Thursday , May 16 2024

School districts to suffer from Supreme Court tax credit ruling

  The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling against the use of federal production tax credits used on construction of wind and solar farms, a story first reported in October by OK Energy Today, will apparently have a big impact on school districts across the state. NonDoc reported it will mean a …

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Permits to drill on November 28, 2022

Harper County GATES #1-22, June 21 2022 22 26N 23W NWNWSENE API: 05922638 Lat: 36.721123865512176, Long: -99.66076757693392 RL&B ENERGY LLC SH, AM, 9800 ft, LANSING-KANSAS CITY(6145), OSWEGO-BIG LIME(6415), MORROW(6800), MISSISSIPPI LIME(7080), HUNTON(9050), ARBUCKLE(9615) Hughes County JJ WOODRUFF #1-24/25H, August 29 2022 13 5N 10E NWSWSWSE API: 06324952 Lat: 34.8990540382997, Long: -96.20258000885102 TRINITY …

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Completion reports filed November 28, 2022

CARTER COUNTY Kodiak Oil & Gas Inc Deese(1362): Oil 30 Pump 4 2S 2W Brakers 164, October 27, 2022 SH, OIL, TD: 1805 ft Lat: 34.40837, Long: -97.42176 API: 35019257700001 Kodiak Oil & Gas Inc Permian(858): Oil 0.3 Water 33 Pump 34 3S 2W Awu 35, November 09, 2022 SH, OIL, TD: 1017 ft Lat: 34.25582, Long: -97.38782 …

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Cole—higher holiday prices ahead thanks to Democrats

  Oklahoma Congressman Tom Cole says Christmas will be just like Thanksgiving…a more expensive holiday for the second year in a row—thanks to inflation at a 40-year high. In other words, an economic lump of coal is what we can expect. Writing in a letter to his constituents, the Republican …

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Lawsuit blames company over 2021 death of welder in Minco

  A lawsuit is making its way through the courts in Oklahoma over the death of a welder more than a year ago in Minco. Kristin Bonds, the widow of Joey Bonds, filed the suit after her husband was killed in a welding explosion reported The Oklahoman. Click here for …

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Former legislators want investigation of “disinformation” by two Corporation Commissioners

  Three former members of the Oklahoma legislature asked the legislature this week to begin an investigation into what they called “disinformation’ on the part of two Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners and their approval of billions of dollars in winter securitization bonds. Former Reps. Porter H. Davis, Mike Reynolds and Mike …

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New Mexico nuke waste dump opens new storage

  Nuclear waste is once again being hauled to the nation’s only underground nuclear waste repository, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, New Mexico. The company announced this week that a newly mined deposal area opened and waste is being hauled from Tennessee reported the Associated Press. Click here …

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Oklahoma farmers hit hard by diesel fuel prices and shortage

  Higher prices and less production of diesel fuel in the U.S. are hitting more than just truckers—Oklahoma farmers are feeling the direct impact. The Enid News and Eagle reported how one farmer has been affected. Click here for Enid News and Eagle

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GHG emissions in Oklahoma follow national trends

  A recent report from the Environmental Protection Agency showed greenhouse gas emissions in 2021 across the U.S. indicated a long-term decreasing trend since 2011 and Oklahoma saw the same kind of decline. But the agency also indicated emissions from large industrial sources were about 4% higher than 2020. The …

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Oklahoma regulators to consider rate hike request by ONG

  Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners will meet this week to consider a request from Oklahoma Natural Gas Company that could see a nearly $2 a month increase in rates for the firm’s customers. Oklahoma Natural Gas filed an application in March for approval of its Performance Based Rate Change Plan calculation. …

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