Most counties in Oklahoma showed an increased unemployment rate in October from September according to an announcement by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. New figures show the oil and gas sector continued to lose workers. Unemployment rates were higher than a year earlier in 57 counties, lower in 14 counties and unchanged in six counties. …
Who and where? The logical questions arise when reviewing the latest list of Permits to drill issued by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. The latest permits showed Newfield Exploration Mid-Con Inc. plans to drill a four well-single pad site in Kingfisher County at 13 16N 9W. The site is about 7 miles south of the town …
Oklahoma’s Continental Resources has lost a legal fight in North Dakota, the state where it explored the Bakken and helped turn North Dakota into the country’s No.2 oil producer. The North Dakota Supreme Court has ruled against Continental Resources in a fight over environmental rules restricting the mission of volatile organic compounds which can contribute …
Oklahoma’s oil and gas rig count declined by one in the past week reaching only 51 active rigs compared to 145 a year ago. The Baker Hughes Co. rig report was released early due to the Thanksgiving Holiday and showed the national rig count dropped by one to 802. The number of oil rigs declined …
The Oklahoma Energy Resources Board is contributing toward construction of a project to deal with an unexplainable saltwater purge in Kingfisher County. The cost has yet to be determined but funding will come from the OERB after the Oklahoma Corporation Commission approved a move last week to waive competitive bidding rules to purchase and install …
Tulsa-based Williams Cos. has gone to court against Texas regulators after they ruled an oil producer could burn off unwanted natural gas instead of paying to connect to the pipeline operator’s gathering system. The Texas Railroad Commission gave US independent EXCO Resources a two-year exemption from the state’s prohibition on flaring for 130 wells in …
Wind farm operator Xcel Energy broke ground this week on what will eventually be the largest wind farm in the state of New Mexico. The $900 million Sagamore Wind farm is located in Roosevelt County next to the Texas state line and construction should be completed by the end of 2020. The project, located …
More public land in New Mexico is being offered for oil and gas leases and the Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input for the next few weeks. The sale will be held in May of next year. The public scoping period was schedule to begin on Nov. 25, until Dec. 9, seeking comments …
The 2019 Oklahoma Governor’s Water Conference and Research Symposium will be held next week in Midwest City. Michigan State University professor and Homer Nowlin Chair in Water Research, Joan Rose, will be the luncheon keynote speaker on December 5 at the 2019 Oklahoma Governor’s Water Conference in Midwest City. Dr. Rose has received many rewards …
Texas Democrat Rep. Joaquin Castro wants the U.S. House to investigate outgoing Energy Secretary Rick Perry. He’s asking the House Oversight Committee to look into whether Perry helped two oilmen from Texas to win potentially lucrative drilling leases in Ukraine, according to POLITICO’s Morning Energy Report. A company run by Michael Bleyzer and Alex Cranberg, …