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Cushing Hub’s oil storage declined in past week
The amount of crude oil held in storage at the Cushing Hub in northern Oklahoma declined slightly in the past week according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The EIA reported the total of crude in storage as of March 3 of this year was 39.8 million barrels, down from the 40.7 million barrels …
Keystone oil flow to Cushing Hub to remain unchanged
Despite an order from the U.S. pipeline regulator, TC Energy’s Keystone pipeline and its oil flows won’t change. The 622,000 barrels of oil a day flow into the Cushing hub in northern Oklahoma will apparently remain the same since the line’s restart in late December 2022. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued …
Energy Department aggravates Rep. Lucas
Oklahoma Congressman Frank Lucas is far from finished in his effort to learn more about the U.S. Energy Department’s awarding of a $200 million grant to a company with well-known ties to the Chinese Communist Party. He’s started to get tough with the department. In his capacity as the chairman of the House Science, …
Price gouging lawsuit filed against Summit Utilities in Arkansas
Summit Utilities, one of the firms that received securitization approval from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission over the 2021 winter storm costs has been sued in Arkansas and accused of price gouging. A lawsuit was filed in Pulaski County Circuit Court and claimed to represent all 425,000 customers in Arkansas reported the Arkansas Democrat Gazette. …
House sends boat bill to State Senate
The House on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill that would require carbon monoxide poisoning warning stickers on motorized boats that operate in Oklahoma waters. Rep. Dean Davis, R-Broken Arrow, named House Bill 2010 “Andy’s Law” after Andrew Free, who died in 2020 of open-air carbon monoxide poisoning after a day spent wakeboarding with his …
Oklahoma City allowed to move forward with franchise fight
Oklahoma City scored a minor victory this week before the Oklahoma Supreme Court where it’s fighting the Corporation Commission over franchise taxes that aren’t being collected by some utilities. The Chief Justice is allowing the city to exceed a 30-page limit in presenting its argument that the Corporation Commission decision is unconstitutional. The City …
Permits to drill for March 8, 2023
Atoka County SCALLYWAG #1-24/25H, March 08 2023 24 2N 12E NWNENWNE API: 00520483 Lat: 34.63595847851226, Long: -95.99327832857777 BLACKBEARD OPERATING LLC MU, DR, 21750 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(12690), WOODFORD(13010), HUNTON(13200), SYLVAN(13240) Atoka County SCALLYWAG #2-24/25H, March 08 2023 24 2N 12E NWNENWNE API: 00520484 Lat: 34.6359584818918, Long: -95.99321184400645 BLACKBEARD OPERATING LLC MU, DR, 20800 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(12690), WOODFORD(13010), HUNTON(13200), SYLVAN(13240) Atoka …
Completion reports for March 8, 2023
ELLIS COUNTY Mewbourne Oil Company Cherokee(9350): Oil 770 Gas 1283 Water 1042 Flow 7 19N 25W Brent 6/31 Pa 2h, December 09, 2022 HH, OIL, TD: 19745 ft Lat: 36.14344, Long: -99.90356 API: 35045238660000 GRADY COUNTY Marathon Oil Company Woodford(15174): Oil 21 Gas 18216 Water 82 Flow 11 4N 6W Gretzky 0406 1-2-35wxh, April 06, 2022 HH, GAS, TD: 25012 ft Lat: 34.83818, Long: -97.80113 API: 35051248530000 …
Rep. Hern announces leadership of House Energy Action Team
Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chairman Kevin Hern (R-OK) announced that the House Energy Action Team (HEAT) will be brought under the purview of RSC. Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) will serve as the HEAT Chairman, and Rep. Mike Carey (R-OH) will serve as Vice Chairman. The House Energy Action Team will supplement ongoing leadership, committee …
Trinity Operating reports 3 natural gas wells in Atoka County
Three natural gas wells drilled n a single pad in Atoka County by Trinity Operating USG LLC produced a combined 27,274 Mcf of natural gas. Completion reports filed by the McAlester energy company show the three Kiedaisch wells were completed in October 2022. They are located at 15 2N 12E , a site northeast …