While Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford opposes the nomination of New Mexico Democratic Rep. Deb Haaland for Interior Secretary, Maine GOP Sen. Susan Collins announced she supports her. She is the first Republican senator to come out publicly in support of President Biden’s nominee. “After examining Representative Deb Haaland’s qualifications, reviewing her hearing before …
March 2021 archive
Houston might abandon ERCOT
In the wake of the disastrous and deadly winter storm in Texas, Harris County, Texas—home to Houston–is exploring the possibility of leaving the state’s power grid. County commissioners voted earlier this week to study ways to possibly quit the Electric Reliability Council of Texas which ordered rolling blackouts in the middle of February when …
Increase in crude storage reported at Cushing
Crude oil supplies in the U.S. rose in the past week including the stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma storage hub. The American Petroleum Institute reported late Tuesday that the amount of crude stored in Cushing increased by 732,000 barrels in the week that ended Feb. 26. U.S. crude supplies increased by nearly 7.4 million …
Energy news in brief
** Duke Energy Renewables spent an estimated $75 million to $100 million to replace power that its renewable energy projects — largely wind power — could not generate for customers during the February freeze in Texas. ** Engineering companies Baker Hughes and Akastor plan to merge their offshore oil drilling equipment units to form a …
Completion reports for March 2, 2021
LOGAN COUNTY Red Bluff Resources Operating Llc Mississippi(6459): Oil 465 Gas 944 Water 1396 Pump 32 17N 4W 4 S Ranch 3-32mh, December 07, 2018 HH, OIL, TD: 11391 ft Lat: 35.89922, Long: -97.65389 API: 35083244340000
Permits to drill for March 2, 2021
Carter County SW WILDCAT JIM DEESE UNIT #4-1, March 02 2021 01 2S 3W SWNESESE API: 01926433 Lat: 34.40719520247438, Long: -97.45857667331555 MACK ENERGY CO DH, DR, 4600 ft, DEESE(3195) Grady County CUNNINGHAM #3-32-5XHW, March 04 2020 32 7N 6W NWSWNENW API: 05124770 Lat: 35.04157389376633, Long: -97.8591175809717 CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC MU, AM, 24159 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(13782), MISSISSIPPI LIME(13992), WOODFORD(14234) …
US crude drops below $60 mark in Tuesday’s trading
Crude oil prices took another dip in Tuesday’s trading as U.S. crude fell below the $60 mark. West Texas Intermediate crude for April delivery dropped 89 cents to $59.75 a barrel in trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for May delivery, considered the global benchmark dropped 99 cents to $62.70 a …
OK regulators approve move to delay gigantic ONG gas bills
Customers of Oklahoma Natural Gas won’t be seeing any immediate increase in their monthly bills after the utility was hit with an estimated $1.5 billion in extraordinary gas costs during the February winter storm. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission in a 3-0 vote on Tuesday approved a financial maneuver that allows ONG to “park” the …
Tulsa energy firm’s fraud and theft lawsuit moved to New Mexico
A lawsuit filed by Tulsa-based White Buffalo Environmental, Inc. against former employees in Texas and New Mexico is being transferred to New Mexico federal court on orders of Tulsa federal Judge Gregory K. Frizzell. The lawsuit filed by company president Steve McFarlin accused former employee Natalie Gladden and others of conspiring in 2019 to …
Texas Utilities Commission chair resigns over storm disaster
The winter storm that pounded Texas and resulted in deaths and rolling electrical blackouts led to another resignation this week—that of DeAnn Walker who chaired the Public Utilities Commission of Texas. She resigned under pressure including a call by Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick who not only wanted Walker’s resignation letter but that of …