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OK Energy News

Storms left thousands without electrical power in central Oklahoma

  Monday afternoon thunderstorms that brought heavy rainfall to some areas of the state resulted in at least 9,000 customers of Oklahoma Gas and Electric without power late in the day. OG&E reported late Monday that prior to the arrival of the downpours of rain and heavy lightning, the utility …

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Other headlines of energy stories

** A recently finalized federal biological assessment of ConocoPhillips’ proposed Willow oil and gas project in Alaska indicates the Biden administration is leaning toward approving the controversial plan. ** The federal Bureau of Land Management approves the first carbon dioxide sequestration project on public land at an ExxonMobil natural gas field in Wyoming. ** Colorado …

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Colorado enviros don’t like cryptocurrency miners using methane gas from oil wells

  Colorado’s ban on the flaring of natural gas from oil wells in the state has led to an interesting fight as oil operators sell their surplus methane to cryptocurrency miners. But you see, environmentalists don’t like it, even though it is in accordance with the state anti-flaring law. Environmentalists …

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Solar projects underway for Kanas electric cooperative

  An electric cooperative based in Topeka, Kansas has started work on creation of three new solar projects. FreeState Electric Cooperative and Evergy are working together on the project that will yield a combined 3.4 MW of renewable energy production reported DailyEnergy Insider. Click here for DailyEnergy Insider

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Ovintiv keeps busy in Kingfisher County

  While reporting another fairly significant oil producer in Kingfisher County, Ovintiv Inc. also plans to continue its expanding exploration in Oklahoma’s STACK play. Its expansion effort includes a project of four wells on a single pad. The company filed a completion report on a well that made its first …

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Labor Department headquarters moving in OKC

  The Oklahoma Department of Labor announced it is moving into new headquarters effective September 1. The new headquarters will be located at 409 NE 28 Street, 3rd floor, OKC 73105. While the office is moving, phone numbers and email address will remain the same as will ODOL’s website address …

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Loss of Amazon contract results in Southern Star shutdown in OKC

  An Oklahoma City trucking firm shut down operations in the past week because of a lost contract with Amazon. Southern Star Express LLC announced its operations at 4401C E Hefner Road in Oklahoma City were closed effective August 24. In the notification made to the Oklahoma Office of Workforce …

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Completion reports for August 26, 2022

BEAVER COUNTY Latigo Oil And Gas Inc Kansas City(5500): Oil 11 Gas 20 Pump 12 4N 26E Barby C-12 3, July 18, 2022 SH, OIL, TD: 6000 ft Lat: 36.82236, Long: -100.20699 API: 35007227660001 CANADIAN COUNTY Canvas Energy Llc Mississippian(10030): Oil 338 Gas 4779 Water 1402 Flow 28 12N 7W Blackburn 1207 2lmhx-28-33, October 13, 2021 HH, OIL, TD: 17713 …

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Permits to drill for August 26, 2022

Alfalfa County CONSTANTIN 34-28-12 #2H, August 26 2022 34 28N 12W NENENWNW API: 00323415 Lat: 36.86910300934249, Long: -98.48160043308998 BCE-MACH LLC HH, DR, 10500 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(5140) Harper County CADY WILMOTT #3-3, August 26 2022 03 26N 25W CNE API: 05922049 Lat: 36.76457008578482, Long: -99.87747309040095 LATIGO OIL AND GAS INC SH, RC, 7300 ft, …

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$1.3 billion in winter securitization bonds sold for Oklahoma Natural Gas

  Another round of ratepayer-backed bonds was approved in the past several days in connection with long-term increased customer payments designed to help utilities in Oklahoma recover 2021 Winter Storm costs. Oklahoma Natural Gas Company announced Friday its securitization bonds were sold by the Oklahoma Development Finance authority. The sale …

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