Kansas regulators recently were notified they will receive a $13.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to modernize the state’s electrical grid infrastructure. The investment will be provided through the Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grants program and will be administered by the Kansas Corporation Commission. KSNT reported the improvements will …
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** Shale oil production, which has revolutionized the energy industry and transformed the US economy, will stop growing in August, according to a government report. After hitting record highs in June and July, US crude production is set to fall in August for the first time this year to 9.4 million barrels a day, led …
Attorney General Drummond to reveal natural gas market manipulation decision
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has apparently made up his mind whether to press ahead with possible charges or claims of market manipulation that occurred during the 2021 Winter Storm Uri. He will reveal details of his decision during a Tuesday morning news conference (10:30 a.m.) at the state capitol. A release from his …
China’s economic report sends crude oil prices down
As crude oil prices dropped Monday by more than 1.5%, Oklahoma energy stocks were mixed in trading. But some firms saw up to a 7% gain for the day. What brought about the drop in crude? Weaker than expected Chinese economic growth. It produced doubts over the strength of demand by the world’s second biggest …
Rig numbers in Oklahoma and the U.S. continue their decline
Oklahoma’s oil and gas rig count continues its slow decline following the national trend according to the most recent report from Baker Hughes Company. In the past week, Oklahoma’s rig count fell by one to 39. A year ago, there were 63 active oil and gas rigs in the state. Nationally, the count fell by …
Canvas Energy shows production from 3 Kingfisher County wells
Canvas Energy LLC of Oklahoma City, formerly Chaparral Energy, filed completion reports on three wells drilled on a single pad in Kingfisher County that had combined production of more than 600 barrels of oil a day. Drilled at 36 17N 7W, a site several miles north of the city of Kingfisher, the Corner Pocket …
Scott Mitchell and Jerry Bohnen talk energy in their latest podcast
So what’s the hot topic or topics to be discussed by Scott Mitchell and Jerry Bohnen in their latest episode of “Mitchell Talks Energy”? To find out, just open the podcast and watch as the two discuss some of the most current energy news stories and the impact they have on consumers and Oklahomans.
Chesapeake gets strong rating in emissions standards of Marcellus shale play
Chesapeake Energy Corporation announced that it has achieved recertification of its natural gas production across the entirety of its Marcellus operations, which averaged approximately 4.4 billion cubic feet (bcf) of gross natural gas per day during the first quarter of 2023. The company received a grade A under the MiQ methane emissions standard and …
Devon Energy honors Kermit, Texas volunteer firefighter
Heather Slayton, a member of the Kermit, Texas Volunteer Fire Department (KVFD), was recently recognized as a Devon Hometown Hero. The program highlights the dedication and expertise of emergency responders, including law enforcement officials, firefighters, EMTs, 911 dispatchers and city employees. “Heather is the best,” said Joseph Mixon, a local eighth-grader who nominated Slayton …
Texas Congressmen say own state can’t be trusted to monitor carbon storage
Two Democratic congressmen in Texas don’t have faith in their own Texas Railroad Commission to regulate underground carbon storage. In fact, Reps. Joaquin Castro and Lloyd Doggett admit they don’t trust regulators and said so in a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan. “The Railroad Commission of Texas can’t be trusted to uphold the …
