The third quarter financial results at Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. will be released next week. The Oklahoma City company plans to report its results after the market closes on Thursday, October 27. Leaders will take part in a conference call and webcast later in the day to discuss the results. The event will be …
EIA repeats the warning—gas bills will go up this winter
Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Winter Fuels Outlook In the latest Winter Fuels Outlook from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the agency says U.S. households that primarily use natural gas for space heating will spend an average of $931 on heating this winter (October–March), which is 28% (or $206) more than last year. Natural gas is the primary …
New wells reported in Grady and Kingfisher Counties
Some of the most recent completion reports on file with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission show 5 Hinkle Oil and Gas wells in Kingfisher County and two Continental Resources wells in Grady County. Continental’s two wells, drilled on a single pad located at 17 6N 6W , a site about 3 miles northeast of the town …
Methane sources studied in San Juan Basin
Researchers at the Los Alamos National Laboratory have released results of a study into the sources of a methane hotspot found years ago over the San Juan Basin of northwest New Mexico. This study was published in the journal Geophysical Research: Atmosphere in September and, according to the lab, the research will help …
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** The Biden administration plans to sell oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in a bid to dampen fuel prices before next month’s congressional elections, three sources familiar with the matter said on Monday reported Reuters. ** House Homeland Security Committee Chair Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and House Oversight Committee Chair Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) requested further information on Mississippi’s use of …
Home Depot leader rips Biden for anti-drilling stance
One of the co-founders of Home Depot, Bernie Marcus, is critical of the Biden administration, claiming 40-year high levels of inflation come down to the President’s decision against oil companies drilling for more oil. “We have a president that just doesn’t believe in that [oil drilling],” Marcus said on a new episode of Yahoo Finance …
Investor not happy with Continental’s agreed takeover by Harold Hamm
The biggest minority investor in Continental Resources says Harold Hamm’s latest offer to take private the Oklahoma City energy company is still too low. It’s what Cole Smead, president of Smead Capital said after Continental announced a merger agreement with Hamm and his family. He was quoted by Bloomberg and Seeking Alpha on Monday …
Crude oil prices slipped while OK energy stocks made gains
Crude oil prices sagged slightly in Monday’s trading while Oklahoma energy stocks had a strong trading day with some making gains of 7% and 8%. Still, fears exist about the high inflation and energy costs and how they might bring down the global economy into a definite recession. Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November …
Oklahoma regulator to provide update on Southwest Power Pool activities
Oklahoma Corporation Commission Chair Dana Murphy will be presenting an update on activities at the Southwest Power Pool (SPP), many of which will impact Oklahoma utilities and their customers. The public meeting will be held Tuesday, October 18 at 9:30 a.m. in Room 301 of the Jim Thorpe State Office Building, 2101 North Lincoln, …
Oklahomans’ interest in EVs is in the “middle of the road”
A new study released by QuoteWizard shows Oklahoma is ranked in the middle of the 50 states when it comes to electric vehicle infrastructure. Oklahoma is ranked 29th with nine charging stations for every 10,000 vehicles. The state had an electric vehicle adoption rate of 0.58%. The study also ranked Oklahoma number 28 for a 45% …