August 12, 2023 archive

Could plastic bag bans lead to more destruction of trees?

    Remember the days of “Paper or Plastic” as you checked out of the grocery store? They’re gone but there is an apparent return to paper. Witness what happened this past week in Lawrence, Kansas where the city council voted to ban single-use plastic sacks or bags. Click here for Kansas Reflector

Rig drilling count falls again in US

  More oil and gas drilling rigs are being taken down and hauled to storage across the country. For another week, the U.S. saw a decline in the number of oil and gas rigs, based on numbers provided this week by the Baker Hughes Co. Oklahoma recorded an increase of one rig. The company reported …

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Feds okay bullet train between Fort Worth and Houston—now who will pay for it?

  Imagine riding Amtrak’s Heartland Flyer from Oklahoma City to Fort Worth, then catching a ride on a bullet train traveling up to 200 miles an hour to Houston? It’s what rail fans are no doubt thinking about as the federal government has approved construction of the high-speed train, a partnership between Texas Central and …

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Continental Resources reports 1,800 barrel production off two Ratliff City wells

  Southern Oklahoma exploration by Continental Resources paid off earlier this year with a two-well, single-pad effort that resulted in 1,800 barrels of oil a day. The two Courbet wells, completed in February and March of 2023, are located about one mile north of Raliff City in Carter County at 22 1S 3W . The …

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