New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s plan to create a massive Hydrogen Hub in her state isn’t getting good reviews from environmentalists. In fact, they are against the plan, saying it’s a fossil fuel plan reports Capital & Main. Click here for Capital & Main.
November 2021 archive
EPA flunks Colorado oil hub with new smog rules
Weld County, the most prolific oil-producing county in the state of Colorado was declared out of compliance by the Environmental Protection Agency with the agency’s 2015 ground-level ozone standards. All of the county that is north of Denver next to the state line. E & E News reported the declaration came after a federal …
Oklahoma Reps say Biden’s oil move won’t work
President Biden’s announced decision to release 50 million barrels of oil from the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve, a move aimed at lowering gas prices drew immediate criticism from two Oklahoma congressmen. Both said the problem was one caused by Biden. Republican Tom Cole, OK-04, said the reserve is supposed to be used during genuine …
Wednesday’s energy news headlines
** Some 64 percent of respondents in a CBS News poll believe the U.S. economy is in bad shape. Of these, 74 percent are blaming the bad economy on high prices at the pump, the news outlet reported. ** Boston Mayor Michelle Wu signed an ordinance Monday designed to divest the city from fossil fuels. The ordinance will …
Keystone Pipeline developers want $15 billion from U.S. for cancellation
The developers of the cancelled Keystone XL pipeline, the one that would have carried Canadian crude oil to Cushing, Oklahoma and southward to Gulf Coast refineries want the Biden administration to cough up $15 billion in damages over the President’s executive order. Calgary-based TC Energy Corp. filed a request Monday for arbitration in one …
New wastewater rule forces coal plant closings
Faced with an October deadline because of a new federal wastewater rule, dozens of coal-fired power plants across the U.S. are being shut down. The Sierra Club tracked state regulatory filings and reports at least 26 plants in 14 states were found to be among those to stop burning coal. The Club’s report cited …
What Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts about coming winter
A season of shivers! It’s what The Old Farmer’s Almanac is predicting this winter across Oklahoma and the rest of the country. Whether you’re working high atop a utility pole, a wind turbine tower or on a drilling rig, it promises to be a long and cold winter predicts the newest edition of the …
Political gimmick—Biden’s release of crude oil reserves
President Biden on Tuesday took action to do something about rising oil prices, announcing the release of 50 million barrels of crude from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve. And within hours, one Oklahoma oil and gas industry leader blasted the move labeling it a political gimmick. Brooke A. Simmons, President of the Petroleum Alliance …
Completion reports for November 22, 2021
OKFUSKEE COUNTY 3fearns Llc Mississippian(3682): Oil 3 Gas 1 Water 75 Pump 7 12N 9E Kilpatrick 1-6h, September 17, 2021 HH, OIL, TD: 9063 ft Lat: 35.53615, Long: -96.39477 API: 35107235590002 STEPHENS COUNTY Camino Natural Resources Llc Sycamore(8200): Oil 476 Gas 512 Water 2712 Flow 26 1S 4W Sundance Kid 0104 26-35-1mxh, June 23, 2021 HH, OIL, TD: 18700 ft Lat: 34.44605, Long: -97.58113 API: 35137276180001
Permits to drill for November 22, 2021
Garvin County BUTCH CASSIDY 0103 #28-21-1MXH, November 22 2021 28 1N 3W SWNESESW API: 04925356 Lat: 34.52369887666439, Long: -97.52072799065863 CAMINO NATURAL RESOURCES LLC MU, DR, 15950 ft, SYCAMORE(7635), MISSISSIPPIAN UNDERTHRUST(7808), WOODFORD(7974), WOODFORD UNDERTHRUST(8708) Grady County SCR #4-31X6H, November 22 2021 30 4N 5W NESESWSE API: 05124885 Lat: 34.78408794959588, Long: -97.76085188912762 GULFPORT MIDCON LLC MU, DR, 25758 ft, …