By Alex Mills March 11, 2021 — Crude oil and gasoline prices have rebounded from lows recorded in mid-2020 created by an economic recession amidst the global Covid-19 pandemic. Oil prices on the …
March 10, 2021 — The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 606 original drilling permits in February 2021 compared to 874 in February 2020. The February 2021 total includes 516 permits …
March 9, 2021 — U.S. crude oil production averaged 11.3 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2020, down 935,000 b/d (8%) from the record annual average high of 12.2 million b/d in 2019. …
March 9, 2021 — A bill from state Sen. Nathan Johnson is aimed at requiring the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to formulate tougher rules for O&G storage tanks in areas exposed …
March 9, 2021 — Accurate forecasting of oil and gas reserves is automated in a reinforcement-based algorithm focusing on predicting the properties of underground environments being developed by Texas A&M University researchers. Within …
March 9, 2021 — A bill calling for the PUC to pass comprehensive rules requiring energy operators to weatherize and maintain natural gas, coal, wind and nuclear power sources has been filed by …
March 9, 2021 — Newbie state Rep. Bryan Slaton has a bill aimed at making the Public Utility Commission of Texas a group of elected officials, as opposed to the current system of …
March 9, 2021 — NuStar Energy, L.P. is planning to develop incremental pipeline capacity that will allow for the delivery of about 6,000 barrels per day of additional refined products, including gasoline, diesel …
March 9, 2021 — The number of commissioners on the Public Utility Commission of Texas would be increased from three to five under a bill filed by Rep. Drew Darby. His HB 3025 …
March 9, 2021 — Law firm Pomerantz LLP says a class action lawsuit has been filed against Apache Corporation and certain of its officers in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, …
March 8, 2021 — West Texas state Rep. Brooks Landgraf has filed bills aimed at curbing “overreaching” federal policies in the oil patch and to ban the storage of high-level nuclear waste in …
March 9, 2021 — Toronto-based energy retailer Just Energy Group Inc. has filed for bankruptcy in the US and Canada after massive bills racked up during the Texas energy crisis placed a significant …
March 9, 2021 — The correction of an ERCOT billing “error” during the February power crisis is an emergency priority for the 87th Legislature, Governor Greg Abbott declared Tuesday night. The declaration is …
March 9, 2021 — Everything that powers our modern lifestyle—electric cars, smartphones, even wind turbines—requires minerals extracted from the earth. Minerals are essential to green energy, national security, and consumer technology. The problem: …
March 9, 2021 — The first step to tackling climate change is to understand how much energy we consume. Since your mind is not capable of understanding that Americans consumed 100,165,395,000,000,000 BTU (a/k/a …
March 8, 2021 — Colonial Pipeline Co. says its continuing to remediate a large spill in North Carolina that leaked 28,571 barrels of gasoline in a remote area. The leak was discovered by …
March 8, 2021 — The Texas Attorney General’s office has issued another civil investigative demand (CID) related to the power crisis, this time naming Intercontinental Gas Exchange, which saw “massive price increases” during …
March 8, 2021 — A subsidiary of Tesla is building a gigantic battery south of Houston to be hooked into the ERCOT system, according to Bloomberg. The move by Elon Musk to get …
March 8, 2021 — Mandatory weather-proofing of natural gas infrastructure and electric power generation facilities are featured among seven bills in the Texas Legislature unveiled on Monday by House Speaker Dade Phelan. At …
March 5, 2021 — Possible changes to oil leasing and permitting requirements governing federal lands could shift oil production, prompting a realignment of Permian Basin activity between Texas and New Mexico. Half of …