6,000 barrels of oil a day from Ovintiv’s latest multi-well site

  A new completion report filed this week by Ovintiv Inc. showed a fourth well apparently drilled on a single pad in Kingfisher County, bringing the total production to nearly 6,000 barrels of oil a day from the site. The company filed the report on the Winters 1709 2h-31xx, located at 18 17N 9W, the same STACK site …

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Chesapeake leaders make sales of company stocks

  Filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission reveal some sales of shares by Chesapeake Energy leaders. CEO and President Domenic Dell’Osso Jr. made  sale of $241,210 in shares on Tuesday, October 11 according to one filing. The sale involved a total of 2,497 shares sold at $96.60 each. A Form 4 filed by the …

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Rep—Emergency Services’ vetoes endanger Oklahomans

Rep. Logan Phillips, R-Mounds, voiced outrage over Gov. Kevin Stitt’s vetoes of two bills that would enhance emergency management services throughout the state. The governor vetoed House Bill 1009, which would update the state’s warning network for amber alerts and severe weather, and House Bill 1015, which would construct nine regional emergency operations centers to …

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“NOPEC” support grows while Rep. Mullin criticizes White House

  After OPEC+’s announcement to cut crude oil production by 2 million barrels a day, it not only angered President Biden and his Democratic followers, but prompted Oklahoma Congressman Markwayne Mullin and other Republicans to urge the White House to correct its war on U.S. oil and gas. He joined Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., and …

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Oil and gas money to fund Biden’s latest project

  As much as he wants to eliminate oil and gas production in the U.S., President Biden apparently has no qualms about taking its money to run his government projects. The latest example is in Colorado, where on Wednesday, the President announced the formal creation of the Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument—one dedicated to the …

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Crude oil prices and OK energy stocks fell for 3rd day

  For a third straight day in the trading week, oil futures dropped as worries about rising interest rates and a recession continued fueling the concern of investors. Oklahoma energy stocks had the same kind of day. West Texas Intermediate crude for November delivery suffered a drop of $2.08 per barrel or 2.33% to settle …

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Regulators say OKC’s lawsuit over franchise fees and winter storm bonds is wrong

  The Oklahoma Corporation Commission responded this week to a constitutional challenge by Oklahoma City of the Commission’s decision that puts millions of dollars in franchise payments from utilities up in the air. In a filing with the State Supreme Court, Corporation Commission attorneys defended the decision that came as part of winterization bonds under …

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Higher home-heating bills expected this winter

  If you’re still wondering about your upcoming home heating expenses in the approaching colder weather, the U.S. Energy Information Administration has the answer. You can expect to pay more! The EIA came out Wednesday with its Winter Fuels Outlook which follows:   In our Winter Fuels Outlook, we forecast that average household expenditures for …

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Williams 3Q report coming soon

  Williams plans to announce its third-quarter 2022 financial results after the market closes on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. The Tulsa-based company’s third-quarter 2022 earnings conference call and webcast with analysts and investors is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time (8:30 a.m. Central Time). A webcast link to the conference …

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Devon acquisition among top 3Q deals

  A summary of third-quarter upstream merger and acquisition activity released by Enverus Intelligence Research shows Devon Energy’s recent $1.8 billion acquisition in South Texas was one of the largest of the quarter. The release by Enverus showed upstream deals in the U.S. reached more than $16 billion in transacted value during the quarter for …

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