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EV growth in Kansas City prompts Evergy to make preparations
The number of electric vehicles is growing in the Kansas City area and Evergy, the large utility company that serves Kansas and Missouri is aware of the growth and making plans for more EVs. The company estimates there are more than 10,000 EV drivers in the Kansas City area, growth that prompted Every to …
Headlines of more energy stories
** The Biden administration is considering a proposal to tax oil and gas windfall profits to provide a gas subsidy for American consumers struggling with high energy prices, said Bharat Ramamurti, deputy director of the National Economic Council at a panel sponsored by the Roosevelt Institute think tank on June 2. ** Ford Motor Co. announced …
Turnpike Authority says traffic crashes show need for improvements
The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority is trying to make the case for more turnpike systems improvements following recent traffic accidents that either caused significant slowdowns or brought major traffic to a halt. In a recent release, the Authority said a crash on I-44/Turner Turnpike between SH-66 in Wellston and the Kickapoo Turnpike closed westbound traffic …
Crude rose on Friday—can the increases continue this week?
Oil prices continued their climb higher on Friday, raising expectations that perhaps this week will bring even higher prices nationally. The Friday increase came after OPEC decided to increase production targets by more than planned but with knowledge it won’t add much to global supply. In the U.S., West Texas Intermediate crude for July …
Inhofe asks President to reconsider latest EPA rules on small refineries
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe is telling President Biden to rethink his administration’s latest proposals regarding the Renewable Fuel Standard program and how it would hurt small oil refiners like those in Oklahoma. In a letter sent recently to the President, Sen. Inhofe asked him to instead bring immediate relief to the “job-creators” by …
Rig counts in Oklahoma and U.S. remain unchanged
Oil and gas drilling activity is still high and steady in Oklahoma and the U.S. in the past week according to the latest rig count report from the Baker Hughes Company. Oklahoma’s count was unchanged from a week ago with 59 active oil and gas rigs while nationally, the count stayed at 727. The …
Completion reports for June 3, 2022
CUSTER COUNTY Kaiser-francis Oil Company Cherokee(11859): Oil 335 Gas 1481 Water 1758 Flow 5 13N 16W Muno 5-13-16 1h, March 24, 2022 HH, OIL, TD: 16863 ft Lat: 35.63784, Long: -98.92937 API: 35039226000000 LATIMER COUNTY Merit Energy Company Red Oak-red Oak(6750): Squeeze D Atoka Basal (spiro): Gas 25 Flow 11 6N 22E Towry 8, March 07, 2022 DH, GAS, TD: 11903 ft Lat: 35.00787, …
Permits to drill for June 3, 2022
Canadian County DARROW TRUST #2H-7-6, December 17 2021 07 10N 5W NENENESW API: 01725601 Lat: 35.35463309491854, Long: -97.76989367300787 CITIZEN ENERGY III LLC MU, AM, 17404 ft, WOODFORD(9400) Canadian County DARROW TRUST #4H-7-18, December 17 2021 07 10N 5W NENENESW API: 01725616 Lat: 35.35463308615511, Long: -97.76975953635761 CITIZEN ENERGY III LLC MU, AM, 16666 ft, WOODFORD(9400) Mcclain County BLANCA …
Permian Basin oil production continues to increase
A report by Rystad Energy, an independent research and business intelligence company based in Norway claims the Permian Basin is now pumping more oil than every country in the world with the exceptions of Saudi Arabia and Russia. The Odessa American reported Rystand contends the Permian Basin will boom to 5.6 million bpd by …
Oil and gas leases in New Mexico could be reversed
A federal court ruling might result in the reconsideration of the rental of New Mexico public land to oil and gas producers. The Carlsbad Current-Argus reports the rentals in some cases date back to 2016. Click here for Current-Argus