State Reps. Tommy Hardin, R-Madill, and Tammy Townley, R-Ardmore, expressed their frustration following the recent announcement by the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department that state-owned parks would now begin charging parking fees. “I was extremely disappointed and downright insulted by the answers I received today from Director Winchester on park fees,” Hardin said, “I believe …
2020 archive
Millions in bonuses for Colorado company’s executives
Extraction Oil & Gas Inc. plans to pay 16 executives and senior managers a total of $6.7 million in return for staying with the Colorado-based driller ahead of a possible default on its bond payments. Rank-and-file employees may receive a cash payment equivalent to their target 2020 pay, the Denver-based company said in a …
Invenergy cancels SW Missouri wind project
Renewable energy company Invenergy is giving up on construction of a wind turbine project in southwest Missouri because of proximity to an airport and the damage its turbines would do to eagles. “Invenergy has decided to change course in Barry County,” said Meredith Jeffrey, manager of renewable development for Invenergy, in a statement to …
Energy news in brief
** The Michigan Court of Appeals rules in favor of Enbridge, saying a 2018 law allowing for a Great Lakes tunnel for the Line 5 pipeline is constitutional. ** Murray Energy’s prospects of exiting bankruptcy appear more likely as a creditor and rival coal company is no longer asking for a court to liquidate the firm. ** Iowa City will use …
ONEOK sets price for public offering
ONEOK, Inc. announced that it priced its previously announced public offering of 26 million shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $32.00 per share. ONEOK expects gross proceeds from the offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses, will total approximately $832.0 million. ONEOK also granted the underwriters a 30-day over-allotment option …
Reports show Oklahoma’s newest oil well is in Woods County
Filings of completion reports reveal one of the newest wells to be drilled in Oklahoma while other companies took care of corrections and updated orders to existing wells. The newest well to be drilled and completed in Oklahoma is in Woods County at 8 28N 16W, a site northeast of the town of Freedom. …
Permits to drill for June 12, 2020
Permits to drill issued on June 12, 2020. Kingfisher County CASCADE 14_23-16N-9W #3HX, February 13 2019 14 16N 9W NWNWNWNE API: 07326438 Lat: 35.86962031618475, Long: -98.12667427305684 DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO LP MU, AM, 18915 ft, MISSISSIPPI LIME(8858)
Completion reports for June 12, 2020
Completion reports filed for June 12, 2020. CANADIAN COUNTY Roan Resources Llc Woodford(8854): Oil 707 Gas 1493 Water 1467 Flow 22 10N 5W Mcneff 22-27-10-5 1xh, August 31, 2018 HH, OIL, TD: 19425 ft Lat: 35.33276, Long: -97.71725 API: 35051243350000 Roan Resources Llc Woodford(8890): Oil 640 Gas 1320 Water 2048 Flow 15 10N 5W Mcneff 22-27-10-5 4xh, August 31, 2018 HH, OIL, TD: 19348 ft Lat: …
ODOT warns political candidates about highway campaign signs
Candidates are reminded that it is illegal to place signs inside state rights-of-way, which includes the area along highways or on bridges. In this photo from 2018, ODOT maintenance workers pause mowing operations to remove a large campaign sign from along the highway. As the 2020 election season shifts into high gear approaching the summer, …
Rig counts continue their fall in Oklahoma and the US
Only ten oil and gas rigs are active in Oklahoma this week and the nation’s rig count dropped by 5 more leaving only 279 rigs drilling for new energy. It means more rigs were put into storage as the coronavirus pandemic and the oil price crisis continue to leave a struggling oil and gas industry. …






