February 8, 2023 archive

Permits to drill for February 8, 2023

Canadian County KUNNEMAN 1407 #2H-29X, February 08 2023 32 14N 7W NWSWSESE API: 01725918 Lat: 35.639503433855296, Long: -97.9636264987163 OVINTIV USA INC MU, DR, 20073 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(9127) Canadian County KUNNEMAN 1407 #4H-29X, February 08 2023 32 14N 7W NWSWSESE API: 01725919 Lat: 35.639503438740384, Long: -97.96349188768642 OVINTIV USA INC MU, DR, 19650 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(9020) Canadian County KUNNEMAN 1407 #3H-29X, …

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Completion reports for February 8, 2023

BLAINE COUNTY Continental Resources Inc All Zones Producing: Oil 22 Gas 10618 Water 1282 Flow 6 14N 13W B Perkins 3-6-7-18xhm, September 13, 2022 HH, GAS, TD: 28147 ft Lat: 35.72442, Long: -98.61916 API: 35011243040000 Marathon Oil Company Mississippi(11845): Oil 984 Gas 10488 Water 2328 Flow 30 15N 11W Alta Bia 1511 5-31-30mxh, November 21, 2022 HH, GAS, TD: 22341 ft Lat: 35.75313, Long: -98.41721 API: 35011243200000 …

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Crude oil up—OK energy stocks down

Crude oil prices saw a third consecutive day of gains in Wednesday’s trading largely because of the Federal Reserve chairman’s remarks that eased worries about interest rate hikes. It didn’t seem to help Oklahoma energy stocks as they experienced mostly moderate losses. West Texas Intermediate crude rose $1.33 or 1.7% to reach $78.47 on the …

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Oklahoma City contends state regulators failed to notify city over pending loss of franchise fees

  Oklahoma City doubled down on its Supreme Court fight with the State Corporation Commission over franchise fees that don’t have to be collected by utilities securitized as part of the Winter Storm 2021 bond cases. In response to the Commission’s late January filing asking for the city’s appeal to be thrown out by the …

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Treasurer reports record high tax revenue for past year in Oklahoma

  Tax revenue in Oklahoma resulted in a record high in the past year according to an announcement by State Treasurer Todd Russ. It also included increased revenue from oil and natural gas taxes. The 12-month gross receipts through January totaled $17.48 billion, an increase of nearly $2 billion or about 13% from the previous …

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Biden speech gained no traction with Oklahoma’s congressional delegation

  While Oklahoma Congressman Tom Cole was critical of the President’s State of the Union address for failing to mention energy production, others in the Oklahoma congressional delegation were also critical of the speech. Republican U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin said the speech was filled with “empty words, false promises and no solutions for the many …

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OKC investment firm reaches $1 billion mark in 5 years

  Infinity Capital Partners of Oklahoma City has surpassed $1 billion in completed transactions since its founding in 2016, highlighting the rapid increase in capital investments for local businesses in recent years. More than $800 million of the capital involved in Infinity’s closed transactions was sourced from out-of-state and invested in Oklahoma-owned businesses, impacting more than …

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Rep Cole—Energy Production missing from State of Union address

  What President Biden didn’t mention in his State of the Union address Tuesday evening is what concerns Oklahoma Republican Congressman Tom Cole. Energy production. In his response, it’s what Rep. Cole discussed in part, pointing out that the president “failed to mention a plan to unleash North American energy production to solve his self-created …

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Ice storm damage assessment still underway in Arkansas a week later

  The same severe weather that resulted in a major ice storm in South Texas also left an estimated 72,000 people without electrical power in Arkansas. The storm moved out of eastern Oklahoma last week and when it hit Arkansas it turned to ice and sleet. Damage is still being assessed according to the Arkansas …

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Some Austin residents remain without electrical power following last week’s ice storm

  Oklahomans have certainly dealt with their share of historic ice storms in years past, but in South Texas, it’s another matter. Perhaps it’s why there has been quite the political disturbance in Austin where 170,000 utility customers lost power last week and many of them are still in the dark. It even forced one …

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