** Votes on Republican bills that pertain to gas stoves were stalled Tuesday after a small group of House Republicans blew up an initial procedural vote. ** A major case alleging contamination by so-called forever chemicals will be postponed 21 days as the manufacturer and plaintiff close in on a deal. Judge Richard Gergel ordered the three-week …
June 2023 archive
Kansas Sierra Club might challenge more swine operations
Despite not coming away with a victory in the Kansas Supreme Court, the Kansas Sierra Club has newfound optimism about challenging confined swine feeding operations in the state. The high court ruled some of the permits allowed by the Kansas Department of health and Environment were “moot” or had run their course, so the …
House Committee launches investigation of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has come under investigation by a U.S. House Committee wanting to know more about her ties to an Indigenous environmental group from New Mexico that is pushing for a halt to oil and gas production on public lands. Haaland is a former New Mexico congresswoman who was appointed Interior Secretary …
One meeting at a time for Oklahoma Broadband Office
As the Oklahoma Broadband Office decides how and where to spend $558,209,835 in federal funding, it is pushing ahead with information-gathering meetings across the state, all in the name of creating the Oklahoma Broadband plan. The office’s goal is to eventually provide high-speed internet to 95% of the state’s population and do so by …
Despite rig loss, energy firms are pushing ahead with more drilling in Oklahoma
Days after Baker Hughes Co. reported the number of oil and gas drilling rigs active in Oklahoma had slipped by another three, bringing the state’s total to 43, filings for new well permits totaled 25 as released by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. Nowata County along t he Kansas state line in northeast Oklahoma had …
Completion reports for June 5, 2023
CANADIAN COUNTY Camino Natural Resources Llc All Zones Producing: Oil 446 Gas 4105 Water 1082 Flow 34 11N 6W Spiro Mounds 1006 3-10-1mxh, November 15, 2022 HH, OIL, TD: 19882 ft Lat: 35.37814, Long: -97.82713 API: 35017257900001 Paloma Operating Co Inc Woodford(12067): Oil 13 Gas 419 Water 2492 Flow 12 12N 9W Jennifer Lauren 13_24-12n-9w 5whx, March 14, 2023 HH, GAS, TD: 22634 ft Lat: 35.52299, …
Permits to drill for June 5, 2023
Carter County EAGLETON #2-29, June 05 2023 29 5S 2W CNWNW API: 01926556 Lat: 34.0983965139998, Long: -97.43781187749344 YALE OIL ASSOCIATION INC SH, DR, 12000 ft, DEESE(6425), SYCAMORE(9600), WOODFORD(9850), VIOLA(10800) Comanche County PICARD #1, June 05 2023 01 1N 10W NENESW API: 03176017 OTC/OCC NOT ASSIGNED SH, RC, 1753 ft, BARTLESVILLE(1700) Dewey County CHAIN #35-1H, June 05 2023 …
Ozone alerts issued for Tulsa and OKC
The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality issued an ozone alert for the Tulsa metropolitan area for Tuesday, June 6, 2023. This alert will initiate the issuance of an “Ozone Alert Day” for the Oklahoma City area by the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments and for the Tulsa area by the Indian Nations Council of Governments. This ozone alert is a prediction that …
Saudis got their crude oil price gain
Crude oil prices on Monday did just what top exporter Saudi Arabia wanted when it cut production by another 1 million barrels a day beginning in July. They went up with West Texas Intermediate crude going up 41 cents to $72.15 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It reached a high of $75.06 …
Future of Canoo discussed on Mitchell Talks Energy
Faced with a loss of cash and slumping shares, EV maker Canoo is facing a difficult future. The survivability of the company that promised to build a manufacturing plant in Oklahoma City and another in Pryor was a big topic of discussion on the latest edition of Mitchell Talks Energy. Scott Mitchell and Jerry …