October 22, 2020 archive

Completion reports for October 22, 2020

Completion reports filed on October 22, 2020. KINGFISHER COUNTY Overflow Energy Stack Llc 7 17N 9W Red Winter Swd 1, April 14, 2020 SH, COMM, TD: 10310 ft Lat: 35.96434, Long: -98.19331 API: 35073261650001 STEPHENS COUNTY Territory Resources Llc Upper Hoxbar(10131): Oil 1.7 Gas 58 Water 4 Pump Middle Hoxbar(10400): Gas 43 Water 7 Pump Deese Group(12443): Gas 21 Pump Atoka(14495): Gas 9 Pump 24 2N 8W Defender 3-24, …

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Permits to drill for October 22, 2020

Permits to drill issued on October 22, 2020. Carter County AWU #33, October 22 2020 34 3S 2W NWSESENE API: 01926412 Lat: 34.25399518530859, Long: -97.38894011039568 KODIAK OIL & GAS INC SH, DR, 1100 ft, PERMIAN(300) Carter County AWU #32, October 22 2020 34 3S 2W SENESENE API: 01926411 Lat: 34.25490187757607, Long: -97.38784800875297 KODIAK OIL & GAS INC …

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Energy stocks made gains on Thursday

  Thursday turned out to be a turn-around day for many energy stocks as some soared as much as 7 and 8%. Alliance Resource Partners rose 8 cents for a 3% increase to $2.82. Blueknight Energy Partners settled up 4 cents for a 3% rise to $1.39. Chesapeake Energy also had a 3% increase of …

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Oil prices end higher as some signs point to demand recovery

  Oil futures ended higher on Thursday, as a fall in U.S. weekly jobless claims to a new pandemic low and progress toward a fresh coronavirus aid package boosted prospects for energy demand. West Texas Intermediate crude for December delivery rose 61 cents, or 1.5%, to settle at $40.64 a barrel on the New York Mercantile …

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Solar conversion helps Arkansas school district boost teachers’ pay

  In Batesville, Arkansas, just 17 miles west of the state’s largest coal-fired power plant, a solar array at the local high school is having an unconventional impact: boosting teachers’ pay. In 2017, energy efficiency company Entegrity conducted an energy audit of the Batesville School District, which currently comprises Batesville High School and five other …

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Study has dire warning about New Mexico’s oil and gas industry

  Economic analysts warned that New Mexico could be unable to rely on its oil and gas industry as the market continues to struggle amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Lease fees, royalty payment and taxes from oil and gas operations accounted for about 30 percent of the state’s budget in recent years, per a recent study from …

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NextEra wind, solar backlog passes 15 GW

  The backlog of renewable energy projects that NextEra expects to construct over the next few years grew by about 1,450 MW in the third quarter and now exceeds 15 GW, more than the total current renewables portfolio of its wholesale generating subsidiary, NextEra Energy Resources, the company announced during its Q3 earnings call on Wednesday. NextEra …

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ODOT reminds candidates to obey the law and keep campaign signs away from highways

  As the Nov. 3 general election approaches, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation reminds political candidates and volunteers to stay safe, save taxpayer money and keep Oklahoma’s highways and interstates free of unsightly, damaging and costly litter by keeping campaign signs out of highway rights-of-way. Placing campaign signs to help promote candidates may be a …

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Lankford, Capito send letter to EPA opposing ethanol mandate expansion

   Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and his colleagues in a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler concerning the Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for 2021. They are asking the EPA Administrator to use his statutory authority under the Clean Air Act to cite “severe economic harm” and grant …

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Oil and gas rig count increased nationally in the past week

  The latest rig count provided by Enverus shows a 3% increase in the number of rigs active in the different basins in the U.S. The number of rigs running in the US rose by nine in the last week to a total of 332, as of Oct. 21. The count is up 12% in …

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