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Sierra Club’s Oklahoma Chapter Comments on Trump’s Recent Executive Order
The ink was hardly dry following President Trump’s signature on the highly-anticipated climate change executive order on Tuesday when a local chapter of a national grassroots environmental organization spoke out against the Commander-in-Chief’s actions. “Trump and EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt are, sadly, doing what they have always done: making their friends in oil and gas …
WTI and Brent Crude Rise on Tuesday as OPEC Weighs Agreement Extension
Crude oil prices settled higher on Tuesday, bolstered by OPEC’s likelihood to extend its production curb agreement, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, May West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose 64 cents, or 1.3%, to settle at $48.37 a barrel, marking its highest finish since March 20. On the London ICE Futures …
Completion Reports March 29, 2017
BLAINE COUNTY Continental Resources Inc Mississippi(11275): Oil 1335 Gas 4904 Water 1284 Flow 22 15N 11W Homsey 1-22h, February 15, 2017 HH, OIL, TD: 16120 ft Lat: 35.76795, Long: -98.36159 API: 35011236220000 CANADIAN COUNTY Devon Energy Production Co Lp Woodford(11765): Oil 306 Gas 2920 Water 1594 Flow 30 13N 8W Ted 30-13n-8w 3h, February …
Permits to Drill March 29, 2017
Canadian County EDEN 1308 #1-4MH, March 28 2017 04 13N 8W NENENENE API: 01724989 Lat: 35.63782766933825, Long: -98.04893389260727 MARATHON OIL COMPANY HH, DR, 14266 ft, MISSISSIPPI LIME(9118) Canadian County CANA SWD #4-30, March 28 2017 30 11N 7W NENWNENE API: 01724988 Lat: 35.405476156303074, Long: -97.97587531029299 CIMAREX ENERGY CO SH, DR, 7550 ft, PERMIAN(2956), PENNSYLVANIAN(3526) …
Crude Oil Futures Finish Lower on Monday Following OPEC Weekend Review of Production Curb
Under pressure as OPEC decides whether to extend its production cuts, crude oil prices dropped on Monday, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. May West Texas Intermediate crude fell 24 cents, or 0.5%, to settle at $47.73 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. May Brent crude, the global benchmark, lost 5 cents, or 0.1%, to end …
Completion Reports March 28, 2017
ALFALFA COUNTY Aexco Petroleum Inc 2 25N 11W Crossroads 1-2h, March 09, 2017 HH, TA, TD: 10660 ft Lat: 36.66709, Long: -98.35613 API: 35003232140000 BLAINE COUNTY Carrera Energy Llc Mississippian: Oil 195 Gas 2600 Water 2621 Flow Mississippian: Oil 192 Gas 2473 Water 2198 Flow 20 19N 12W Milky Way 20-1h, February 14, 2017 …
Permits to Drill March 28, 2017
Blaine County OTTER 16-16N-12W #1H, March 27 2017 16 16N 12W NESWSWSW API: 01123773 Lat: 35.85669385536534, Long: -98.48947364932953 DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO LP HH, DR, 15539 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(9749), WOODFORD(11459), HUNTON(11529) Blaine County CHEETAH 32_29-15N-10W #1HX, March 23 2017 32 15N 10W NWSESESE API: 01123772 Lat: 35.726255326902816, Long: -98.27968435888354 DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO LP HH, …
Inhofe: Obama Developed “Culture of Radical Alarmists”
At a recent conservative conference, Oklahoma’s U.S. Senator, Jim Inhofe, railed against the Obama Administration’s fossil fuel policy. Inhofe issued a warning to remain “vigilant” because Obama “built a culture of radical alarmists.” “Liberal extremists are not going to give up,” said Inhofe, during a keynote address at the Heartland Institute’s 12th International Conference on …
Diamond Pipeline Protest Held at Tulsa Park on Saturday
Tulsa’s John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park was the venue on Saturday afternoon for a conclave of more than 60 people attended the “Stand Against Diamond Pipeline” rally, according to The Tulsa World. The event was sponsored by a local organization, Tulsa Stands With Standing Rock. The group, which is exclusively composed of 13 Native American …
Robert Phillips, Grandson of Frank Phillips, Dead at 87
The last surviving grandchild of Frank Phillips, Oklahoma’s renowned oilman, has died. Robert B. Phillips, age 87, died February 2. Phillips was a longtime Tulsa resident and founder of the Phillips Agency, an advertising and public relations firm. He was the son of John G. Phillips, the only son of Jane and Frank Phillips. Phillips …


