Oil and gas drilling activity continued its decline in the past week, both in Oklahoma and across the U.S. resulting more drilling units placed in storage. Oklahoma’s count fell by two to 35 rigs, according to the Baker Hughes rig count released on Friday. A year ago, the state recorded 42 active rigs. …
June 21, 2024 archive
Mitchell Talks Energy with Jerry Bohnen—another review of the Corporation Commission primary election
Another look back at the primary election results in the race for Corporation Commission—it’s what Scott Mitchell Talks Energy with Jerry Bohnen features this week on their weekly podcast. Click here for the podcast and their lively discussion.
World wide flaring of natural gas hit highest level in 2019
A new report from the World Bank claims flaring in the world’s oil fields hit the highest level in 2019 and the major culprit wasn’t just the U.S. The report stated that nine countries accounted for 75% of the flaring and nearly half came from Russia, Iran, Iraq, US, Venzuela, Algeria, Libya, Niberia …
Supreme Court throws out water agreement between New Mexico and Texas
The water dispute between New Mexico isn’t settled, according to the U.S. Supreme Court. The federal government wants a final say. It was a 5-4 decision issued Friday by the U.S. Supreme Court that rejected a settlement between the two states over water from the Rio Grande river, one of the longest rivers …