A revamped application for flaring exceptions has been okayed by the Texas Railroad Commission as it moved to reduce flaring from oil and gas sites. Commissioners called it a “critical step” toward further reduction of flaring in the state but also explained the action applied to the request form, not to actual flaring. …
Some truckers are planning a Veterans Day strike against any possible ban of fracking by a Biden administration. “Our message is simple and hopefully effective. We fully intend to exercise our rights, and will not have politicians making crippling decisions, that will negatively affect our future and the future of our children.” StopTheTires2020 organizer …
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott made it clear to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission he does not want a nuclear storage operation in his state, nor in the Permian Basin which is one of the most productive oil and gas regions in the country. The Roswell Daily Record reported that in a Nov. 3 letter …
Tennessee-based Delek U.S. has made layoffs at its oil refinery in the St. Landry Parish of Louisiana. The Advocate in Baton Rouge reported the numbers have not been released, but the company still plans to go ahead with an investment of millions in maintenance work at the Krotz Springs refinery. Click here for story …
The Ford Motor Company’s Kansas City Assembly Plant is getting a $100 million investment by Ford Motor Company and as a result, 150 jobs will be added to build the new E-Transit van. The Detroit Free Press reported the investment is part of Ford’s plan to invest $850 million in plants in Dearborn and …
Completion reports filed on November 9, 2020. CANADIAN COUNTY Red Bluff Resources Operating Llc Mississippian(8932): Oil 248 Gas 1246 Water 845 Pump 27 13N 6W Wiedemann 1306 8-22mh, February 07, 2020 HH, OIL, TD: 13985 ft Lat: 35.57956, Long: -97.82151 API: 35017255280000
Permits to drill issued on November 9, 2020. Beaver County AMEN #3-31, November 09 2020 31 6N 21EC CNE API: 00723300 ENCINO OPERATING LLC SH, RC, 6900 ft, TORONTO(4498), LANSING(4720), CHEROKEE(6050) Beaver County WHISENANT #2-22, November 09 2020 22 5N 21EC CSW API: 00723467 ENCINO OPERATING LLC SH, RC, 7200 ft, LANSING(4733), MARMATON(5534) Beaver County WEABER #1-13, …
What a day for energy stocks as some soared nearly 26% as oil futures rose about 8% on news of a promising COVID-19 vaccine. West Texas Intermediate crude on December contracts finished down 35 cents or about 1% at $39.94 per barrel. Benchmark Brent crude rose $2.95 for a 7.48% gain to settle at $42.40 …
Oklahoma state seismologist Jake Walter and researchers at the Oklahoma Geological Survey used their time in the COVID-19 lockdowns to develop what they call cutting-edge earthquake detection technology. The Oklahoma Geological Survey announced this week that Walter and others created machine learning or artificial intelligence to identify small earthquakes that would otherwise have been …
Jim Bridenstine said Monday he plans to resign as NASA administrator following the apparent election of Joe Biden as President. It’s what he told KRMG radio in Tulsa after Aviation Week had the story on Sunday, saying even if Biden asked him to stay on the job, “right now, the answer is no.” He …
