** While President Biden on Wednesday afternoon formally announced the designation of Camp Hale, Colo., as a national monument, Colorado members of Congress have also called on Biden to issue a Federal Lands Policy and Management Act mineral withdrawal for the site, which would bar new mining and oil and gas leasing in the area. ** U.S. dry …
October 2022 archive
EV maker Canoo gets big financial boost
Canoo, the electric vehicle startup that moved its headquarters to Bentonville, Arkansas and plans a manufacturing plant in northeast Oklahoma reached a deal this week to produce nearly 5,500 vehicles for Zeeba, a growing national fleet leasing provider. The agreement was for production of 5,450 American made EVs with an initial binding commitment of …
Oilfield overtime case heard by Supreme Court
A case brought by Helix Energy Solutions Group of Houston challenging the way overtime regulations are applied went before the U.S. Supreme Court this week. The case in question concerned an oil rig supervisor who was paid a daily rate but earned more than $200,000 a year, according to Reuters. It also evoked questions …
Gov. Stitt links opponent to Biden’s anti-oil-and-gas policies
As he campaigns for re-election, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt tries to link Democratic opponent Joy Hofmeister to the energy policies of the anti-oil-and-gas administration of President Biden. He’s even launched a new TV ad making the attack claim. Click here for McCarville Report
6,000 barrels of oil a day from Ovintiv’s latest multi-well site
A new completion report filed this week by Ovintiv Inc. showed a fourth well apparently drilled on a single pad in Kingfisher County, bringing the total production to nearly 6,000 barrels of oil a day from the site. The company filed the report on the Winters 1709 2h-31xx, located at 18 17N 9W, the same STACK site …
Chesapeake leaders make sales of company stocks
Filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission reveal some sales of shares by Chesapeake Energy leaders. CEO and President Domenic Dell’Osso Jr. made sale of $241,210 in shares on Tuesday, October 11 according to one filing. The sale involved a total of 2,497 shares sold at $96.60 each. A Form 4 filed by the …
Rep—Emergency Services’ vetoes endanger Oklahomans
Rep. Logan Phillips, R-Mounds, voiced outrage over Gov. Kevin Stitt’s vetoes of two bills that would enhance emergency management services throughout the state. The governor vetoed House Bill 1009, which would update the state’s warning network for amber alerts and severe weather, and House Bill 1015, which would construct nine regional emergency operations centers to …
“NOPEC” support grows while Rep. Mullin criticizes White House
After OPEC+’s announcement to cut crude oil production by 2 million barrels a day, it not only angered President Biden and his Democratic followers, but prompted Oklahoma Congressman Markwayne Mullin and other Republicans to urge the White House to correct its war on U.S. oil and gas. He joined Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., and …
Oil and gas money to fund Biden’s latest project
As much as he wants to eliminate oil and gas production in the U.S., President Biden apparently has no qualms about taking its money to run his government projects. The latest example is in Colorado, where on Wednesday, the President announced the formal creation of the Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument—one dedicated to the …
Permits to drill for October 12, 2022
Kingfisher County LINCOLN SOUTHEAST OSWEGO UNIT #93-8HO, August 23 2022 30 17N 5W SWSWSESE API: 07326912 Lat: 35.913090110985095, Long: -97.76872889495537 HINKLE OIL & GAS INC HH, AM, 11915 ft, OSWEGO(6216) Kingfisher County LINCOLN NORTH UNIT #54-3HO, August 11 2022 31 18N 5W SWSWSESE API: 07326902 Lat: 35.98606564862895, Long: -97.76852744639636 HINKLE OIL & GAS INC HH, AM, 12131 …