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Commercial electricity use in Oklahoma declined in 2021 compared to 2019
A new study by the government shows energy use in Oklahoma’s commercial sectors in 2021 actually decreased compared to 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic. Oklahoma is listed among most states that saw about a 3% decline in energy use, according to the report issued this week by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The report …
Quick energy stories
** The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will scrap its current assessment of federal smog standards and start over, a move environmental advocates called an unnecessary delay. ** A group of Virginia-based environmental and conservation groups sued the state Monday over Virginia’s withdrawal from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a carbon-capping agreement encompassing several other East Coast …
Developers aren’t giving up on oil railroad in Colorado
Developers of a proposed 88-mile oil train across western Colorado vow to continue efforts to make it happen, this after a U.S. Court of Appeals ruled the Uinta Basin Railway had not received adequate environmental review by a federal agency. The rail line was proposed to carry oil from eastern Utah and across western …
Oil industry blasts Biden administration’s rules restricting ships in Gulf of Mexico
The American Petroleum Institute came out blasting the Biden administration’s decision Monday, recommending restrictions on oil and natural gas vessels operating in the Gulf of Mexico. “Today’s notice from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is yet another example of the Biden administration working to restrict American energy, which could lead to higher energy …
Carter County well has 1,300 barrels of oil a day in production
A new completion report filed this week shows Continental Resources Inc. drilled a southern Oklahoma well with production of nearly 1,300 barrels of oil a day. The Courbet 16-15-9xhm, drilled at 15 1S 3W or about one mile northeast of Ratliff City in Carter County, produced 1,289 barrels of oil and 1,547 Mcf of …
Completion reports for August 21, 2023
CADDO COUNTY Territory Resources Llc Hoxbar(4770): Oil 10.42 Water 8 Pump 25 6N 10W Dewey Alice 3-25, March 10, 2022 DH, OIL, TD: 7100 ft Lat: 34.95784, Long: -98.19990 API: 35015226170001 CARTER COUNTY Continental Resources Inc Sycamore(7919): Oil 1289 Gas 1547 Water 4805 Flow 15 1S 3W Courbet 16-15-9xhm, February 03, 2023 HH, OIL, TD: 19411 ft Lat: 34.46862, Long: -97.49528 API: 35019265140001 PAWNEE COUNTY Nogp …
Permits to drill for August 21, 2023
permits: none were processed today
ONEOK seeks more investors
Oklahoma’s ONEOK, Inc. will be taking part in a Las Vegas energy conference this week, all in the name of attracting new investors while it prepares to acquire Magellan Midstream Inc. Company leaders will participate in investor meetings at the Citi Midstream Energy Infrastructure Conference underway Tuesday and Wednesday. The company’s attendance comes as …
Oklahoma energy stocks gained while crude lost on Monday
Oklahoma energy stocks finished Monday’s trading with gains while Brent and U.S. crude oil prices closed down for a loss, all because hopes for increased Chinese demand faded. West Texas Intermediate still finished above $80. WTI closed down 53 cents or 0.65% at $80.72 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global …
Healdton to celebrate 110 years since discovery of Healdton oil field
The Southern Oklahoma city of Healdton will celebrate 110 years since the discovery of the Healdton Oilfield. Healdton Oilfield Days will be held this weekend featuring a Saturday morning parade, rodeo, carnival, car show and cornhole tournament. It was July 1913 when the Healdton Field was launched with the completion of a discovery well …