Colorado’s push to really go green and promote electric vehicles and renewable energy sources is facing a shortage—of electricians. They’re the people need to do the work and already electrical contractors face backlogs for the installation of EV chargers and other appliances in the state’s eager desire to fight climate change. The Colorado Sun …
Grady County tract of land at center of controversy swirling around Supreme Court Justice
An oil and gas lease made on a tract of Grady County land lies in the middle of an ethics controversy for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. Justice Alito has been under scrutiny because of some of his recent rulings in favor of the oil and gas industry and against the Environmental Protection …
More Kingfisher County well completions by BCE-Mach III LLC
More completions of Kingfisher County wells by BCE-Mach III LLC have been made with Oklahoma regulators including one set of four wells drilled on a single pad and production of more than 1,500 barrels of oil a day. The four Lincoln wells are located 8 miles east of Dover at 5 17N 5W , …
Lower gasoline prices this Fourth of July holiday
Drivers on the road for the Fourth of July holiday are finding lower gas prices across most of the country. AAA forecasts that more than 50 million people will celebrate the nation’s birthday by traveling, with a record 43.2 million going by car. The national average for a gallon of gas fell four cents since last …
Wind turbine maker faces tough times ahead this year
Siemens Gamesa, the wind power company with wind turbines scattered across Oklahoma and production plants in Hutchinson, Kansas and Iowa warned investors there will be big economic losses this year. Christian Bruch, CEO and President of Siemens Energy, and Chairman of Siemens Gamesa recently told analysts the turnaround for Siemens Energy would not be …
Rare lizard latest wildlife that could create a fight in the Permian Basin
Another fight is brewing over a rare lizard found in the Permian Basin. Already U.S. wildlife managers want to list the dunes sagebrush lizard as an endangered species an it could interfere in the extensive oil and gas exploration in West Texas and southeast New Mexico. The Fish and Wildlife Service plans to collect …
Other energy notes
** The spill of highly radioactive waste beneath a building on the Hanford nuclear reservation north of Richland and near the Columbia River is both deeper and broader than anticipated. In a statement, the Department of Energy said the contamination in the soil at the Hanford 324 Building 1,000 feet from the Columbia River and a mile north …
Oklahoma energy stocks and crude prices finished up on Friday
Crude oil prices and Oklahoma energy stocks settled higher Friday but crude also posted its fourth straight quarterly loss. Investors were still worried that sluggish global economic activity will slow fuel demand. U.S. benchmark, West Texas Intermediate crude rose 78 cents or 1.1% per barrel and finished at $70.64 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. …
7 Kingfisher County wells completed by BCE-Mach
A series of Kingfisher County wells drilled and completed in April by Oklahoma City’s BCE-Mach III LLC produced more than 2,000 barrels of oil a day. All of the various Lincoln wells produced out of the Oswego formation and the largest had production of 441 barrels of oil a day. The 7 wells are …
Chevron to sell Permian Basin holdings
An estimated $100 million in oil and gas properties owned by Chevron in New Mexico and Texas will soon be up for sale. The land in question, involving 2.2 million acres, is mostly in the Permian Baskin of West Texas and southeast New Mexico. Chevron is the largely publicly-traded oil and gas producer in …