July 2023 archive

Rep. Lucas fears too much power would fall into hands of FCC in new Act

  Oklahoma Congressman Frank Lucas isn’t so sure about a new congressional act he contends would give too much power to the Federal Communications Commission. Lucas, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee came out against H.R. 1338, the Satellite Telecommunications Streamlining Act. He said he supports the idea of seeking ways to …

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Summit Utilities to get approval to resume disconnects

  Arkansas regulators are close to approving a plan by Summit Utilities Inc. to give more than 47,000 customers behind on thkeir winter natural gas bills up to six months to set up repayment plans. Summit, with thousands of customers in Oklahoma, is awaiting final approval of the plan by the Arkansas Public Service Commission. …

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Business conditions reported to be ‘slumping’ in Oklahoma

  The Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions index shows a nine-state region, stretching from Minnesota to Arkansas, has expanded for a fifth straight month. But not in Oklahoma. “After flashing recession warning signals between November 2022 and January 2023,  Creighton’s monthly survey of manufacturing supply managers over the past several months is now pointing to …

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Rep. Cole stresses investment in America’s aviation industry

  A week after Oklahoma Congressman Tom Cole took part in House committee approval of funding for FAA operations in Oklahoma and across the country, he wrote about it in his latest column, stressing the importance of aviation to Oklahoma. “Oklahoma has long been a hub for aerospace and aviation industry development, as well as …

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Solar manufacturing firm to open plant in Colorado Springs

  Colorado Springs is getting a new solar cell manufacturing plant and the 350 jobs that will come with it. Switzerland-owned Meyer Burger plans to begin production in the second half of 2024. Click here for KRDO News

AEP named best employer for women in 2023

  American Electric Power, parent company to Public Service Company of Oklahoma and a number of other subsidiaries, was named in Forbes magazine’s America’s Best Employers for Women 2023 list for the fourth year in a row. Forbes partnered with Statista to compile the list based on an independent survey from a sample of more than …

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More Continental Resources production in Stephens County

  Continental Resources ended up with two wells on a single pad in Stephens County that had combined production of more than 1,700 barrels of oil a day. The company filed another completion report a day after it filed one showing 1,187 barrels of production on a Ringer Ranch well located north of Velma. The …

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Alternative energy investor acquires holdings in Tusla oil company

    Texas-based Energy Evolution Master Fund, Ltd. just acquired 500,000 more shares in Tulsa’s Empire Petroleum Corp. The acquisition at $5 per share was revealed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing indicated Energy Evolution’s current ownership is 5,466,639 shares in Empire Petroleum. It was the second largest acquisition of …

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Completion reports for July 25, 2023

BLAINE COUNTY Crawley Petroleum Corporation Mississippi Solid(8400): Oil 729 Gas 1119 Water 1262 Flow 3 19N 12W Church 1-3mh, December 31, 2022 HH, OIL, TD: 13172 ft Lat: 36.15823, Long: -98.47512 API: 35011243350000 Crawley Petroleum Corporation Red Fork(7600): Oil 54 Gas 357 Water 2126 Flow 3 19N 12W Church 2-3rfh, February 02, 2023 HH, OIL, TD: 12049 ft Lat: 36.15823, Long: -98.47505 API: 35011243360000 CANADIAN COUNTY Ovintiv …

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Permits to drill for July 25, 2023

Grady County JACQUEZ #6-19-18XHS, May 10 2023 30 7N 5W NENWNENW API: 05125030 Lat: 35.05791112722271, Long: -97.76972814870479 CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC MU, AM, 26596 ft, SPRINGER(11135) Grady County JACQUEZ #7-19-18XHS, May 16 2023 19 7N 5W SWSESESE API: 05125031 Lat: 35.05936146509471, Long: -97.75997435455817 CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC MU, AM, 27627 ft, SPRINGER(11135) Grady County JACQUEZ #7-19-18XHS, May 16 2023 …

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