October 2022 archive

Southwest Power Pool welcomes first international member

  The Southwest Power Pool, of which Oklahoma is a member, welcomed its first international member this week. The group, based in Arkansas announced the membership of Saskatchewan Power Corporation effective Oct. 1. “Greater integration with the SPP will help to ensure reliable, clean energy is available to Saskatchewan to support our own generating facilities,” …

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President’s pledge of all-electric federal fleet is hardly out of the starting blocks

  President Biden’s push for electric vehicles in the U.S. isn’t going as well as he might like. A year after he pledged to convert the government fleet all electric, the movement is lagging according to a report by the Associated Press. Click here for AP

Rep. Cole says higher energy costs are due to out of touch policies of Biden administration

  Oklahoma congressman Tom Cole says there’s a reason why Americans are paying higher energy prices and it’s what he calls the “out-of-touch” economic policies of President Joe Biden and Democrats. Writing in his latest column to supporters, the Republican Representative said if Republicans regain control of the Senate and House, they will work to …

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Other energy headlines

** The White House has ruled out any ban or curbs on natural-gas exports this winter, in a bid to help alleviate energy shortages in Europe, according to two people directly involved in the discussions. ** California is getting another reminder of the volatility of its energy supply as shutdowns at several oil refineries have sent …

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Ailing farmer fights Iowa pipeline

  Who is the farmer putting up a fight against surveyors for a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline in Iowa? It’s a story worth reading because it involves a wife standing up for your ailing husband, a Vietnam veteran who was exposed to Agent Orange and now suffers dementia. Click here for Des Moines Register  

Permits to drill for October 3, 2022

Blaine County CHURCH #1-3MH, October 03 2022 03 19N 12W NENWNWNW API: 01124335 Lat: 36.158239276731955, Long: -98.47512365357028 CRAWLEY PETROLEUM CORPORATION HH, DR, 13175 ft, MISSISSIPPI SOLID(8400) Blaine County CHURCH #2-3RFH, October 03 2022 03 19N 12W NENWNWNW API: 01124336 Lat: 36.158239275572576, Long: -98.47505590747183 CRAWLEY PETROLEUM CORPORATION HH, DR, 12130 ft, RED FORK(7600) Creek County LOST CREEK #33-2, …

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Completion reports for October 3, 2022

DEWEY COUNTY Crawley Petroleum Corporation Mississippi Lime(9530): Oil 64 Gas 509 Water 1649 Flow 23 19N 14W Linda Pollock 1-23-25mh, July 26, 2022 HH, OIL, TD: 14843 ft Lat: 36.10363, Long: -98.65528 API: 35043237440000

Former OK congressman Bill Brewster dead at 80

  A Congressman with a desire to work together and to do more for Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry, former U.S. Rep. Bill Brewster of Marietta died Monday. He was 80. A Democrat, Brewster was considered an active leader in energy issues, first in the state legislature and then in Congress. Before his election to …

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OK energy stocks and crude oil prices made major gains on Monday

  Not only did oil prices jump more than $4 a barrel in Monday’s trading, but Oklahoma energy stocks had as strong a day with some firms seeing 9% gains. Prices soared as OPEC+ considered a reduction of crude oil output by more than a million barrels a day. OPEC+ wants to make the biggest …

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Delaware Basin acquisition made by Northern Oil and Gas in $157 million deal

    Northern Oil and Gas recently expanded its holdings in the Delaware Basin of southeast New Mexico and West Texas with a $157.5 million bolt-on acquisition of 2,800 acres. The acquisition from Alpha Energy Partners of Midland, Texas involved holdings in Lea and Eddy counties of New Mexico and Loving County in Texas. They …

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