A drilling rig accident near Chickasha left a 20-year old worker dead this week. Fox 25 News reported Tanner Snider died in the incident when the rig was pulling pipe from a hole and a joint separated. Click here for Fox 25 News report
October 7, 2022 archive
Bank survey finds solid energy growth in Oklahoma and other states
Energy activity in Oklahoma and the other states that make up the Tenth District of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City grew solidly in the third quarter of the year. In an Energy Survey released Friday, the bank cautioned that despite the solid gains, the industry’s expectations for future activity eased somewhat. “Despite …
Mike Rowe to headline OKC’s Oil and Gas Expo
The people of Oklahoma Oil and Natural Gas are excited to welcome Mike Rowe to Expo 25 at the Bennett Event Center at the OKC Fairgrounds on October 13. Rowe, the star of shows like “Dirty Jobs,” is committed to telling the stories of the people who do the real work of America. He …
Oklahoma saw gain of rig activity while nationwide count slipped
Baker Hughes Co. on Friday reported a decline of oil and gas rigs across the U.S. while the activity in Oklahoma increased to 65 rigs. The Oklahoma count was a gain of one rig from a week ago while the total of 65 rigs compared to the 41 rigs reported one year ago. Nationally, …
Interior to offer hundreds of thousands of acres for oil and gas drilling
The federal government prepares to put a quarter million acres of public land in Wyoming and 10,000 acres in New Mexico up for oil and drilling auctions in the coming months. The Interior Department announced it wants public input over the next month on its plan offering 251,086 acres in Wyoming and 10,124 acres …
Headlines of other energy stories
** In an effort to counter rising prices at the pump, President Biden plans to plunder the country’s “oil piggy bank.” In November, the Department of Energy will deliver 10 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to the market. ** A trio of Democratic lawmakers wants to pull all U.S. troops out of Saudi Arabia …
Will crude’s gains continue into the coming week?
Already angry with the oil and gas industry, President Biden and his administration were no doubt upset over Friday’s 3% jump in crude oil prices—a move that will likely send gasoline prices climbing again. Overall, prices made a 4% gain to a five-week high in Friday’s trading, bolstered by OPEC+’s decision to make its …
Canadian County wells finished by Citizen Energy III
Citizen Energy III filed completion reports on two Canadian County wells from a single pad with production of more than a thousand barrels of oil a day. Located at 16 10N 5W, north of the Canadian River and north of Tuttle, the new Nowlin wells were completed in July of this year. The Nowlin 2h-16-9 had production …
New board member named by SandRidge Energy
SandRidge Energy, Inc. announced that Nancy Dunlap has been elected to the Company’s Board of Directors. The 70-year old Dunlap has served since 1999 as the private counsel and head/Chairman of the private family office of Jon S. Corzine, former New Jersey Governor and United States Senator. She has served as a director of …