The spread of the coronavirus has affected oil and gas markets as investors are selling off their industry shares. But not all oil and gas companies are seeing a downturn. On Friday, West Texas Intermediate crude futures plunged more than 6% before they recovered slightly. Futures on WTI were down 4.6% to $44.92 at midday, …
More than 50 oil and gas industry leaders including Harold Hamm of Oklahoma City-based Continental Resources responded to Democratic Presidential candidates and their criticism of the industry with a New York Times full-page advertisement. Bryce Conway, President and CEO of Weatherford-based Flex-Chem Corporation, an advertiser on OK Energy Today, also was among the 54 executives …
A federal judge in Idaho has cancelled more than $125 million in oil and gas leases on public lands that are home to the declining bird species greater sage grouse, a bird that once thrived in Oklahoma, in a ruling that said the Trump administration illegally curtailed public comment. The ruling doesn’t prevent the administration …
“With Scott Pruitt, you had someone who had built a career on trying to dismantle and deconstruct basic environmental protections. So for me, that’s a person who is not qualified.” Mustafa Santiago Ali knew it was time to leave EPA. It was March 2017, and Ali had spent 24 years at the agency, working …
Permits to drill filed on February 28, 2020. Hughes County TRUMAN #5-19-18WH, February 28 2020 30 9N 12E SWNWNENW API: 06324909 Lat: 35.231046418055605, Long: -96.08317035063456 CALYX ENERGY III LLC MU, DR, 15500 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(3850), WOODFORD(4000) Hughes County TRUMAN #6-18-19WH, February 28 2020 30 9N 12E SWNWNENW API: 06324910 Lat: 35.23104641990962, Long: -96.08322057547836 CALYX ENERGY III LLC MU, …
Completion reports filed on February 28, 2020. ALFALFA COUNTY Bce-mach Llc Mississippian(5442): Oil 216 Gas 764 Water 1741 Gaslift 14 26N 11W Wampler 23-26-11 3h, April 05, 2019 HH, OIL, TD: 10625 ft Lat: 36.72508, Long: -98.34462 API: 35003233630000 Bce-mach Llc Mississippian(5450): Oil 83 Gas 314 Water 1443 Gaslift 14 26N 11W Wampler 14-26-11 4h, April 03, 2049 HH, OIL, TD: 10340 ft Lat: 36.72508, Long: …
More oil and gas rigs are going into storage across the U.S. as a drop of one in the U.S. oil and gas rig count was reported in the past week while the number of active rigs in Oklahoma fell by three. Baker Hughes Co. reported Oklahoma’s count dropped to 48 compared to the 115 …
The House County and Municipal Government Committee passed legislation to create the Oklahoma Hazard Mitigation Assessment District Act. House Bill 2776 was authored by State Rep. Lonnie Sims (R-Jenks) and provides the framework for residents in each county to identify, elect and invest locally in hazard mitigation. “After weeks of meetings over the summer, hours …
The creation of an Oklahoma Sustainable Waters Act of 2020 was one bill that received support from a State House Committee before a Thursday deadline on bills. Rep. Trey Caldwell of Lawton authored the measure that was approved on a 17-0 vote in the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee. It was sent to …
** California regulators impose a $2.14 billion penalty against PG&E for the utility’s role in causing catastrophic wildfires in 2017 and 2018. **An Indiana Senate committee advances a bill aimed at slowing coal plant retirements with amendments that would shorten the bill’s end-date and protect ratepayers from cost increases. ** A lack of government enforcement allowed coal companies to transfer $865 million …
