January 25, 2021 — The San Antonio community is invited to participate in a new Rate Advisory Committee (RAC) that CPS Energy is forming this year. CPS Energy is now accepting applications from residents who …
By Railroad Commission of Texas Commissioner Wayne Christian January 25, 2021 — As Texas’ official representative to the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC), I passed a resolution in May 2018 asking the …
January 24, 2021 — China’s power supply device provider Sungrow has a new contract to supply one of it’s products to a Fort Worth-area project expected to be completed this June. The 100 …
Shell president defends environmental efforts January 23, 2021 — Shell Oil Co. has done a lot of engineering and investment to minimize natural gas flaring, but more has to be done — especially …
By Alex Mills January 21, 2021 — There is a new game in town with new players, new regulators, and even a new set of rules. Joe Biden became the 46th President of the …
January 22, 2021 — Under the new Biden Administration, the Acting Interior Secretary has signed a 60-day Temporary Suspension of Delegated Authority that, among other things, suspends the issuance of federal onshore and offshore oil …
January 19, 2021 — President Joe Biden intends to immediately cancel the permits allowing some completion of the Keystone XL pipeline, according to unnamed sources cited by the New York Times, the Washington …
January 15, 2021 — Texas Senate committee assignments were released Friday afternoon, with Sen. Brian Birdwell chairing the Natural Resources committee and Sen. Brandon Creighton chairing the Senate Select Committee on Ports. Here …
January 15, 2021 — A bill sponsored by Kyle District 45 Democratic Rep. Erin Zwiener would put the PUC in charge of new O&G pipeline routes, while another bill would provide new regulations …
January 15, 2021 — Two bills have been introduced to phase out a tax break for O&G drillers working high-cost natural gas wells. SB 127 by Dallas Democratic State Sen. Nathan Johnson and …
January 15, 2021 — A former Noble Energy executive is the new addition to Marathon Oil‘s board. Brent Smolik, 59, has more than 35 years of experience in O&G, including senior executive positions …
January 15, 2021 — Missouri City Rep. Ron Reynolds has filed HB 714 to establish two Environmental Justice councils to advise state agencies and local governments on how well each state agency and …
January 15, 2021 — District 27 Rep. Ron Reynolds has two different approaches to improving natural gas flaring and venting in Texas, with his HB 896 and HB 897, filed recently. The Missouri …
January 15, 2021 — A plan to raise highway funds from EV and hybrid owners is back in the form of District 88 Rep. Ken King‘s HB 427, which imposes a fee in …
January 15, 2021 — Crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) will be sold over several months of Fiscal 2021, the US Department of Energy (DOE) said Thursday, with at least some …
January 15, 2021 — A port in Ireland is cutting its ties with a Texas company because of environmental policy, and local Green Party members say they’re woke about fracing thanks to a …
January 15, 2021 — The new chairman of the Texas Pipeline Association (TPA) is NuStar‘s Director of Government Affairs Shay Bluntzer. TPA said Mr. Bluntzer’s experience in the industry and work lobbying state, …
January 15, 2021 — Houston’s Camber Energy says it’s completed a second deal with it’s majority owned subsidiary for the purchase of nearly $19 million in common stock. In exchange for the purchase …
January 15, 2021 — The Securities and Exchange Commission launched an investigation of Exxon Mobil Corp. after an employee filed a whistleblower complaint last fall alleging that the energy giant overvalued one of its most important …
January 15, 2021 — French multinational oil company Total is leaving the American Petroleum Institute over irreconcilable differences about climate change, including methane emissions, and politics. The company criticized API for supporting political …