August 2023 archive

BLM offers 6,200 acres of public land for lease in Northwest Kansas and New Mexico

Public land in northwest Kansas and in New Mexico’s Permian Basin region are set to be auctioed by federal land managers early next year. The Bureau of Land Management announced the proposed leasing of the 27 parcels on 6,282 acres in Cheyenne County, Kansas and Eddy, Lea and Chaves Counties in New Mexico. Cheyenne County, …

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Six week long hearing by Iowa regulators is underway involving carbon dioxide pipeline

  Anyone who thought a three-day hearing last spring before an Oklahoma Corporation Commission Administrative Law Judge was a long time should think again. Iowa regulators have started a hearing into a carbon dioxide pipeline project that could last six weeks! Maybe longer. The hearing began Tuesday to determine if Summit Carbon Solutions should get …

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Court halts Grainbelt Express Transmission Line project in Illinois

  An explanation and correction about our story last week regarding an Illinois court ruling that halted construction of the Grainbelt Express Transmission Line in Illinois. The5th Appellate Court of Illinois issued a recent ruling that said the Grain Belt Express Transmission Line cannot move forward in Illinois. Phase 1 construction of the project that …

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Record electricity demand recorded by Southwest Power Pool

  The largest demand for power on record was recorded Monday by the Southwest Power Pool, the nonprofit corporation that oversees the power transmission system in 17 states including Oklahoma. Temperatures in Oklahoma at the time were above 100 in most recording stations around the state, some reaching in the 105 to 110 degree range. …

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Conservation groups promote documentary

The Oklahoma Conservation Commission in collaboration with the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts (OACD)announced the screening of the groundbreaking documentary “To Which We Belong” on September 7th at Rodeo Cinema in Oklahoma City. “To Which We Belong” showcases the transformative power of regenerative agriculture, a system of farming principles that seeks to reverse the damage …

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Energy briefs

** The Interior Department on Tuesday finalized a rule restoring a 2016 order, rolled back by the Trump administration, that tightens offshore oil drilling safety standards. ** The Biden administration on Tuesday approved a wind energy project off Rhode Island, the fourth major commercial-scale offshore wind energy project approved by the Biden Interior Department. ** A lawsuit challenging …

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Completion reports for August 22, 2023

completions: none were processed today

Permits to drill for August 22, 2023

Creek County BACON #WI WELL, August 22 2023 28 15N 9E NWNWNWSW API: 03729513 Lat: 35.7476329867075, Long: -96.36866322681905 WFD OIL CORPORATION SH, DR, 2400 ft, SKINNER(2350

Backlog of projects highest since 2018 for Matrix Service Company

Business has been so strong for Tulsa-based Matrix Service Company that the firm says the backlog is the highest since June of 2018. A provider of engineering and construction services to the energy and industrial markets, Matrix also received fiscal fourth quarter awards of $464 million and as a result, its backlog reached $1.1 billion …

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Crude oil and OK energy stocks fell on Tuesday

Oklahoma energy stocks were lower on Tuesday along with crude oil prices. The drop in crude is being blamed on investors who continue to be worried about the struggling economy in China and how it’s affecting crude imports. US benchmark, West Texas Intermediate dropped 37 cents to close at $80.35 a barrel on the New …

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