November 3, 2021 — Railroad Commission of Texas Chairman Wayne Christian issued the following statement regarding new methane standards proposed by the Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency. “While Americans are paying $144 million …
November 2, 2021 — Thailand-based non-oil energy conglomerate Banpu Group is buying the company that owns the Temple 1 power plant in Texas. The Temple plant has “quick start” turbines that can reach …
November 1, 2021 — Electrical transformer specialist Emerald Transformer, with headquarters in McKinney, has joined Texas Electric Cooperatives Inc. (TEC) as a partner. Emerald said it plans to provide Texas utilities with its …
November 1, 2021 — Florida-based law firm Pomerantz LLP says it’s filed a class action lawsuit against Houston O&G independent Camber Energy, Inc. and some of its officers over contentions about Camber securities. …
By Alex Mills October 29, 2021 — Cushing, Oklahoma sits about half-way between Oklahoma City and Tulsa, a few miles north of Interstate 44. In most cases, you probably would not plan to …
Chevron said its capital spending so far this year was 22 percent lower than a year ago. According to it’s Friday morning press release, Exxon said it plans to spend as much as …
October 28, 2021 — There was a small 2.5 (on the Richter Scale) earthquake on Thursday near Toyah, Texas, north of Balmorhea in West Texas, just two days after a 3.6 and 3.4 hit …
October 25, 2021 — Governor Greg Abbott’s office says the Governor has appointed Daniel Hall, Castlen Moore Kennedy, Joel Mickey and Phil Wilson to the State Energy Plan Advisory Committee for terms at …
October 25, 2021 — Diamondback Energy, Inc. says it’s completed a previously-announced divestiture of its oil and gas assets in the Williston Basin to Oasis Petroleum Inc. Diamondback also said it’s issued a …
October 25, 2021 — EPIC Y-Grade, LP says it’s completed its 165-mile pipeline from the EPIC Robstown, Texas, fractionation complex, to the Sweeny fractionation and storage complex, which includes Phillips 66 and Chevron …
October 21, 2021 — Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc. (Mitsubishi Power) and El Paso Electric (EPE) have signed a joint development agreement (JDA) creating a collaboration framework to jointly develop projects that will enable …
October 22, 2021 — FTS International, Inc. said Friday morning that it has a new definitive agreement for acquisition by Ft. Worth-area oilfield services company ProFrac Holdings as part of a cash deal …
By Alex Mills October 21, 2021 — Petroleum prices edged higher this week. Crude oil peaked mid-week closing at $83.87 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange on Wednesday but dropped back …
October 16, 2021 — UT Austin Research Associate Joshua Rhodes is the author of a new technology-company-sponsored report assessing the impacts of — and the need for — 5,000 MW of flexible data …
October 15, 2021 — Hydrogen provider Air Products says it’s new liquid hydrogen plant at La Porte is now operational, producing about 30 tons a day The now-onstream plant draws its hydrogen to …
By Alex Mills Texas has a long history of being the leading energy producing state. Oil has been king for more than a century. Natural gas became a star in the 1970s. Now …
October 13, 2021 — The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 801 original drilling permits in September 2021 compared to 437 in September 2020. The September 2021 total includes 714 permits …
October 12, 2021 — Five members have been appointed by the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) commissioners to represent different segments of the state’s natural gas industry on the Texas Energy Reliability Council …
October 07, 2021 — While the Railroad Commission of Texas continues implementing legislation to help fortify the state’s energy supply for weather emergencies, the agency is taking steps to get ahead of the …
By Alex Mills Global energy issues heated up this week as crude oil and natural gas prices rose, a government study predicted further increases in energy consumption globally, OPEC meeting concludes without the …