As crude oil futures dropped on Friday, just the opposite happened for energy stocks of Oklahoma companies and those that have operations in the state. Increases came after a dramatic increase earlier in the week followed by a tumble in the prices of shares on Thursday. West Texas Intermediate crude for December contracts dropped …
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Rig count improves in Oklahoma and other states but COVID-19 still has a strangle hold on the industry
The number of active oil and gas rigs in Oklahoma increased by one in the past week, increasing to 14 and going hand-in-hand with the nation’s count which also gained in numbers. It shows the oil and gas industry continues struggling with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Baker Hughes on Friday reported total …
NW Arkansas group begins $1 million job advertising campaign
The business group Northwest Arkansas Council has launched a $1 million program aimed at filling an estimated 10,000 job openings in the region of Arkansas. Called “Life Works Here“, the program is aimed at luring science, technology, engineering, arts and math workers to the area. The six-month initiative, according to the Council will bring …
Completion reports for November 12, 2020
Completion reports filed on November 12, 2020. completions: none were processed today
Permits to drill for November 12, 2020
Permits to drill issued on November 12, 2020. permits: none were processed today
GOP Caucus leaders chosen in Oklahoma House
The leaders of the Oklahoma House Republican Caucus who will be responsible for pushing through any energy-related bills in the legislature were chosen this week. State Rep. Charles McCall, R-Atoka, is speaker-elect as no one else filed for that position. This would be his third term as speaker. Rep. Terry O’Donnell, R-Catoosa was chosen …
Oklahoma energy stocks took a beating on Thursday
Not a good day Thursday for Oklahoma energy stocks as most suffered losses in their trading, just as crude oil futures did. The December contract for West Texas Intermediate crude dropped 25 cents to settle at $40.87, which represented a nearly 1% loss. Global benchmark Brent crude fell 27 cents or about 1% to settle …
Dividend announced by HollyFrontier Corporation
HollyFrontier Corporation announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend in the amount of $0.35 per share, payable on December 7, 2020 to holders of record of common stock on November 23, 2020. The dividend is the same amount as one declared in the second quarter 2020 when HollyFrontier also reported …
Enable Midstream moves forward in attracting more investors
Leadership in Oklahoma-based Enable Midstream Partners, LP will be busy in the next few weeks attempting to attract new investors by taking part in some virtual investor conferences. Senior management will be included in the RBC Capital Markets Midstream and Energy Infrastructure Conference on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. They will follow that up with …
Oil and gas rig numbers grew again in past week in U.S.
A weekly update by data providing Enverus showed another increase in the number of active oil and gas rigs in the U.S. The firm based in Austin, Texas reported the number rose by 10 in the past week to reach 367. The number increased by 46 over the past month but is still down …








