Helmerich and Payne to release quarterly earnings in late July

  Investors of Tulsa-based Helmerich & Payne, Inc. will learn later this month whether the company has managed to stem the flow of losses. The drilling company plans to release its fiscal third quarter 2021 earnings report on Thursday, July 29 at 10 a.m. central time. John Lindsay, President and CEO will be joined by …

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Highway improvements to be considered by ODOT commission

    Due to the Independence Day holiday, the Oklahoma Transportation Commission’s monthly meeting is scheduled to take place at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 6, in the R.A. Ward Transportation Building, 200 N.E. 21st St., Oklahoma City. Items to be addressed at the meeting: Secretary of Transportation and Oklahoma Department of Transportation Executive Director Tim Gatz …

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2Q earnings report date announced by ConocoPhillips

  ConocoPhillips will see if it can beat its $1 billion first quarter earnings when the company releases its second quarter 2021 financial and operating results on Tuesday, Aug. 3 at 11 a.m. central time. The company’s results will be released before the market opens on Aug 3. First quarter earnings, released in early May …

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Survey shows regional economic growth

  The economy in Oklahoma and 8 other Midwest and Plains states is growing at a strong pace according to the June monthly survey by Creighton University of business leaders and managers. For the twelfth straight month, the Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for the nine-state region stretching from Minnesota …

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Report shows large gain in rig growth in Anadarko Basin

  A week after the Anadarko Basin in Oklahoma stood out for its large increase in rig activity, its numbers dropped according to Enverus Rig Analytics. But it still saw the biggest quarterly gain. The Austin, Texas company issued its weekly report on Thursday and reported the Anadarko added 16 rigs or 73% and finished the …

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Iowa’s biofuel companies complain of US Supreme Court decision

  Iowa biofuels firms voice their displeasure with last week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that was in favor of at least one southern Oklahoma refinery that objected to being forced to mandatory Renewable Fuel Standard blending. It was considered a major win for CVR Refinery at Wynnewood and others but in Iowa’s corn country where …

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Energy news in brief

** Sono Motors, a German company making self-charging electric-vehicles, is giving Tesla a run for its money in terms of cash preorders for its flagship vehicle, and could soon go public. ** A North Dakota energy company agrees to buy the state’s largest coal plant in a deal that’s expected to save the 1,150 MW facility from closing. ** At …

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Pipeline protester gets 8 years in prison

  The law caught up with one environmentalist who used a cutting torch to damage the Dakota Access Pipeline. As a result, the Iowa woman will face nearly a decade in prison and more than $3 million in penalties. Click here for story from the Ottumwa Courier.  

AOC caught in a ‘pinocchio’ claim about oil and gas

  Another case of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez not getting her facts straight in launching an attack on the oil and gas industry. USA Today did some fact-checking about claims the New York Democratic Representative made during a congressional hearing and found she was wrong in what she said about the Keystone XL pipeline. Click here …

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$1 billion in Chevon assets in Permian for sale?

  Chevon is reportedly trying to unload more of its assets in the Permian Basin. How much? The two collections of conventional oil and gas fields in the basin are valued at more than $1 billion. Reuters reports that three sources confirm the sale attempt as U.S. oil futures have risen more than 50% so …

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