February 22, 2023 archive

Permits to drill for February 22, 2023

Blaine County IRETA #2-33-4-9XHW, February 22 2023 33 14N 13W NENENWNW API: 01124352 Lat: 35.65246030263303, Long: -98.59279283341387 CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC MU, DR, 30202 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(13637), WOODFORD(14547), HUNTON(14687) Ellis County CRYSTAL MICHELLE 28-33 #1H, February 22 2023 21 20N 25W SESWSWSW API: 04523890 Lat: 36.18830005960444, Long: -99.88046981221908 UPLAND OPERATING LLC HH, DR, 19750 ft, CHEROKEE(9140) Kingfisher County SCHWARZ …

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Completion reports for February 22, 2023

CANADIAN COUNTY Ovintiv Usa Inc Mississippian(8028): Oil 648 Gas 703 Water 1949 Flow 16 14N 6W Divide Clark 1406 3h-21xx, August 31, 2022 HH, OIL, TD: 20527 ft Lat: 35.68346, Long: -97.84171 API: 35017258040001 Ovintiv Usa Inc Mississippian(8146): Oil 807 Gas 792 Water 1687 Flow 27 14N 6W Frank 1406 3h-15x, September 19, 2022 HH, OIL, TD: 19031 ft Lat: 35.66631, Long: -97.82413 API: 35017258010001 Ovintiv Usa …

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Try again with Mitchell Talks Energy

By Jerry Bohnen Sometimes we make mistakes. It happened in announcing the most recent edition of Mitchell Talks Energy, featuring political analyst Scott Mitchell and yours truly. We passed along a link to the original podcast. But I promise, this link is to the second program featuring a lively discussion of energy, who’s covering it, …

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ONE Gas recorded strong 4th quarter earnings

  ONE Gas, Inc. reported improved fourth quarter earnings of $67 million in net income or $1.23 per diluted share. It was an improvement over a year earlier when the company reported $60.5 million or $1.12 per diluted share in net earnings. For the year, ONE Gas recorded net income of $221.7 million or $4.08 …

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Crude oil took 3% plunge in Wednesday’s trading

  Crude oil dropped 3% in Wednesday’s trading as investors grew more worried about the potential for increased interest rates by central banks. Oklahoma energy stocks were mixed. West Texas Intermediate crude for April deliveries dropped 3% or $2.41 per barrel and closed at $74.05 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark Brent crude …

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Corporation Commissioners to reconsider billions in ONG fuel costs

  Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony managed to convince his two fellow regulators that maybe it would be a wise decision to go back and review the billions of dollars in fuel adjustment costs sought for approval by Oklahoma Natural Gas Company. The Commissioners voted 3-0 Wednesday in a special meeting to strike from consideration the …

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Feds okay restart of fire-damaged Freeport LNG plant

  Despite getting approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reopen some of its commercial operations at its Texas plant, Freeport LNG indicated it could be months before the plant is full operational. It’s been 8 months since a fiery blast in June knocked the LNG export plant offline. Click here for Reuters

New House members unafraid to jump on Biden’s climate policies

  “It’s clear that the Biden administration and radical left want to impoverish Americans.” The declaration of criticism of President Biden’s agenda against the fossil fuel industry came recently from Florida U.S. Representative Anna Paulina, a freshman member of the House. She jumped right into the discussion during a hearing of the Natural Resources Committee. …

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Farm freedom bills passed in Oklahoma House Committees

    Rep. Carl Newton advanced two pieces of legislation out of House Committees on Tuesday that would expand freedoms and protections for state farmers and ranchers. House Bill 1962 would allow any person age 14 to 16 who lives or is employed on a farm to apply for a farm permit authorizing them to …

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BlackRock still has ties to Texas agency despite discrimination against oil and gas

  The Teacher Retirement System of Texas apparently hasn’t wiped its hands clean of a controversial relationship with BlackRock Inc., the firm that preaches sustainable investing rather than loaning money to oil and gas operations. The state forced the Retirement System last year to sell all its shares in BlackRock because of the discriminatory practices …

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