February 23, 2021 — Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. is testing interest in a potential expansion of its New Mexico refined petroleum products pipeline. The nearly 250-mile pipeline segment is currently moving various grades …
February 23, 2021 — Five members of the board of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas are resigning effective tomorrow. Board Chair Sally Talberg, Vice Chair Peter Cramton and Finance and Audit Chair …
CEO says “we are overly reliant on natural gas, which generates more than half of the electricity in Texas,” adds that company will put in new safeguards to keep high power bills from …
February 22, 2021 — The city of Kilgore, Texas, was seen blanketed in a layer of snow on February 17 as extreme weather continued to hit the state. In this drone capture video …
February 22, 2021 — From the TCEQ: “As Mother Nature relaxes her grip on the Lone Star State in the wake of a prolonged cold spell, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is …
February 22, 2021 — There will inevitably be some business financial devastation from last week’s power crisis, starting with today’s announcement from retail energy provider Just Energy Group, which serves Texas. The company …
February 22, 2021 — The following is a Monday morning announcement from Platts: “Following extensive market consultation, S&P Global Platts confirms that it will reflect cargoes of WTI Midland crude oil in its …
February 21, 2021 — As the state recovers from the severe winter storm the RRC is continuing its daily contact with energy producers, pipeline operators, and electric regulators to provide the support they …
February 21, 2021 — Texas consumers have been misled by national news reports, rumors and even some politicians into believing basic electricity rates have gone up, when they have not. After some encouragement …
February 20, 2021 — Governor Greg Abbott today convened a meeting with Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Speaker Dade Phelan, and members of the Legislature to discuss the spike in energy bills affecting many …
February 20, 2021 — The “Right On the Money” advisor says, “For those who lost power, sorry. It might cost you. People who lost power weren’t paying for electricity while it was off, …
February 20, 2021 — The Public Utility Commission of Texas met in a special virtual session Friday evening, opening an investigation into this past week’s power emergency, with Chair DeAnn Walker also said …
February 19, 2021 — Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Friday evening that his office is filing Civil Investigative Demands (CIDs) for ERCOT and power providers over “power outages, emergency plans, energy pricing, and more …
February 19, 2021 — A Houston-area couple is the first to file a lawsuit against ERCOT in connection with the winter storm that resulted in the loss of electricity for millions of Texans …
February 17, 2021 — The NextEra Energy board has a new member with experience in both operations and consumer-related topics. Lynn M. Utter was chief talent officer of Atlas Holdings LLC from 2018 …
February 17, 2021 — The year 2020 may end up as a one-off year in which the US exported more petroleum that it imported, the EIA said Wednesday. “Throughout much of its history, …
By Alex Mills Old man winter hit Texas hard this week with sub-zero temperatures and two snow and ice storms creating record high demand for electricity while some energy sources were frozen in …
February 15, 2021 — A Irving oil company is paying nearly $2 million for spilling crude oil and wastewater at two Wyoming oilfields. The spills happened between the fall of 2016 and spring …
February 15, 2021 — The Texas electric grid management entity ERCOT says it lost enough generating power overnight to power hundreds of thousands of homes even as an unprecedented Winter storm moved in, …
February 12, 2021 — In an emergency meeting at 6:30 pm Friday, the Railroad Commission of Texas has temporarily amended a rule, placing “human needs” first in the distribution of natural gas in the state.
The order puts utility deliveries of gas to residences, hospitals, schools and churches and deliveries to “Local Distribution Companies which serve human needs customers” in first priority….