November 2020 archive

Support grows for New Mexico congresswoman to be named head of Interior

  New Mexico congresswoman Deb Haaland received more support this week to be named Interior secretary under a Biden administration. House Natural Resources Chair, Rep. Raul Grijalva, a Democrat from Arizona, in a letter to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus urged her appointment. He declined to seek the position saying he felt “most useful” in his …

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Energy news in brief

** Quebec announces it will ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035 according to Reuters. ** A coalition of utilities, electric vehicle makers and mineral producers have formed a new association called the Zero Emission Transportation Association to push for 100 percent electric vehicle sales by 2030, reported POLITICO. ** Canadian officials claim Michigan Gov. Gretchen …

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Senate committee okays energy and water funding bills

    Bills to fund flood prevention on Oklahoma’s Arkansas River and the state’s water comprehensive plan were among those passed this week out of the Senate Appropriations Committee. U.S. Sen. James Lankford, a member of the Committee announced what he called significant advancements for agriculture, energy and water, environmental and transportation policies in the …

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SpaceX flight watched eagerly by Oklahoma spaceport leader

  While the Sunday night launch of the SpaceX Dragon crew took place at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the head of Oklahoma’s  Spaceport, Craig Smith remains optimistic some space launches will eventually take place in western Oklahoma. He was excited about the weekend launch that sent four astronauts to the international space station where …

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Who could get bumped by Tesla from S and P?

  The S & P 500 might make room for Tesla by removing an oil and gas company from its list of 500 names in the index. Speculation at least by SeekingAlpha included the name of Oklahoma City-based Devon Energy. In reviewing that electric car maker Tesla made the 500 grade and will join the …

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Travel polls—-who do you believe?

  Think you need another reason to be skeptical of polls?  As we noted this week, a poll or survey by the American Hotel and Lodging Association found that 72% of us are not likely to travel for Thanksgiving. Hmmm.  What about the poll by Tripadvisor which released its 2020 Thanksgiving Travel Index and found …

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ONEOK to be part of Midstream and Energy conference this week

  ONEOK, Inc. will participate in the RBC Capital Markets Midstream and Energy Infrastructure Virtual Conference on Nov. 18, 2020. The conference is by invitation only to be part of the virtual conference sponsored by the Canadian-based investment bank. RBC Capital offers public and private placement of debt and equity securities. The company offers a …

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Pre-COVID-19 wells in Oklahoma reported this week

  Tulsa-based Citizen Energy III LLC had some success earlier this year in a drilling project in Canadian County where a two-well pad produced 565 barrels of oil a day. But the wells were started last summer, months ahead of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic that brought a halt to most well exploration in …

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Completion reports for November 16, 2020

Completion reports filed on November 16, 2020. ANADIAN COUNTY Citizen Energy Iii Llc Mississippi Lime(10835): Oil 245 Gas 2068 Water 1027 Flow 32 11N 7W Unbridled 5-8-10-7 1mxh, January 03, 2020 HH, OIL, TD: 19700 ft Lat: 35.37785, Long: -97.96099 API: 35017254870001 Citizen Energy Iii Llc Woodford(11134): Oil 320 Gas 1590 Water 917 Flow 32 11N 7W Unbridled 5-8-10-7 2wxh, December 26, 2019 HH, OIL, TD: …

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Permits to drill for November 16, 2020

Permits to drill issued on November 16, 2020. permits: none were processed today