An electronics manufacture firm based in Fayetteville, Arkansas has received a $1.1 million federal grant to develop high-temperature communication electronics for directional drilling. Ozark Integrated Circuits Inc. received the grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Talk, Business and Politics, an Arkansas-based website reported it is one of …
July 2020 archive
Tulsa “very much in this” to win Tesla truck plant
As county commissioners in Austin, Texas this week adopted millions in tax breaks to attract a $1.1 billion Tesla truck plant, officials and leaders in Tulsa believe they remain in the race for the decision to be made by Elon Musk. But the Tulsa World reported this week, in the ongoing battle with Austin, …
Was Elon Musk exposed to COVID-19 when he visited with Oklahoma Governor?
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt’s testing positive for COVID-19 has raised questions among some about whether Tesla’s Elon Musk might have been exposed during his recent trip to Tulsa. Tulsa is one of two finalists for the company’s new Gigafactory. The other being Austin, Texas. It looked like Texas was the winner after Tesla made a …
Blueknight Energy Partners declares quarterly distribution
Quarterly cash distributions have been announced by Tulsa-based Blueknight Energy Partners, L.P. The company’s board of directors declared a cash distribution on the partnership’s common units of 4 cents per unit as well as a cash distribution of $0.17875 per unit on the preferred units. The distributions are for the quarter that ended June …
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, …
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: …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …