July 16, 2020 archive

Completion reports for July 16, 2020

Completion reports filed on July 16, 2020. CARTER COUNTY Citation Oil & Gas Corporation Deese(2435): Oil 132 Gas 30 Water 184 Pump 30 1S 3W Countyline Unit 77-12, June 29, 2019 SH, OIL, TD: 3906 ft Lat: 34.44139, Long: -97.55570 API: 35019263200000 Citation Oil & Gas Corporation Deese(2500): Oil 61 Gas 20 Water 65 Pump 30 1S 3W Countyline Unit 67-6, July 24, 2019 SH, OIL, …

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Permits to drill for July 16, 2020

Permits to drill issued on July 16, 2020. Carter County SW WILDCAT JIM DEESE UNIT #18-5, July 15 2020 07 2S 2W NWNESWSW API: 01926397 Lat: 34.393834723241646, Long: -97.45506253978164 MACK ENERGY CO DH, DR, 4800 ft, DEESE(2900) Carter County SW WILDCAT JIM DEESE UNIT #22-1, July 15 2020 07 2S 2W NWNESWSW API: 01926398 Lat: 34.393771524984814, Long: …

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Oil prices slipped as OPEC hints at lowering its production cuts

  A day after an OPEC+ committee recommended it lower its production cuts next month, oil futures dropped in Thursday’s trading. But prices remained above the $40 a barrel mark. West Texas Intermediate crude for August dropped 45 cents or 1.1% to settle at $40.75 a barrel in trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.  …

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Operations launched at new crude oil terminal in South Texas

  Houston-based Buckeye Partners, L.P., a company with more than 6,000 miles of pipeline and owned in part by Phillips 66 Partners LP, announced Thursday that crude oil export operations have begun at South Texas Gateway , a new state-of-the-art terminal constructed to facilitate the supply of North American crude oil to global markets. Loading …

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Democrat leader wants statewide mask policy in Oklahoma

  If Oklahoma House Democrat leader Emily Virgin of Norman gets her way, energy workers statewide will be wearing masks because of the COVID-19 virus. After Arkansas issued a statewide mask policy, she echoed the call, saying it’s what Governor Kevin Stitt should do. “Governor Stitt continues to declare his support for Oklahoma’s economy, while …

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Protect Colorado well on its way to putting two initiatives on the November ballot

  Two ballot petitions, including one to protect natural gas as a consumer choice for new or remodeled homes and businesses in Colorado appear to be way ahead of schedule. Both are pushed by Protect Colorado, an energy-friendly organization.   Initiative 284 would protect natural gas as a consumer choice for new or remodeled homes …

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Judge orders methane and flaring rule reinstated

  A federal judge has reinstated the Obama-era methane venting and flaring rule, after ruling that the Trump administration “engineered a process to ensure a preordained conclusion” to repeal the rule. The Bureau of Land Management’s 2016 regulation established methane leak detection and repair requirements for oil and gas production on federal lands, and in …

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Oil and gas firms targeted for their campaign contributions

  Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe was among those singled out by SLUDGE, an investigative journalism website for taking campaign money from oil and gas interests and urging the government to give financial relief to those firms. SLUDGE reported that as the economy collapsed in the pandemic, oil and gas companies that have donated over $10 …

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Attorney General and Five Tribes Release Agreement in Principle for Criminal, Civil Jurisdiction

  Attorney General Mike Hunter and tribal leaders collaborating after the McGirt v. Oklahoma decision Thursday released an agreement in principle for proposed federal legislation that will clarify respective state and tribal jurisdiction in both criminal and civil matters. To read the agreement, click here. The agreement did not specifically point to the impact on energy regulations.  But …

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Treasurer’s Office returns to State Capitol

  There’s a reason Oklahoma Treasurer Randy McDaniel is smiling this week.  After 13 months of working at a remote location, he and his staff returned to their newly-renovated offices in the capitol. It was June of last year when the Office of the Treasurer left the Capitol Building for the first time since it …

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