May 26, 2021 archive

Inhofe Praises Committee Passage of Surface Transportation Bill

Following the unanimous vote on the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 (STRA) by the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe praised its passage and announced how this key legislation will benefit Oklahoma. “This bill included a number of provisions that benefit Oklahomans, including my provisions to designate U.S. Route …

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BCE-Mach III Acquires Cimarex Energy Assets in Oklahoma and Texas

Oklahoma City-based BCE-Mach III LLC recently inked an agreement to purchase producing properties in Western and Southern Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle from Cimarex Energy. The acquisition also includes two gas gathering and processing assets located in Southern Oklahoma. The transaction is expected to close in June 2021, according to a company press release. BCE-Mach …

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OU Energy Faculty Couple Pleads Guilty to Charges Involving DOE Grants

A Norman couple charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud has pleaded guilty to making false statements regarding grants from the U.S. Department of Energy, according to a KFOR report on Wednesday. Shaorong Liu and Juan Lu were charged on February 18, 2021 after a federal grand jury returned a 16-count indictment. Liu is identified …

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Completion reports for May 26, 2021

GRADY COUNTY Camino Natural Resources Llc Mississippian(11413): Oil 349 Gas 3528 Water 3049 Flow 21 10N 7W Ron Howard 1007 21-16-9-1mxh, March 31, 2021 HH, OIL, TD: 21134 ft Lat: 35.32995, Long: -97.94128 API: 35051247460002 Continental Resources Inc Woodford: Oil 380 Gas 1112 Water 3136 Flow 17 7N 5W Lambrecht 4-17-20xhw, August 14, 2020 HH, OIL, TD: 20615 ft Lat: 35.08371, Long: -97.74304 API: 35051247020000 KINGFISHER COUNTY …

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Permits to drill for May 26, 2021

Blaine County LEFTY SWD #1, May 26 2021 10 16N 12W SESENESE API: 01124264 Lat: 35.87463037401402, Long: -98.45570826452162 LAGOON WATER LOGISTICS LLC SH, DR, 9000 ft, HOOVER(4000), ELGIN(5880), ENDICOTT 406ENDC 6280 8 ATOKA(8900), LOVELL(6550), TONKAWA(6845), COTTAGE GROVE(7400), CLEVELAND(8370) Caddo County KRAMER #2-32TR, May 26 2021 32 6N 9W S2S2N2S2 API: 01522829 Lat: 34.945975552115044, Long: -98.17196753225818 TERRITORY RESOURCES …

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Who’ll replace Hunter to defend Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry?

  Known as an attorney general who stood up for Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry, Mike Hunter is leaving office in a move that stunned the state capitol on Wednesday. Less than two weeks after he joined 18 other state attorneys general in urging President Biden to support additional energy infrastructure including the Keystone XL …

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Initial repairs made to cracked bridge over Mississippi River

The first phase of repairs have been made by crews trying to repair the cracked bridge over the Mississippi River connecting Arkansas to Memphis, Tennessee.The Arkansas Transportation Department announced this week that the second round of repairs will be underway on the Hernando DeSoto Bridge.A report by The State indicated crews put two 30-foot steel …

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Energy news in brief

** A Louisiana natural gas well explodes, injuring four, following an oil well blowout. ** President Biden plans to rely on ally countries to supply the bulk of the metals needed to build electric vehicles while focusing on processing the materials into battery parts domestically. ** Michigan lawmakers consider a preemptive ban on local ordinances that limit the use of natural …

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ONE Gas and ONEOK announce leadership changes

  A switch of leadership was revealed this week as ONE Gas President and CEO Pierce H. Norton II announced his retirement from the company and intentions to become the leader of ONEOK Inc. where  President and CEO Terry K. Spencer announced his retirement after 20 years with the company. Spencer will remain in his …

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