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 WASHINGTON, June 14, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is updating the Emergency Relief Program (ERP) Phase Two to provide a method for valuing losses and accessing program benefits to eligible producers of certain crops, including grapes grown and used by the same producer for wine production or forage that is grown, stored and fed to livestock, that do not generate revenue directly from the sale of the crop.

AUSTIN – Newly-released data from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), subject to customary data revisions in the coming months, shows that upstream oil and natural gas employment in the state surged by 6,900 jobs in May, the highest single-month reported job growth in the 33 years of data available on TWC’s website. The addition of these jobs in May brings the total upstream oil and natural gas job count in Texas above 200,000 for the first time in over three years.

Intents to Drill

GRAY (PANHANDLE, West) Pantera Energy Company, #9 Anna Herber, (640 acres) 1930’ FNL & 1930’ FWL, Sec 184, Blk B2, H&GN RR Surv, A-901, 6.5 mi SE from Kingsmill TX TD 3404’, (sgd. Laura Savage 806-376-6625) Vertical Reclass

Perryton’s Assistant City Manager Colby Waters just reported to The Canadian Record that due to an influx of generous donations from all over the country, the City of Perryton is inundated with provisions and materials that they have no way of handling under the existing difficult conditions created by Thursday’s deadly tornados. Food supplies are particularly difficult to handle because they have no way of storing or cooking those perishables. Power supplies have been compromised, and resources are stretched thin already.

RRC commissioners have approved the agency’s Oil and Gas Monitoring Plan for Fiscal Year 2024 which continues to build on the agency’s strong record of stewardship of protecting the environment and residents.

AMARILLO, Texas (June 14, 2023) – Xcel Energy is ready to meet the energy needs of its Texas and New Mexico customers as temperatures and electricity demand rise this summer.

Crude oil and natural gas production as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) for March 2023 came from 160,742 oil wells and 87,487 gas wells.

Crude oil production reported by the RRC is limited to oil produced from oil leases and does not include condensate, which is reported separately by the RRC. For full oil and gas production statistics, you can visit the links below.

Intents to Drill

LIPSCOMB (LIPSCOMB, Cleveland) Duncan Oil Properties, Inc. #3550H Lovella, (642.92 acres) 270’ FSL & 1345’ FWL, Sec 550, Blk 43, H&TC RR Surv, A-978, 6.7 mi SW from Lipscomb TD 7800’, (BHL: 20’ FNL & 1000’ FWL Sec 550, Blk 43, H&TC, A-978) (sgd. Christeina Gray 405-272-1849) Horizontal

(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced this week he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.03 billion in local sales tax allocations for June, 2 percent more than in June 2022.

These allocations are based on sales made in April by businesses that report tax monthly.