While environmentalists are applying more pressure to convince state leaders to eliminate fossil fuel and coal-mining operations, Wyoming’s Gov. Mark Gordon is pushing back. In his recent State of the State address, Gov. Gordon told legislators the state has enough savings to take time about future spending cuts as revenue declines from fossil fuels. …
2020 archive
State Street’s share of Chesapeake Energy
As oil and gas companies file their required annual reports of investment firms controlling some of their shares, Chesapeake is one of the latest. Its’ filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission focuses on State Street Corporation, which has shared dispositive power over 104,751,590 shares in the Oklahoma City company. The Boston, Massachusetts-based firm also …
Colorado says thousands of well production reports have not been filed
A newspaper report in Colorado says three oil and gas companies have failed to file nearly 10,000 well production reports in the past few years, a discovery made by a tax audit. But one Oklahoma City company has failed to file dozens of reports as well. The Colorado Independent reported the well production reports are …
Three sister wells with nearly 1,600 barrels of oil a day for Chaparral in the STACK
Chaparral Energy reports completion of three wells from a single pad with combined production of nearly 1,600 barrels of oil a day in the STACK. The three Mario wells were drilled at 19 16N 5W or about three miles east of the city of Kingfisher in July 2019. The largest, with production of 776 barrels …
New Information Technology chief has years of energy industry experience
An I-T expert with years of experience in the state’s energy industry has been named by Governor Kevin Stitt to be the new head of I.T. for state government. Jerry Moore is the state’s new Chief Information Officer. “Throughout his career, Jerry has exhibited his expertise in the design and management of high-performance, cost-effective …
Permits to drill for February 13, 2020
Permits to drill issued for February 13, 2020. Haskell County: 04 8N 18E. Trinity Operating USG LLC. Kingfisher County: 31 16N 7W. Paloma Operating Co. Inc.
Completion reports for February 13, 2020
Completion reports filed on February 13, 2020. ALFALFA COUNTY Amplify Oklahoma Operating Llc Mississippian: Oil 229 Gas 1975 Water 6482 Pump 1 24N 12W Lois 2512 36-25xh 1, June 21, 2018 HH, OIL, TD: 16541 ft Lat: 36.59362, Long: -98.44229 API: 35003233110000 CANADIAN COUNTY Chaparral Energy Llc Mississippi Lime(10207): Oil 643 Gas 3589 Water 1847 Flwg 25 11N 7W Everest 1107 6lmh-24, November 02, 2019 HH, …
Chesapeake shares slip below 50 cents—1st time in 26 years
Lower oil demand predictions by OPEC and the International Energy Agency combined with coronavirus impact resulted in Chesapeake Energy Corp. shares dropping Thursday in trading by 2.80% and below the 50-cent a share mark for the first time in 26 years. It came after the International Energy Agency’s oil demand assessment was released. The IEA …
Energy news in brief
** The head of the American Wind Energy Association says a Missouri bill to block the Grain Belt Express transmission project would cost the state jobs and access to cheap clean energy. ** Activists gather outside of DTE Energy’s headquarters in Detroit to protest the utility’s long-term energy plan. ** The Association of Big Ten Students, which represents more than …
Fracking ban bill introduced in US House
Just a few weeks after Democrat U.S. Sen. and presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders introduced a bill to bank fracking, a similar measure has been introduced in the House. And it came from none-other than one of his companions on the campaign trail, Green advocate Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. She and Rep. Darren Soto, a Democrat …







