The dirt and waste left stained by thousands of barrels of crude oil that leaked from the Keystone pipeline in northern Kansas in December is ending up in a Nebraska landfill. The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy approved the transfer of the dirt to a landfill operated by Waste Management near Bennington, Nebraska. …
February 2023 archive
Government sponsored killing of stray cattle in New Mexico leads to court complaint
When the federal government last started a shooting spree of wild cattle on forest land in New Mexico, some of the carcasses were left rotting in a river. So claimed the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association in a federal court complaint filed against the U.S. Forest Service. The cattle ranchers group wants a temporary …
Gasoline and diesel tax rates rose in 13 states in 2023
Motorists in more than a dozen states, most in the eastern half of the country, were hit with fuel tax hikes in the past half-year according to a government study. Oklahoma was not one of them. In January 2023, state taxes and fees on gasoline and diesel fuel averaged $0.3163 per gallon of gasoline and …
Reforms are launched following ice storm power outages in Austin, Texas
After nearly 174,000 homes were left without power in Austin, Texas during the recent ice storm, the city has started making reforms of the municipally-operated Austin Energy. What reforms? A streamlining of communications, stronger assessment of the extent of power outages and exploring the cost and timelines to put power lines underground according to …
Solar power industry has fight on its hands in Arkansas legislature
A solar fight is underway before the Arkansas legislature and it involves attempts to reduce reimbursements for solar users. The cause of the fight is House Bill 1370, a measure with the goal “to prevent cost-shifting and ensure fairness to all ratepayers.” The authors say it would reduce compensation to solar users for the …
Supreme Court says oil rig manager should be paid overtime
In a decision sure to cause waves of concern in the oil and gas industry, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled this week in favor of a Texas oil rig supervisor who earned more than $200,000 a year, saying he was entitled also to overtime pay. In a 6-3 decision authored by liberal Justice Elena …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …