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House GOP members unveil their energy bill to fight Biden administration’s green efforts
“From the gas station to the grocery store, President Biden’s war on energy is making life unaffordable for the hardworking people of this country and forcing us to be dangerously reliant on supply chains controlled by the Chinese Communist Party.” It’s what Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers declared as she and other Republican leaders in …
Phillips 66 moves ahead with conversion of refinery in California
Phillips 66, the company that got its start in Bartlesville, Oklahoma and is now headquartered in Houston, is putting a lot of money on the line in revamping a California refinery and making it a massive renewable diesel plant. The project involves its 127-year old complex in Rodeo, California and while Phillips 66 proclaims …
US and world quick reads
** U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday rejected a Republican proposal to prevent pension fund managers from basing investment decisions on factors like climate change, in the first veto of his presidency. “I just signed this veto because the legislation passed by the Congress would put at risk the retirement savings of individuals across the country,” Biden …
Short energy stories from the US and the world
**The Biden-Harris administration is continuing its push to make electric vehicle ownership a reality across the country, particularly in Black and brown communities that have been most affected by climate and environmental issues and high gas prices. his week, the administration opened up applications for a $2.5 billion grant program allowing states and municipalities to begin …
EPA contends Oklahoma cannot block waste shipments from Ohio
Another fight with the EPA is in the making for Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and other governors who have blocked shipments of waste from the fiery train derailment in Ohio. After Stitt blocked rail shipments of contaminated soil to a waste site in northwestern Oklahoma, EPA Administrator Michael Regan responded by stating there was …
Court says Texas Utility Commission “exceeded” limits in 2021 Winter Storm Uri
Two years after the devastating 2021 Winter Storm Uri left nearly 200 dead in the state of Texas and prompted calls for better grid control, a Texas appeals court ruled the state’s regulatory agency overstepped its bounds and kept power prices too high. The Texas 3rd District Court of Appeals in Austin concluded the …
BCE-Mach III creates more producers in Oklahoma’s STACK play
Two years after BCE-Mach III LLC expanded its Anadarko Basin holdings to 46 counties in western Oklahoma, the Texas Panhandle and Kansas, the company recently filed completion reports on a series of four Kingfisher County wells. The four Lincoln Southeast Oswego Unit wells were completed in January and the largest producer, with 489 barrels …
Legislative bill targeting soaring utility bills to be reviewed by Oklahoma regulators
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners will hold a special meeting Monday afternoon with the focus on Senate Bill 1103, a bill a former Corporation Commissioner says would stop soaring utility bills in Oklahoma. The agenda for the 1:30 p.m. meeting stated there will be consideration and discussion regarding SB 1103 and “any potential issues SB 1103 …
Completion reports for March 17, 2023
HARPER COUNTY Latigo Oil And Gas Inc Commingled: Oil 1.67 Gas 104 Water 2 Pump 15 27N 25W Lively 1-15, December 09, 2022 SH, GAS, TD: 6585 ft Lat: 36.81828, Long: -99.88071 API: 35059224930002 KINGFISHER COUNTY Bce-mach Iii Llc Oswego(6109): Oil 489 Gas 494 Water 1513 Esp 20 17N 5W Lincoln Southeast Oswego Unit 58-5ho, January 04, 2023 HH, OIL, TD: 11360 ft Lat: 35.92750, Long: …
Permits to drill for March 17, 2023
permits: none were processed today