Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry won’t like what former longtime state legislator Jerry Ellis of Valliant is suggesting. A cut in exemptions for the industry. Speaking out this week on the state’s budget crisis, the former Democratic Representative and Senator said it should be considered among the actions to be taken by the legislature …
BLAINE COUNTY Continental Resources Inc 4 14N 13W Nw Cowan 1-4-9xh, October 26, 2016 HH, GAS, TD: 23294 ft Lat: 35.72440, Long: -98.59568 API: 35011235600000 CANADIAN COUNTY Devon Energy Production Co Lp 26 13N 9W Hobson 26-13n-9w 4h, December 02, 2016 HH, GAS, TD: 17358 ft Lat: 35.56649, Long: -98.13217 API: 35017247980000 DEWEY COUNTY …
As the year 2016 ends, it will serve as a reminder of the continuing plague of bankruptcies by energy firms throughout Oklahoma, Texas and other energy-producing states. The year proved to be a tough one for some of the energy firms, although not quite as severe as 2015. There were 232 bankruptcy filings in the …
Oklahoma’s latest earthquake was Tuesday night in northern Oklahoma. It was a 3.2 magnitude quake with an epicenter about 20 miles northwest of Fairview. There have been no reports of significant damage. Scientists suggest damage is not likely in earthquakes with a magnitude less than 4.0. But it was in February when a 5.1 …
Anyone who’s filled up their car or truck lately knows how gasoline prices in Oklahoma have risen slightly in the past week, reaching a new statewide average of $2.09 a gallon. But Chuck Mai, a spokesman with AAA Oklahoma indicates those prices might soon start falling again as demand for gasoline also drops. As for …
Gasoline prices keep going up in Oklahoma, hitting a new statewide average of $2.09 a gallon, according to the latest weekly update from AAA Oklahoma. The $2.09 average is a four-month high and not one reporting station in the state lists an average less than $2 a gallon. Oklahoma no longer has the cheapest …
The Oklahoma Geological Survey indicates while the state could drop nearly a third below last year’s record number of earthquakes, the year 2016 so far has been the second worst for the frequency of quakes. For the past year, the frequency of quakes in the state had been slowing but the year will also be …
The Kansas-based Westar Energy just recently started using drones to inspect its power lines, manage emergency situations and review equipment. The Topeka Capital Journal reports the utility deployed drones commercially and is using them to inspect boilers and traveling challenging territory to get a bird’s eye view of transmission lines. “Its absolutely a cost savings at …
The Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota isn’t the only energy project hit with legal challenges. Houston-based Clean Line Energy Partners has run into opposition to build a power transmission line across part of Iowa so the company has withdrawn its application as it waits for a settlement in an Illinois court challenge. Clean Line …
No doubt about it. The top story in 2016 in North Dakota dealt with oil—-specifically the Dakota Access Pipeline and the protest by Native Americans from the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. Their protest that started last spring attracted the attention of Hollywood celebrities and supporters from Oklahoma and numerous other states. The $3.8 billion pipeline …
