a program this week that aims to take Tulsa-area bicycle trails to a next level — from neighborhood loops to a regional network reported the Tulsa …

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Commerce secretary confident Tulsa will be Tesla’s choice

  One state leader is optimistic that Tesla’s next manufacturing plant will be located in Tulsa. It’s the belief of Commerce Secretary Sean Kouplen who told the Tulsa World Tulsa is a better site than Austin, Texas, the other major city in consideration. It seems like forever ago that Mayor G.T. Bynum stood at the …

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Natural gas prices hit 25-year low

  Natural gas prices are down to a territory the industry hasn’t seen since 1995. Natural gas futures were down 7.2% in Thursday’s trading, dropping to a 25 year low at $1.48 per million British thermal units. The last time natural gas closed below $1.50 was in August 1995, when it settled at $1.47. The …

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Completion reports for June 25, 2020

Completion reports filed on June 25, 2020. BECKHAM COUNTY Fourpoint Energy Llc Missourian (upper Granite Wash): Oil 724 Gas 6670 Water 840 Flow 14 10N 25W Rollie 2×11-10-25 1ha, September 18, 2018 HH, OIL, TD: 21800 ft Lat: 35.34851, Long: -99.81830 API: 35009219960000 ELLIS COUNTY Fourpoint Energy Llc Cherokee Group(10163): Oil 610 Gas 4949 Water 2532 Flow 4 17N 23W Seymour 4×9-17-23 1hb, September 22, 2018 …

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Permits to drill for June 25, 2020

Permits to drill issued on June 25, 2020. Carter County J H BENNETT 16 #1-31, February 12 2020 31 2S 2W NWSENWNW API: 01904546 Lat: 34.34526084722546, Long: -97.45523846733853 SPRING OPERATING COMPANY DH, AM, 10027 ft, SYCAMORE(4900), WOODFORD(4954), HUNTON(5078), VIOLA(6100), HUMPHREYS(7110), GOODWIN(8270) Rogers County HARRIS SWD #8-10, February 26 2020 10 24N 17E NENENWNW API: 13125443 Lat: 36.58182219155771, …

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Crude oil rebounds but is still under $39 a barrel in the US

    After two consecutive sessions of a drop in prices, crude oil on Thursday rose nearly 2% to settle at $38.72 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. West Texas Intermediate crude for August rose 71 cents for the session. Global benchmark Brent crude for August delivery was up $1.17 or 1.8% to …

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Oil and gas producers far from optimistic about improved industry

  While the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank survey finds a slight increase in manufacturing in the district that includes Oklahoma, another survey finds oil and gas producers don’t expect any quick turnaround for the industry. The nation’s oil producers think it will take up to two years for oil output to recover in the …

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