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** The company behind the Mountain Valley Pipeline asked the Supreme Court to intervene after a U.S. circuit court ordered a halt to construction on a segment. ** The White House was silent when asked by Fox News Digital whether it agrees with Special Presidential Envoy for Climate (SPEC) John Kerry’s recent comments lamenting the Ukraine war’s …
Power demand keeps setting records in Texas heat wave
More records are being broken in Texas as the temperatures soar and demand for electricity grow n the latest lingering heat wave. Reuters reported ERCOT, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas stated the demand for power hit a record high for a second day in a row last Thursday. Click here for Reuters
Another $25 million in federal funding to clean up abandoned wells in New Mexico
New Mexico just received another $25 million in federal funding to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells in the state. The U.S. Department of Interior announced the funding as part of a total of $660 million in grants for the work in several states reported the Carlsbad Current-Argus. Click here for Carlsbad Current-Argus
Completion reports for July 14, 2023
KINGFISHER COUNTY Canvas Energy Llc Mississippian (less Chester(7890): Oil 197 Gas 224 Water 1193 Gas Lift 36 17N 7W Corner Pocket 1707 3lohx-25, February 10, 2023 HH, OIL, TD: 15765 ft Lat: 35.91216, Long: -97.90269 API: 35073268820000 Canvas Energy Llc Mississippian (less Chester(8175): Oil 207 Gas 205 Water 944 Gas Lift 36 17N 7W Corner Pocket 1707 2loh-25, February 12, 2023 HH, OIL, TD: 13240 ft …
Permits to drill for July 14, 2023
Canadian County JOHNSTON 1207 #30-31-5MXH, July 14 2023 25 12N 8W SENENENE API: 01725978 Lat: 35.4922278123764, Long: -97.99065327365008 CAMINO NATURAL RESOURCES LLC MU, DR, 21012 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(9925) Canadian County JOHNSTON 1207 #30-31-4WXH, July 14 2023 25 12N 8W SENENENE API: 01725979 Lat: 35.49217286840954, Long: -97.99065327326818 CAMINO NATURAL RESOURCES LLC MU, DR, 21050 ft, WOODFORD(10432) Grady County CKSMOU …
Investors look for a brighter Monday after oil and OK energy stocks fell Friday
Crude oil prices dropped more than a dollar a barrel in trading on Friday and Oklahoma energy stocks fell as well, some as much as 6% for the day. The dollar strengthened and oil traders booked profits according to Reuters. West Texas Intermediate crude fell $1.47 or 1.9% per barrel to $75.42 on the New …
So you want to stop oil and gas production?
Stop oil and gas production as some environmentalists and many in the Biden administration want? The following is a list of the products that the nation would lose…products that all Americans cannot do without. More than 6,000 manufactured items come from oil and gas. Stop all oil and gas production and you wouldn’t have …
Earthquakes and oil production gain growing attention in the Permian Basin
Shaky ground in the Permian Basin. Those earthquakes linked to oil and gas exploration are getting more and more attention from not just residents and the oil and gas industry, but scientists too. Just as they did in Oklahoma several years ago. Click here for Carlsbad Current-Argus.
EPA makes $3 million settlement with Permian driller
The EPA’s $3 million settlement and fines against Callon Permian LLC for emissions from tanks, flares and other equipment in the Permian Basin is a done deal. The Environmental Protection Agency formally issued a Consent Agreement and Final Order against the Texas energy company after the EPA identified the violations by using a helicopter …
EPA rejects biofuel waivers requests from 15 small refineries
The requests of more than two dozen oil refineries to be exempt from US biofuel-blending requirements were rejected Friday by the Biden administration. It’s unknown who were the 15 unidentified small refineries that lost a decision by the Environmental Protection Agency. The refineries wanted the waivers from requirements to blend renewable fuels into gasoline …