September 2020 archive

Completion reports for September 29, 2020

Completion reports issued on September 29, 2020. completions: none were processed today

Permits to drill for September 29, 2020

Permits to drill issued on September 29, 2020. Canadian County CAREL #1H-2524X, September 29 2020 36 11N 8W NWNWNWNW API: 01725205 Lat: 35.390999458330526, Long: -98.00707539515349 CIMAREX ENERGY CO MU, DR, 21912 ft, WOODFORD(11330) Canadian County CAREL #2H-2524X, September 29 2020 36 11N 8W NWNWNWNW API: 01725209 Lat: 35.39099945783674, Long: -98.00700829673414 CIMAREX ENERGY CO MU, DR, 21900 ft, …

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Pendley court ruling could unravel Trump’s public lands decisions

  A federal judge’s decision to boot a top Trump appointee could jeopardize years of actions the administration has taken on public lands, including an expansion of oil and gas drilling and the decision to uproot the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) headquarters. A Montana-based U.S. District Court judge on Friday ruled William Perry Pendley, …

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El Paso, Las Cruces, and environmentalists oppose El Paso Electric’s power plant project

  El Paso Electric’s plan to spend more than $163 million to put a new, natural gas-fired generating unit at its Newman power plant in far Northeast El Paso is being opposed by the El Paso and Las Cruces city governments, the New Mexico attorney general, and environmental groups in El Paso and New Mexico. The …

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Energy news in brief

**  Oil washed up along parts of a five-mile stretch of a beach on Florida’s Perdido Key on Saturday, less than two weeks after Hurricane Sally made landfall in the area. The U.S. Coast Guard said the oil was discovered Saturday, and samples were collected to determine the source of the oil. ** President Trump’s ban on offshore drilling along …

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Corporation Commission to meet Wednesday morning

  Oklahoma regulators will hold a regular meeting on Wednesday and once again, it will likely be a remote meeting for all three commissioners because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The released agenda indicates it will be a routine meeting with the daily signing agenda docket and possible votes on proposed or potential orders in …

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OU Energy Institute to Address Innovation in Power Sector in Sept. 30 Webcast

    Kevin Fitzgerald, a catalyst and thought leader in the power sector technology investing community, will speak about “Innovation for the New Energy Era” in the University of Oklahoma Energy Institute’s Sept. 30 webcast. Fitzgerald, partner and chief utility officer at Energy Impact Partners, will address the evolution of innovation in the industry in …

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Completion reports for September 28, 2020

Completion reports filed on September 28, 2020. CREEK COUNTY Cartledge & Cartledge Oil Company Inc Dutcher(2898): Oil 5 Pump 21 17N 9E Heyburn 11, July 27, 2020 SH, OIL, TD: 3010 ft Lat: 35.93851, Long: -96.35338 API: 35037294550000 Wfd Oil Corporation Skinner(2105): Water 15 4 15N 9E Stevenson 1-4, December 15, 2019 SH, DRY, TD: 3600 ft Lat: 35.80360, Long: -96.36807 …

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Permits to drill for September 28, 2020

Permits to drill issued on September 28, 2020. permits: none were processed today

Oil prices finish higher, but rise in coronavirus cases feeds demand concerns

    Crude-oil futures ended higher Monday, recouping some of last week’s losses, but concerns that the rise in coronavirus cases throughout the globe will lead to weaker energy demand has grown. West Texas Intermediate crude for November delivery climbed 35 cents, or 0.9%, to settle at $40.60 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. …

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