March 2022 archive

Traverse wind farm now serving PSO customers

  Traverse, the largest wind farm built at one time in North America and one of three new wind facilities providing clean energy to Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) customers, has begun commercial operations. The Tulsa-based company announced Monday the start of operations for the 998-megawatt wind farm operation in Blaine and Custer Counties. Traverse is …

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Entergy Arkansas plans 7.5% rate hike blaming higher natural gas prices

  Customers of Entergy Arkansas can expect to see a 7.5% hike in their rates as the company has gone to the Arkansas Public Service Commission asking for permission to raise rates. The company announced it had made a filing with the commission to increase the Energy Cost Recovery (ECR) rate April 1. The ECR …

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Kansas legislators don’t want to end wind subsidy program

  Another effort to eliminate subsidies for the Kansas wind industry failed in a state Senate committee in the past week. State Sen. Mike Thompson of Shawnee says the industry no longer needs the subsidies because it is now well established reported the Kansas Reflector. Click here for Kansas Reflector

Will war cripple Russia’s oil production? One expert thinks so

  Worth reading—the recent observations of geopolitical analyst Peter Zeihan who predicts that the longer the war exists between Russia and Ukraine, it will lead to the end of Russian oil production as we know it. The noted author who analyzes data from geography, demographics and global politics made his bold prediction. Click here for …

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Pruitt to run for US Senate?

  Reports indicate former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, who was Oklahoma’s Attorney General before being picked in the Trump administration, is considering a run to replace retiring U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe. Click here for News on 6  

Halliburton stops business with Russia

  In a Saturday announcement, Halliburton company said it immediately suspended future business in Russia. The company said it is complying with sanctions that prohibit transactions and work, including certain state-owned Russian customers. Several weeks ago, the Company halted all shipments of specific sanctioned parts and products to Russia. Halliburton has no active joint ventures …

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Headlines of other energy stories

** The Biden administration on Friday said it would resume plans for oil and gas development on federal lands following a court ruling this week that temporarily restored a measure meant to factor the cost of global warming into federal decision-making. ** White House press secretary Jen Psaki  urged operators of gasoline stations to pass on …

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Permits to drill for March 18, 2022

y Bohnen Fri, Mar 18 at 8:07 PM Canadian County SPIRO MOUNDS 1006 #3-10-1MXH, March 18 2022 34 11N 6W NESESWSW API: 01725790 Lat: 35.3781495716624, Long: -97.8271319387288 CAMINO NATURAL RESOURCES LLC MU, DR, 20022 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(9253), MISSISSIPPI LIME(9458), WOODFORD(9544) Dewey County CASHEW 765 #1H ST1, October 30 2020 07 18N 15W SWSESWNW API: 04323718 Lat: 36.05123233871651, Long: …

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Completion reports for March 18, 2022

BEAVER COUNTY Latigo Oil And Gas Inc Commingled: Gas 24 Water 15 Pump 30 4N 25E Rock (Entropy) 2-id, July 13, 2021 SH, GAS, TD: 7307 ft Lat: 36.77916, Long: -100.41123 API: 35007236160002 Latigo Oil And Gas Inc Kansas City(5710): Oil 0.5 Water 20 Pump Permian (coun Grove): Gas 319 Water 32 Pump 13 4N 26E Maggie 1-13, March 01, 2022 SH, GAS, TD: 9345 ft Lat: …

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Former legislator continues fight against storm recovery act in Oklahoma

  Yet another back-and-forth round of filings took place this week before the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the constitutional challenge of the February 2021 Regulated Utility Consumer Protection Act that allowed the use of ratepayer-backed bonds to help utilities recover their storm costs. After Attorney General John O’Connor’s filing of non-intervention in the challenge filed by …

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