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Conservation groups promote documentary
The Oklahoma Conservation Commission in collaboration with the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts (OACD)announced the screening of the groundbreaking documentary “To Which We Belong” on September 7th at Rodeo Cinema in Oklahoma City. “To Which We Belong” showcases the transformative power of regenerative agriculture, a system of farming principles that seeks to reverse the damage …
Energy briefs
** The Interior Department on Tuesday finalized a rule restoring a 2016 order, rolled back by the Trump administration, that tightens offshore oil drilling safety standards. ** The Biden administration on Tuesday approved a wind energy project off Rhode Island, the fourth major commercial-scale offshore wind energy project approved by the Biden Interior Department. ** A lawsuit challenging …
Completion reports for August 22, 2023
completions: none were processed today
Permits to drill for August 22, 2023
Creek County BACON #WI WELL, August 22 2023 28 15N 9E NWNWNWSW API: 03729513 Lat: 35.7476329867075, Long: -96.36866322681905 WFD OIL CORPORATION SH, DR, 2400 ft, SKINNER(2350
Backlog of projects highest since 2018 for Matrix Service Company
Business has been so strong for Tulsa-based Matrix Service Company that the firm says the backlog is the highest since June of 2018. A provider of engineering and construction services to the energy and industrial markets, Matrix also received fiscal fourth quarter awards of $464 million and as a result, its backlog reached $1.1 billion …
Crude oil and OK energy stocks fell on Tuesday
Oklahoma energy stocks were lower on Tuesday along with crude oil prices. The drop in crude is being blamed on investors who continue to be worried about the struggling economy in China and how it’s affecting crude imports. US benchmark, West Texas Intermediate dropped 37 cents to close at $80.35 a barrel on the New …
Renewable natural gas project requested by ONG
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners might decide this week whether to allow a pilot tariff project to allow Oklahoma Natural Gas Company to begin offering renewable natural gas. Commonly referred to as RNG, the gas is produced from landfills, wastewater treatment facilities and what are known as anaerobic digesters. It also costs more to produce than …
Arkansas governor wants state Water Plan updated
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders wants an update of the Arkansas Water Plan as two of the most critical aquifers in the state continue to decline. Arkansas Business reports the state plan has not been updated in nearly a decade and the governor’s order directs state agencies to identify the “most pressing current issues” …
Devon Energy and Flogistix help El Reno open STEM centers
El Reno Public School students celebrated the opening of three new science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) Centers. Devon Energy and Flogistix partnered with the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation to install the STEM Centers in Rose Witcher Elementary, Lincoln Learning Center and Leslie F. Roblyer Learning Center. Matt Goucher, superintendent of El Reno Public …
Oil company payouts top exploration spending for first time
A new report by the national accounting firm of Ernst & Young revealed that the nation’s top energy companies paid out more of their earnings last year to shareholders than they invested in new oil and gas fields for the first time. At the same time, total capital expenditures decreased among the study companies, which …