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OK Energy News

Corporation Commissioner unleashes harsh criticism of fellow commissioners

  In response to what he calls “last-minute changes to the ‘final orders’ and other deceitful statements made by Commissioners Todd Hiett and Kim David” on Thursday, April 20, 2023,  Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony on Thursday filed another 37-page dissent in the 2021 Fuel Cost and Prudence Review cases for the …

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Illinois River watershed informational meeting set for May 18

    The Oklahoma Conservation Commission (OCC), in partnership with the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Division (NRD), has rescheduled the second in a series of public meetings to update the watershed-based management plan for the Illinois River Watershed. The January meeting had been postponed due to inclement weather …

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Central Kansas officials take steps to protect Cheyenne Bottoms from solar farm encroachment

  Right in the middle of Kansas—Great Bend—residents want tougher rules for solar farms. Many residents of Barton County, once an oil hot-spot half a century ago, want protection of their popular Cheyenne Bottoms wildlife area from construction of solar farms.   Cheyenne Bottoms is a nearly 60-square mile natural …

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Groups claim New Mexico’s oil and gas permits violate state constitution

  New Mexico, the second-largest oil-producing state in the nation, was sued this week by environmental groups and youth activists who contend the state is violating its constitution by permitting oil and gas production and failing to enforce pollution laws. The groups, that include individuals from the Pueblos, the Permian …

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Permits to drill for May 10, 2023

Ellis County YANET 5-8 #2H, May 09 2023 33 21N 26W SWSWSWSE API: 04523902 Lat: 36.247093286277135, Long: -99.98958230837817 UPLAND OPERATING LLC HH, DR, 20000 ft, CHEROKEE(8840) The post Permits to drill for May 10, 2023 first appeared on Oklahoma Energy Today.

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Completion reports for May 10, 2023

BLAINE COUNTY Camino Natural Resources Llc Mississippian(12909): Oil 18 Gas 15520 Water 3426 Flow 20 14N 12W Sooners 1412 29-32-1mxh, March 28, 2023 HH, GAS, TD: 23883 ft Lat: 35.66933, Long: -98.50607 API: 35011243390001 CANADIAN COUNTY Citizen Energy Iii Llc Mississippian(13207): Gas 4820 Water 866 Flow 7 11N 9W Earles Ranch 3h-7-18, January 27, 2023 HH, GAS, TD: 19110 ft …

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Biden’s power plant rule riles Sen. Manchin who vows to oppose the President’s future EPA nominees

  Just how upset is West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin with the President’s proposed power plant rule and broader energy policy? How about angry enough that on Wednesday, the Democratic Senator issued a statement in which he vowed to oppose all of Biden’s future EPA nominees. “I fear that this …

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Oklahoma legislative committee gives early approval of tax package for Enel solar plant

  If renewable energy company Enel North America meets the terms of a state House approved taxpayer incentives package, it could get up to $180 million in incentives from Oklahoma over a proposed solar panel factor at the Tulsa Port of Inola. A House joint appropriations committee voted this week …

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Oil and gas firm settles lawsuit filed by Oklahoma City over Stinchcomb Refuge

  The City Council in Oklahoma City voted this week to accept a $235,000 settlement from Revolution Resources and its contractor for alleged damage to the Stinchcomb Wildlife Refuge and theft of city water. The city filed suit earlier this year against Revolution and contractor Select Services who had been …

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ConocoPhillips expands cash tender offer to $1.1 billion

  ConocoPhillips and its wholly-owned subsidiary ConocoPhillips Company are bumping up their cash tender offer to more than $1 billion. The companies are increasing the purchase price to $1.1 billion from $750 million. This increase in the Maximum Aggregate Purchase Price matches the expected aggregate gross proceeds from the concurrent …

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