October 2020 archive

US Oil producers begin restoring Gulf of Mexico output after Hurricane Delta

  U.S. oil and gas companies were returning workers and restarting operations at storm-swept production facilities along the U.S. Gulf Coast on Oct. 11, two days after Hurricane Delta barreled through the area. Chevron Corp., Royal Dutch Shell Plc and BHP Group Plc all said workers were headed back to production platforms in the U.S.-regulated …

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Energy news in brief

**  Gulf Coast oil and gas operations begin to restart, utility crews work to restore power, and Louisiana residents start to pick up the pieces again in the wake of Hurricane Delta. ** Fire investigators looking into what caused a wildfire that killed four people in far Northern California have taken possession of equipment belonging to Pacific Gas and Electric, …

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Emissions and flaring reductions part of Devon’s Sustainability report

From methane emissions to flaring, water conservation and the COVID-19 Pandemic, they are targets in the 2020 Sustainability Report released this week by Oklahoma City-based Devon Energy Corp. The company’s report highlights the company’s performance and efforts related to emissions and flaring reductions, environment preservation, pandemic and crisis management, employee empowerment and community investment. “At …

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US oil and gas industry lost 107,000 jobs in the pandemic. Most will take years to return.

The U.S. oil and gas industry has lost 107,000 jobs during the coronavirus pandemic, and most of these jobs may take years to return, according to a new report. The global pandemic, which plunged demand for crude and petroleum products such as gasoline and jet fuel, has led to the fastest layoffs in the oil …

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Entergy plugs into largest solar array in Arkansas

  Entergy Arkansas has plugged into its second major solar power facility, a 350,000-panel array near Lake Village that is now the largest in Arkansas. Click here to view the story from Arkansas Business.

Texas to choose a new Railroad Commissioner

  While Oklahoma has its race for a state Corporation Commission seat, so does the state of Texas. On the ballot this November for the seat on the Texas Railroad Commission are Democratic candidate Chrysta Castañeda and Republican candidate James “Jim” Wright. Click here to view the story from KVUE TV.

Tennessee and Arizona in running for new electric car plant

    The nation’s newest electric car plant will be located in either Tennessee or Arizona. Canadian electric vehicle designer and manufacturer ElectraMeccanica named Tennessee as one of two finalists for the location of its SOLO EV United States assembly facility reported the Tennessean. The proposed plant includes an engineering technical center with facilities for electric vehicle testing and …

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State issues boil order for Sardis Lake Water Authority in SE Oklahoma

  The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality  has advised the Sardis Lake Water Authority, located in Pushmataha County because of what it called “high turbidity” and “inadequate water treatment process.” The DEQ said the boil order was not related to the Coronavirus or COVID-109 pandemic and it remained continue to continue to wash hands during …

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Energy stocks resume downward slide in trading

  Many of the Oklahoma energy companies that saw consecutive days of increases in their stock couldn’t finish the week on Friday as shares dropped on the stock market. Alliance Resource Partners dropped 2% or 5 cents to settle at $2.78. Blueknight Energy Partners closed at $1.44, down 9 cents for a 6% slide. Chesapeake …

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Completion reports for October 9, 2020

Completion reports filed on October 9, 2020. CREEK COUNTY Enterprise Energy Exploration Inc Dutcher(2750): Oil 8 Water 50 Pump 33 15N 10E Discovery 1-33, March 20, 2020 SH, OIL, TD: 3358 ft Lat: 35.72692, Long: -96.26266 API: 35037294330001 GRADY COUNTY Continental Resources Inc Woodford(12150): Oil 212 Gas 314 Water 3831 Flow 18 7N 5W Jacquez 5-18-19xhw, July 17, 2020 HH, OIL, TD: 20130 ft Lat: …

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