A Wyoming federal judge rejected an Obama administration rule intended to curb methane emissions, accomplishing in a day what the Trump administration failed to do in almost four years. The Bureau of Land Management’s Obama-era effort to cut methane emissions on public lands exceeded the agency’s authority, ruled the U.S. District Court for the District …
October 2020 archive
Mullin Statement on Son’s Completion of Rehabilitation from Traumatic Brain Injury
Click here to watch Mullin’s announcement video. Nine months after the son of Oklahoma Congressman Markwayne Mullin suffered a traumatic brain injury in a wrestling incident, he has completed his rehabilitation and is back home in Oklahoma. Rep. Mullin announced his son Jim, completed his rehabilitation at the Centre for Neuro Skills in Bakersfield, …
Bank survey shows energy industry is stabilized but job cuts grow in Oklahoma and other states
Energy activity in Oklahoma, New Mexico, Kansas and Nebraska and other states that make up the Tenth District of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City has stabilized somewhat but job cuts continued. Chad Wilkerson, Oklahoma City Branch executive and economist at the KC Federal Reserve Bank released the third quarter Energy Survey findings. …
North Dakota proposes a pilot program for longer semis–“road trains”
Those long-road triple semis like the kind used in Australia might be coming to North Dakota where a legislative committee voted overwhelmingly to support approval on state highways. The fully-stocked triple trailer “road trains” as they’re called will reach nearly two-thirds of the length of a football field and weigh nearly 360,000 pounds. Imagine …
Chesapeake Energy takes another step in its bankruptcy
Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy continues working to emerge from its Chapter 11 bankruptcy by early 2021 and as such, has entered into a confidentiality agreement with some of the holders of its debt. A filing of a Form 8-K with the Securities Exchange Commission indicated that as part of the agreement, Chesapeake agreed to publicly …
Icahn urges patience in waiting for energy’s rebound
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn says the energy sector will bounce back one day but shareholders need to be very patient and he is not urging people to buy. Icahn, with stakes in SandRidge Energy, CVR Energy, Cheniere Energy and Occidental Petroleum, said the key to making money is to buy when companies are out of …
Oil Site Leaked Gases Uncontrollably for Months, Group Says
An oil well site in the Permian Basin owned by a bankrupt shale producer has spewed polluting gases into the atmosphere for 10 months, despite being investigated by Texas regulators, according to an environmental group. Infrared video footage collected during multiple visits from November 2019 through September show “continuous intense and significant” emissions from …
OG&E Stipulated Agreement Awaits OCC Ruling for System Upgrades
Oklahoma Gas & Electric presented a stipulated agreement to recoup up to $7 million in expenses for grid automation and technological upgrades during a recent meeting at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. If approved by the Commission, the upgrades would increase the average residential customer bill by 52 cents, according to an article published by Janice …
Completion reports for October 8, 2020
Completion reports filed on October 8, 2020. HUGHES COUNTY Calyx Energy Iii Llc Woodford(5456): Gas 9359 Water 3047 Flow 14 8N 12E Hamilton 2-14-2wh, April 07, 2020 HH, GAS, TD: 15251 ft Lat: 35.16173, Long: -96.01289 API: 35063249040001 MCINTOSH COUNTY Calyx Energy Iii Llc Mississippian(4001): Gas 5587 Water 3848 Flow 14 9N 13E Mifflin 1-14-26ch, September 13, 2019 HH, GAS, TD: 16042 ft Lat: …
Permits to drill for October 8, 2020
Permits to drill issued on October 8, 2020. Canadian County TENKILLER LAKE 1108 #6-31-1MXH, October 07 2020 06 11N 8W SWSESESE API: 01725634 Lat: 35.450034764248414, Long: -98.0799481445782 CAMINO NATURAL RESOURCES LLC MU, DR, 22134 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(11799), MISSISSIPPI(11799), WOODFORD(12063)