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Mullin highlights American innovation in Energy and Commerce hearing
Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) participated in a House Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing Wednesday on Open Radio Access Networks (ORAN) and the future of wireless technology. In his questions to the witnesses, Mullin highlighted the need to move away from Chinese suppliers and instead focus on the innovations being made in …
Tulsa chosen as national test site for Rivian delivery vans
Tulsa will be a test site for California-based electric vehicle maker Rivian’s delivery vans for Amazon. The Orange County Business Journal reported the announcement this week saying it was part of Rivian’s continued expansion across the nation with its vehicles. Amazon has a major warehouse distribution in Tulsa as well as in Oklahoma City. …
12 States want to ban gas cars nationwide
The governors of a dozen states on the West and East Coasts not only want to ban the sale of gas cars by the year 2035 but also to enforce such a ban on Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and the rest of the nation. The 12 governors made their pitch in a letter this week …
Feds cancel next sale of public oil and gas leases
In addition to pausing oil and gas leases on federal lands, a move taken by President Biden earlier in the year through one of his many executive orders, the government has now canceled oil and gas lease sales through June. The U.S. Interior Department announced this week the cancellation while it was still reviewing …
Halliburton plunges on disappointing forecast for slowing growth
After warning investors it didn’t anticipate much growth in the nationwide demand for oil-drilling and fracking services, Halliburton Co. tumbled in trading. Considered the world’s biggest provider of fracking services, Halliburton, the company that got its start in southern Oklahoma saw trading fall as much as 7.4% on Wednesday in the S&P 500 Index …
North Texas wind farms sue Citigroup over charges from February winter storm
A Canadian company that operates two north Texas wind farms filed suit this week against Citigroup Inc. for denying the firm’s force majeure declarations during the historic February storm and billing it more than $100 million for replacement power. Reuters reported Shannon Wind near Henrietta, Texas and Flat Top Wind near Comanche, Texas are …
Completion reports for April 21, 2021
CADDO COUNTY Citation Oil & Gas Corporation 31 6N 9W West Cement Ut (Gregory 7) 8-7, December 04, 2020 SH, INJ, TD: 3447 ft Lat: 34.94299, Long: -98.19750 API: 35015353720003 CARTER COUNTY Mack Energy Co Deese(3070): Oil 35 Gas 20 Water 195 Pump 7 2S 2W Sw Wildcat Jim Deese Unit 10-3-i, July 21, 2020 SH, OIL, TD: 4350 ft Lat: 34.40431, …
Permits to drill for April 21, 2021
Carter County STEWART 1-34 #SWD, April 21 2021 34 5S 3W NWNWNWNW API: 01926438 Lat: 34.08506139406878, Long: -97.50892523604692 PAY DIRT ENERGY LLC SH, DR, 6700 ft, HOXBAR(3100), DEESE(6100) Grady County TODD #4H-26-23, April 21 2021 26 10N 5W SWSESWNW API: 05124821 Lat: 35.313435489870606, Long: -97.70329287027141 CITIZEN ENERGY III LLC MU, DR, 16800 ft, WOODFORD(8900) Grady County TODD …
US oil prices drop to $61 while Oklahoma energy stocks rebound
Crude oil prices took another tumble in Wednesday’s trading settling at prices that are more than $2 lower than the start of the week. West Texas Intermediate crude for June delivery dropped $1.32 to $61.35 a barrel in trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark Brent crude for June delivery fell $1.25 …
Governor is sent bill expanding Oklahoma’s rural broadband council
The Oklahoma House passed a bill on Wednesday expanding the Rural Broadband Expansion Council. Senate Bill 802, authored by Rep. Logan Phillips, R-Mounds and Sen. James Leewright R-Bristow, expands the Rural Broadband Expansion Council by two members, from 14 to 16. One additional member would be a Wireless Internet Service Provider appointed by the Speaker …