Former Oklahoma City Rep. Mike Reynolds responded this week to last week’s Oklahoma Supreme Court that said he did not have legal standing to file suit and ask for the removal of Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett. In an op-ed piece he provided to journalists, Reynolds charged there is a reason for an epidemic of …
September 2021 archive
Oklahoma regulators to meet Tuesday
The next meeting of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission will be held Tuesday, September 21. Commissioners plan a 9:30 a.m. meeting in the Jim Thorpe Office building at the capitol according to the agenda that was posted on Friday. The 24-hour signing agenda docket could also possibly result in votes on proposed or potential orders. The …
Rig counts grew in Oklahoma and nation in the past week
The number of drilling rigs in Oklahoma increased in the past week as the U.S. count grew by 9 to reach 512 oil and gas rigs reported Baker Hughes Co. Oklahoma’s count increased to 35 rigs while nationally, the increased count included 10 more oil rigs bringing the total to 411 while the number of …
BLM headquarters to return to Washington, D.C.
After the Bureau of Land Management headquarters under the Trump administration were moved out of Washington, D.C. to Grand Junction, Colorado, the Biden administration is reversing the decision. It is moving BLM headquarters back to D-C and converting the western Colorado site into a Western hub according to last week’s announcement by Interior Secretary …
Oil slipped in Friday’s trading, sending most Oklahoma energy stocks down too
After making slight gains earlier in the week, crude oil prices tumbled in Friday’s trading and sent many Oklahoma energy stocks on the same path. West Texas Intermediate crude dropped 64 cents and settled at $71.97 a barrel. Global benchmark Brent crude had a 33-cent fall and finished the day at $75.34 a barrel on …
Completion reports for September 17, 2021
completions: none were processed today
Permits to drill for September 17, 2021
Alfalfa County MILLER C #2, July 21 2021 31 29N 12W CSENWNE API: 00323402 Lat: 36.95398880573761, Long: -98.53256425611518 TRANS PACIFIC OIL CORPORATION SH, AM, 5650 ft, MISSISSIPPI(4900), MISENER(5290), SYLVAN DOLO(5310), VIOLA(5360), SIMPSON(5430) Carter County HEWITT UNIT #22-6402, September 17 2021 22 4S 2W NWSESESE API: 01926455 Lat: 34.18897463648877, Long: -97.38851173988569 XTO ENERGY INC SH, DR, 4000 ft, …
Pioneer Natural Resources unloading Delaware Basin assets
Reports indicate Pioneer Natural Resources Co. has plans to sell its assets in the Delaware Basin with hopes of gaining $2 billion for the properties. Reuters reported the top U.S. shale oil producer has stronger hopes of streamlining its business and reducing debt. Click here for Reuters.
Colorado utilities want to raise rates after February winter storm
Four utilities in Colorado are before their state’s Public Utilities Commission asking for authority to raise rates because of the February winter storm, the same one that pounded Oklahoma and Texas. The PUC is set to hear requests from Black Hills Energy, Atmos Energy, Colorado Natural Gas, Inc., and Public Service Company of Colorado …
Energy news in brief
** A United Nations report compiles the latest scientific findings on climate change and shows a gathering disaster unless nations take swift, dramatic action to curb greenhouse gas emissions. The report’s key message is that global warming is occurring more rapidly, and with more quickly worsening effects, than most past models had predicted. ** The U.S. Energy Information …