Houston’s NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc. announced it has agreed to work with National Oilwell Varco, Inc. in field testing NOV’s electric fracturing system. Known as the Ideal eFrac fleet, the system, according to the announcement provides “environmentally conscious hydraulic fracturing capabilities that dramatically reduce emissions, equipment, and complexity at the well site.” The two companies plan …
A 100-day plan in a Biden administration proposed by the Solar Energy Industries Association has the support of the Oklahoma Solar Association but a spokeswoman says the state group won’t become actively involved in campaigning for it. Lindsey Pever, vice president of the Oklahoma Solar group responded to questions posed by OK Energy Today, …
** Louisiana’s oil industry criticizes the governor’s veto of a tax break for drilling new wells and bringing old ones back into production reported the Daily Comet. ** The Associated Press reported a new agreement among tribes, PacifiCorp, and the states of Oregon and California will advance plans to remove four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River, which, if approved …
The appointment of Louisiana Democratic Congressman Cedric Richmond to be a member of the White House staff for apparent President-elect Joe Biden is drawing criticism from environmentalists because he took campaign money from the oil and gas industry. POLITICO reported Richmond has taken thousands of dollars from utility, oil and gas companies while representing energy-rich Louisiana …
Just as the STACK and SCOOP plays in Oklahoma are suffering in the COVID-19 pandemic, so is the Permian Basin of West Texas and southeastern New Mexico and now New Mexico legislators are warned the Permian’s recovery will be a long time coming. New Mexico’s oil and gas business provided a record $3.1 billion …
New Mexico is seeking $1 million to expand its fleet of electric vehicles for the state government motor pool. General Services Secretary Ken Ortiz wants to add 28 electric vehicles and made the request in presenting his department’s budget request for fiscal year 2022 to the Legislative Finance Committee. “Climate change is here, and the …
NextEra Energy has unveiled Oklahoma’s first battery energy storage system located near Marlow in the southwestern part of the state. The Rush Springs Energy Storage system is made of nine storage containers filled with thousands of the sort of battery modules found in a laptop computer, but the site, according to NextEra could …
Completion reports filed on November 17, 2020. KINGFISHER COUNTY Bce-mach Llc Mississippian(6962): Oil 35 Gas 19 Water 35 Gaslift 34 18N 6W Steele 1806 2-34mh, August 14, 2020 HH, OIL, TD: 12367 ft Lat: 35.99966, Long: -97.83063 API: 35073266250000
Permits to drill issued on November 17, 2020. Blaine County KRACKEL #31-1H, November 16 2020 31 18N 12W SESWSESE API: 01123708 Lat: 35.985876628459415, Long: -98.51417924725587 STAGHORN PETROLEUM II LLC HH, RC, 14987 ft, MORROW(8593) Custer County DORIS #4-12, November 16 2020 12 14N 18W SWSESENW API: 03922590 Lat: 35.70427620644705, Long: -99.06780642974152 DUNCAN OIL PROPERTIES INC SH, DR, …
Tuesday’s Wall Street trading brought the reality to some Oklahoma energy companies that what goes up also must come down, this after some amazing increases recorded on Monday. West Texas crude for December contracts dropped 20 cents or less than one-half of a percent to $41.23 a barrel. Benchmark Brent crude slipped 7 cents …
