All of those wind farms in Oklahoma helped generate more electricity than coal for the first time ever in the U.S. according to new federal information. E&E News recently reported coal lost out to wind and solar power. Together, the two renewable energy sources produced a combined 252 terawatt-hours in the first five months …
June 2023 archive
Cheniere inks long-term LNG contract with Chinese firm
Natural gas from Oklahoma’s STACK and SCOOP plays is likely headed to China over a long-term contract Cheniere Energy just signed. Cheniere, with a major gas line from the STACK stretching to the Gulf Coast, is the largest producer of LNG in the U.S. and signed a long-term sale and purchase agreement with China’s …
Completion reports for June 26, 2023
CANADIAN COUNTY Citizen Energy Iii Llc All Zones Producing: Oil 160 Gas 1167 Water 1361 Gas Lift 1 10N 6W Walther 3h-1-12, April 25, 2023 HH, OIL, TD: 17610 ft Lat: 35.37103, Long: -97.78560 API: 35017257520000 Citizen Energy Iii Llc All Zones Producing: Oil 258 Gas 1801 Water 1432 Flow 1 10N 6W Walther 4h-1-12, April 25, 2023 HH, OIL, TD: 17797 ft Lat: 35.37108, Long: …
Permits to drill for June 26, 2023
Kingfisher County DOC HOLLIDAY 19-07-01 #2MH, June 26 2023 12 19N 7W NWNWNENE API: 07327027 Lat: 36.14540636086698, Long: -97.89420134656889 BCE-MACH III LLC HH, DR, 12790 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN (LESS CHESTER)(7016) Love County MCCARTY #2-17H, June 26 2023 17 7S 1E SENESESE API: 08521302 Lat: 33.9425697742004, Long: -97.21343510465509 XTO ENERGY INC HH, RC, 20189 ft, CANEY(13489), WOODFORD(14712), HUNTON(14772) Seminole …
Surplus items at Jim Thorpe building to be sold during online auction
On July 7, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) will hold Surplus and Save, an estate sale-style event where the general public can purchase a wide range of items from the Jim Thorpe Office Building. As the historic Jim Thorpe Building undergoes renovations, an extensive selection of surplus items will be …
Russia’s political instability affects crude oil prices
Crude oil prices made slight gains in Monday’s trading as analysts explained investors balanced their worries about global demand following the political instability in Russia. At the same time, most Oklahoma energy stocks recorded gains too. West Texas Intermediate rose 21 cents or 0.3% to close at $69.37 a barrel on the New York …
Biden unveils $42 billion internet plan—$797 million for Oklahoma
“Let us agree in the 21st century America, high-speed internet is not a luxury, it’s a necessity,” said Vice President Kamala Harris as she and President Biden on Monday launched a more than $42 billion plan to give every American household access to high-speed internet by 2030. It’s the funding of the Broadband program …
OGE promotes program to save butterflies and honeybees
Last week was National Pollinator Week, and Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company (OG&E) teamed up with several community partners to promote the health and protection of pollinators like honeybees, butterflies and small birds in our communities. One OG&E sponsored initiative gives Oklahoma library card holders a chance to earn free tickets to the Oklahoma …
Record air travel expected this July 4th holiday in Oklahoma
AAA projects 50.7 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this Independence Day weekend*, setting a record for the holiday. It includes a nearly 4% increase in Oklahoma including a record number of air travelers. The share of air travelers in the overall holiday forecast this year is an impressive 8.2% …
Fort Worth oil and gas operator sentenced to 17 years in prison
Fort Worth oil and gas company operator Billy Marcum, Jr. will have 17 years in prison to think about what he did to land there. The 67-year old businessman, who pleaded guilty in December of last year to running a multi[-million dollar fraudulent scheme was sentenced last week. The judge also ordered him to …