April 15, 2021 — A bill bars state agencies from investing in or doing business with publicly-traded companies that boycott O&G companies passed the Texas Senate on Thursday. A committee substitute for SB …
April 14, 2021 — A bill was passed on Wednesday directing the Public Utility Commission of Texas to task ERCOT with the cost of ancillary services from intermittent resources such as wind and …
April 14, 2021 — Because a “major weather event that showed the flaws in our system,” state Sen. Kelly Hancock called for passage of his SB 2, which was indeed passed unanimously by …
April 14, 2021 — A bill that would create an authority to manage projects identified in US Army Corps of Engineers Coastal Texas and Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay studies has passed the …
April 14, 2021 — ERCOT says it’s electrical generation is “tight” again on Wednesday, following Tuesday’s request for power conservation. The grid operator said it does not expect to call for conservation on …
April 14, 2021 — District 9 Texas state Sen. Kelly Hancock, on the Senate floor, said Wednesday that renewable energy was part of the problem for Tuesday’s power generation deficit and continues to …
April 14, 2021 — In the Texas Senate, District 30 Sen. Drew Springer together with District 16 Sen. Nathan Johnson offered a large amendment to an energy company cleanup bill that brought some …
April 13, 2021 — ERCOT issued an alert just before 5 pm saying there is a possibility of emergency conditions tonight because of outages and high demand. ERCOT Vice President of Grid Planning …
By Alex Mills April 11, 2021 — The reaction to the global pandemic, Covid-19, has turned the social, economic and political world up-side-down during the past year as governments implemented lockdown of businesses, …
April 8, 2021 — Texas A&M researchers say they can listen to the sound of rocks crunching and breaking underground to create better, more precise data on fractures needed for fuel flow in …
April 8, 2021 — Marathon Oil Corporation has issued an irrevocable notice of its intention to fully redeem its currently outstanding $500 million aggregate principal amount of 2.8% Senior Notes Due 2022 in just a …
April 7, 2021 — LyondellBasell says Anthony Chase, the chairman and CEO of ChaseSource L.P., and Robert Dudley, former group chief executive and director of BP, have been nominated to stand for election to …
April 7, 2021 — The CFO of the former Texas Pacific Land Trust is stepping down at the end of next month. Robert Packer oversaw consistent growth with the trust over his ten-year …
April 6, 2021 — About 55% of Texans asked in a new survey said they are at least “somewhat” confident that the Texas Legislature will prevent disruption of energy delivery services in the …
April 4, 2021 — A Japanese company is buying into small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) company NuScale Power LLC, which is majority owned by Fluor Corp. The company, JGC Holdings Corp. of Japan, …
By Alex Mills Yes, it is true that the Biden administration will propose soon a tax increase on energy usage in the form of a carbon tax, and yes it is true that …
April 1, 2021 — The president of the Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas has been named to the Public Utility Commission of Texas. Governor Greg Abbott said in making the appointment on …
March 31, 2021 — The Texas House on Wednesday gave final approval of CSHB 11 (analysis) requiring the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) to create rules forcing the weatherization of electric generation …
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March 31, 2021 — Rep. Trent Ashby‘s bill aimed at protecting O&G site groundwater has passed from Rep. Craig Goldman’s House Energy Resources committee on a 10-0 vote. The bill in now in …