Enel is already a well-known name in Oklahoma where it has 13 wind farms. Now the Italian-based company plans to add an estimated 10,000 DC electric vehicle chargers across the U.S. and more than 2 million across North America by 2030. It was a year ago when the company began construction of its 13th …
April 2023 archive
Pittsburg County is the source of two more Calyx Energy wells
Recently-filed completion reports show Tulsa’s Calyx Energy III LLC with two natural gas wells on a single pad in Pittsburg County and combined production was nearly 24,000n Mcf. Located several miles northwest of the city of McAlester at 3 7N 13E, the two Fairway wells were completed in December of 2022 with production coming …
Kansas creates law targeting wind farm blinking lights at night
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill into law to do something about those annoying nighttime blinking red lights on the top of wind farms throughout the state. Developers of new wind projects will be required to apply to the Federal Aviation Administration for light mitigation technology, which will turn on the lights only …
Energy headlines
** U.S. oil bosses generally collected huge paychecks last year on the back of high energy prices and record profits, with Exxon Mobil Corp’s chief executive winning a 52% increase. The largest U.S. oil company on Thursday disclosed Chief Executive Darren Woods was paid $35.9 million last year. ** The Texas Senate passed a bill that will …
Completion reports for April 13, 2023
GARVIN COUNTY Bays Exploration Inc 26 1N 1E Billie Jean #1, February 24, 2023 DH, DRY, TD: 7387 ft Lat: 34.52303, Long: -97.16499 API: 35049253370000 PITTSBURG COUNTY Calyx Energy Iii Llc All Zones Producing: Oil 5 Gas 13417 Water 3616 Flow 3 7N 13E Fairway 3-3-27wh, December 19, 2022 HH, GAS, TD: 16758 ft Lat: 35.11316, Long: -95.91764 API: 35121249090000 Calyx Energy Iii …
Permits to drill for April 13, 2023
permits: none were processed today
Latest edition of “Mitchell Talks Energy”
Scott Mitchell and OK Energy Today’s Jerry Bohnen delve into the more than $4 billion renewable energy project proposed by Public Service Company of Oklahoma. Corporation Commissioners were briefed this week on the project that initially drew opposition. Plus, there is the issue of geothermal energy and what is happening at the Hamm Institute. Click …
Crude oil prices slipped in Thursday’s trading
After two days of 2% gains, crude oil prices fell more than 1% or a dollar a barrel in Thursday’s trading as another OPEC report fueled worries about summer demand. West Texas Intermediate dropped $1.10 or 1.3% to finish at $82.16 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark Brent crude settled …
Bill targeting wind turbine blade junk yards passed out of Senate committee
An Oklahoma state Senate committee on Thursday approved an amended bill targeting wind turbine blade disposal operators. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee gave a “do pass” to House Bill 2359 which would require disposal operators to not only show financial security to ensure the blades are properly disposed of but file annual …
Diversified Energy report reflects on impact in Oklahoma economy
A new report by Diversified Energy, the nation’s largest natural gas well operator, shows its operations added more than $1 billion to its 10-state operating area which includes Oklahoma. The Alabama-based company said it supported more than 8,600 direct and indirect jobs and also generated $500 in federal, state and local revenues. Its operations …