June 13, 2019
Pittsburgh-based law firm Reed Smith has opened a Dallas office led by an energy litigation expert from its San Francisco office….
By Alex Mills
June 13, 2019
The oil and gas industry has been the driving force behind commerce, culture and community throughout Texas for more than a century.
The early days were marked by individuals who had driving ambition to drill deep into the earth in hope of discovering oil. The risks were high, and the rewards could be high, too.
Four such men were Joseph Kemp of Wichita Falls, S.I. and H.M. Munger of Dallas, and Reece Allen of Electra, who joined together in 1919 to form the Kemp-Munger-Allen Oil Company, and drill a wildcat well a few mile west of Wichita Falls. The #1Munger began flowing oil on Oct. 29, 1919 and the KMA Oilfield was born.
A century later a group of community leaders of the area will gather to celebrate the 100th anniversary with the placement of a Historical Marker. The dedication ceremony will begin at noon on Wednesday at the Kamay Volunteer Fire Department, and everyone is invited to attend….
June 13, 2019
Adding to recent federal money released to the state of Texas for disaster relief, Texas now has new storm and flood preparation plans — and a $1.6 billion for prep and infrastructure — signed into law on Thursday by Governor Greg Abbott.
Abbott signed HB 5, HB 7, SB 6 and SB 7, which together provide disaster training, debris pickup plans and the cash for disaster resilience planning and building….
Law analysts see it as a possible precedent-setting case in utilizing climate change against oil and gas companies…Case doesn’t directly stem from any climate change-related laws…Judge tells NY AG’s office it will either prove securities or financial fraud — or it won’t
June 13, 2019
Lawyers for ExxonMobil continue to prepare for an October 23rd “climate change” trial after a New York judge blocked some of the Irving-based company’s lines of defense.
Exxon had proposed to the court that New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who began the investigation against the oil company, was working with a climate “activist agenda.”……
June 12, 2019
Pioneer Energy Services says it’s gotten a de-listing warning from the New York Stock Exchange because its stock price is less than $1.00 a share….
June 21, 2019
An early morning explosion and fire at a Philadelphia refinery, reputed to be one of the oldest and largest in the Eastern US, lit the night sky and was reported to have been felt as far away as New Jersey….
June 12, 20
Securing critical computer networks against attacks is the goal of new legislation that goes into effect on September 1st….
Jun 12, 2019
A new law expands the powers of the Texas Gulf Coast Water Authority but doesn’t give it the power to assess property taxes….
“Bad actors” were deceiving “mostly elderly and uneducated,” representative said; New contracts must be clear
June 12, 2019
Changes in leasing agreements between oil and gas companies and others interested in leasing mineral rights go into effect September 1st….
June 12, 2019
The Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP)‘s Diesel Emissions Reduction Incentive Program will be open to more vehicles under legislation signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott….
June 12, 2019
Governor Greg Abbott has signed a bill to allow the Texas “extra-water fund” to make deals for water desalination, aquifer storage and recovery and interregional projects not in the State Water Plan…..
And in Corpus Christi, Magnum Oil Tools International Limited founder Lynn Frazier is planning to restore a downtown building that was once a headquarters for HEB.
,Frazier, whose company sells tools used in the drilling process to extract oil and gas, said the property was developed in 1953 and has been unoccupied since 1985, with an effort by Orion Drilling to restore the property proving unsuccessful a few years ago….
June 11, 2019
Crude oil and natural gas production as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) for March 2019 came from 174,582 oil wells and 89,335 gas wells….
June 11, 2019
Houston’s Camber Energy is back in compliance with New York Stock Exchange listing standards….
June 11, 2019
Texas Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton, who just a day ago announced his candidacy for re-election to the commission, is out with an analysis of global energy markets that includes predictions for the rest of 2019 and all of 2020….
June 11, 2019
Faster computers. More efficient solar panels. More powerful electric cars.
Faster superconducting materials are being tested with advancement goals that will benefit new energy technologies and high tech, researchers write….
June 11, 2019
Bank of America is working on plans to install more than 60 solar installations over the next three years, including sites at several Texas administrative offices and even ATMs, the company says….
June 11, 2019
Texas appears to remain the hottest entry market in the nation for law firms — midsize Pittsburgh group Babst Calland Clements and Zomnir now has an office in the Houston area….
June 11, 2019
Texas legislative veteran, UT and Texas State alumna Jennifer Grossenbacher Jones is the new appointment and the first female to head the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission.
She’s been serving as acting director since last September, when Ken Levine retired, and has been working with the committee since 1993….
Pilot Flying J will now have Cokes for your kids and gasoline for your vacation plus 24 saltwater disposal wells for your oil company
June 11, 2019
Warren Buffett-backed Pilot Flying J is taking on the appearance of an energy-related conglomerate in the making…..