Rooftop solar customers in Kansas await a late December decision by regulators whether they will be forced by Evergy to pay higher electricity rates for using renewable energy. Environmental groups such as the Sierra Club call it a move by Evergy “to price-gouge customers putting solar panels on their homes.” Evergy has proposed a …
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Energy news in brief
** A Minnesota agency approves the final permit needed for Enbridge to start construction on the Line 3 replacement and expansion in northern Minnesota reported the Star Tribune. ** Even though it’s only November, U.S. gas traders said warm weather this month has already caused some in the market to give up on this winter and focus on next …
Lawyers wait for Biden’s moves against oil and gas industry
If apparent President-elect Biden follows through with some of his energy-industry campaign promises, especially those aimed at oil and gas, it would appear lawyers will be in high demand. Lawsuits are the expected results of any restrictive moves made by a Biden administration against oil and gas producers and those who seek leases to …
New credit facility obtained by SandRidge Energy
While it deals with a Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Oklahoma City’s SandRidge Energy announced the closing of a new $30 million credit facility. The announcement explained the facility is with affiliates of Icahn Enterprises, one of its major shareholders and consists of a $10 million revolving loan facility and a $20 million term loan facility. …
Completion reports for November 30, 2020
Completion reports filed on November 30, 2020. completions: none were processed.
Permits to drill for November 30, 2020
Permits to drill issued on November 30, 2020. Coal County LDC #3-23/26H, November 13 2020 23 2N 9E NESWNENW API: 02921399 Lat: 34.63433340069251, Long: -96.33148187071448 CANYON CREEK ENERGY ARKOMA LLC MU, AM, 13938 ft, WOODFORD(6350) Coal County LDC #4-23/26H, November 13 2020 23 2N 9E NESWNENW API: 02921398 Lat: 34.6343388981258, Long: -96.33153173280793 CANYON CREEK ENERGY ARKOMA LLC …
Crude oil futures dropped in Monday’s trading along with energy stocks
Crude oil futures and Oklahoma energy stocks walked hand in hand into the loss column in Monday’s trading. West Texas Intermediate crude for January delivery fell 19 cents or 0.4% in trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange and finally settled Monday at $45.34 a barrel. The slide came on the last day of …
Wyoming oil and gas industry relief project underway
A plan to create a $30 million program to help Wyoming oil and gas operators was launched in November and already the response has been high. The Casper Star-Tribune reported the project, using coronavirus relief funds will cover expenses of nearly 300 oil and gas projects and also create nearly 5,500 jobs over the …
Energy symposium to feature Texas congresswoman
Texas Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher, the author of the Fossil Energy Research and Development Act of 2019 which expanded federal research into carbon capture will deliver a talk Tuesday at the University of Texas’s Energy Institute Symposium. The District 7 U.S. Representative will speak about congressional priorities for U.S. energy policy in the upcoming 117th Congress …
Light snowfall in Oklahoma forecast this week
Northeast Oklahoma could see light snowfall this week following the arrival of cold air early Monday morning as temperatures dropped into the teens and mid 20s in some areas of the state. Northwest Arkansas could also receive snowfall according to the Oklahoma Mesonet State Climatologist Gary McManus explained it is all in the “timing.” …






