Texas oil & gas stayed strong through March, the Dallas Fed said in its new report -- Permian Basin and Eagle Ford oil production is up again. February employment spiked upwards to its highest level since late 2015, while U.S. LNG exports are at an all-time high with projections for more increases. -- Oil and Gas 360
"San Antonio-based refining company Valero Energy Corp. is updating its look at the gas pump with a new design named Vanguard. Valero announced on Wednesday morning that the company is switching to the new design at all convenience stores where its brand of gasoline is sold." -- Houston Business Journal
Bad News, Good News: North Dakota’s daily crude output fell 0.4% in February after edging down 0.3% in the previous month -- But unlike crude, natural gas output went up – from January’s 2,071,820 thousand cubic feet per day to 2,102,266 thousand cubic feet per day – a new all-time high, according to The North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources. As operators scramble to the core areas of the Bakken, wells here tend to produce more gas along with crude (present gas flare rate of around 15%)." -- Zacks
Under military rule, Venezuela oil workers quit in a stampede -- While rulers tour in limos, workers line up to quit their oil jobs and flee
Scientists hope new enzyme will 'eat' plastic pollution -- An accidental discovery may help one of the biggest pollution problems in the world
New poll finds race between Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke “too close to call” -- 47% favor Cruz, 43% favor O'Rourke, even though a whole lot of Texans have never heard of him
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Energy in 2017 contracted or owned 6.75GW of wind capacity -- Edging out long-time leader Xcel Energy to become the top ranked US investor owned utility for wind: ReCharge
Kids are suing Gov. Rick Scott to force Florida to take action on climate change -- Oregon group organizing 10-to-20-year-olds sponsoring similar suits from children around the country at the state and federal level
Texas judge orders Oriental Energy to pay Mabanaft $524 million in LPG dispute -- Appeal expected on Houston case handled by Haynes and Boone: Platts
Venezuela arrests 2 Chevron employees amid corruption purge -- Chevron is trying to find out the reasons for the arrests and how to gain the employees' release: Houston Chronicle
Even some Republicans worry that Trump is selling American wilderness to oil and gas firms -- But the fear among oil majors and big independents is the rapid expansion of drilling on public lands will provoke a public backlash and tougher regulations when the next president takes office: Houston Chronicle
New Jersey nuke plant shutting down -- 1.7M pounds of nuclear waste with nowhere to go
"Revolution Now" -- It may sound like a 1960s off-Broadway musical, but's actually a new online tool to see how wind, solar, LED lighting, and electric vehicles are becoming cleaner, cheaper, and more widely available from the NRDC
Barbara Bush is in failing health -- The onetime first lady and wife of former oilman and President George H. W. Bush, one of Houston's most beloved couples, will settle into comfort care rather than continue medical treatment:
Houston Chronicle
BP to pilot Tesla battery storage at South Dakota wind farm -- BP's first US wind farm battery adventure
The chairman of the US House Energy and Commerce Committee vowed Thursday to support a bill to fund licensing for a high-level nuclear waste repository in Nevada -- Oregon Republican Greg Walden said he wants to have a Yucca Mountain bill on the president's desk, but didn't say when
Guar gum is back in demand -- The fracking proppant ingredient has surged as an export from India and other nations, mainly to the US, Norway, Germany, Russia and China
America is exporting its oil at a record never before seen in history -- US on track to produce 10.7 million barrels of oil per day this year, surpassing its 1970 record of 9.6 million
Kenya's National Oil and Schlumberger sign field development deal -- Houston company to help in field development of 750 million barrels, cost of the deal not disclosed
