August 10, 2023 archive

Permits to drill for August 10, 2023

Caddo County WAGNER #1, August 10 2023 03 5N 9W NESWNE API: 01576002 OTC/OCC NOT ASSIGNED SH, RC, 5698 ft, YULE(5240) Comanche County GREEN #2, August 10 2023 03 3N 10W SESESENE API: 03176019 Lat: 34.76120764128471, Long: -98.23084312477117 OTC/OCC NOT ASSIGNED SH, RC, 1514 ft, BARTLESVILLE(1400) Grady County TIDUA 0605 #2-6-7MXH, August 09 2023 06 6N 5W …

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Completion reports for August 10, 2023

CARTER COUNTY Continental Resources Inc Sycamore(8338): Oil 1487 Gas 2071 Water 4433 Flow 22 1S 3W Courbet 15-22-9xhm, February 26, 2023 HH, OIL, TD: 15747 ft Lat: 34.46175, Long: -97.49769 API: 35019265070000 Continental Resources Inc Sycamore(8893): Oil 310 Gas 517 Water 4940 Flow 22 1S 3W Courbet 14-22-9xhm, March 09, 2023 HH, OIL, TD: 19910 ft Lat: 34.45770, Long: -97.49875 API: 35019265110000

Crude oil dropped in Thursday’s trading and OK energy stocks recorded losses

  Thursday saw lower crude oil prices and Oklahoma energy stocks recording moderate losses and many blamed China’s fall into deflation and growing concerns about fuel demand from the world’s second-largest economy. West Texas Intermediate crude dropped $1.58 or 1.9% to settle at $82.82 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude, the …

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Net income drop recorded by NGL Energy Partners

  NGL Energy Partners LP reported its first quarter Fiscal 2024 financial results, reflecting a drop in net income but a gain in adjusted earnings. The net income slipped from $23.1 million reported a year ago to $19.6 million this year but adjusted EBITDA rose from $123.9 million to $134.7 million. The company’s water solutions …

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Historic hydrogen locomotive finds new home in Oklahoma City

  The Oklahoma Railway Museum has taken delivery of a historied alternative fuel testbed locomotive, most recently operated by BNSF as a hydrogen fuel cell switcher in Southern California. Built as Canadian Pacific GP9 8637 in 1957, the unit was rebuilt by CP in the mid-1980s and utilized in regular service until 2006, when the …

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Small earthquake results in temporary shutdown of completion of Canadian County well

  A small earthquake early Thursday morning near Union City in Canadian county resulted in state regulators enforcing their earthquake mitigation plan and the temporary shutdown of a well completion process. The reported 2.2 magnitude quake followed a series of weaker rumblings. Under the mitigation plan created some years ago by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, …

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Empire Petroleum finalizes $6.7 million acquisition of more New Mexico assets

  Tulsa’s Empire Petroleum closed this week on the acquisition of COERT Holdings 1 LLC’s interests in Empire’s three New Mexico assets. The $6.7 million acquisition involved Eunice Monument South Unit A, Eunice Monument South Unit B and Arrowhead Graybur Unit, all located in Lea County. It adds to Unit’s current producing assets in Texas, …

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Evergy’s rate hike request fought by retirees in Kansas

  Retirees in Kansas are pushing back on a rate hike request sought by Evergy. They’re accusing the state’s largest utility of hiking electricity prices and putting profits before people. The senior citizens are fighting Evergy’s request of increasing annual revenue by nearly $218 million reported the Kansas News Service. Click here for Kansas News …

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Unit Corporation announces dividends and changes in SEC filings

  Unit Corporation announced Thursday that its Board of Directors approved quarterly dividends of $2.50 per share for the each of the third and fourth quarters of 2023. The record and payment dates for the third and fourth quarter dividends will be determined at a later date. Phil Frohlich, the company’s Chief Executive Officer, commented, …

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Energy headlines

** West Virginia officials are mounting additional challenges to the Biden administration’s latest rules targeting fossil fuel generating power plants. The state Public Service Commission has filed a 12-page objection to the new emission rules proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. ** The California Energy Commission voted Wednesday to extend the life of three gas power …

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