August 29, 2020 — Retired president and CEO of the Association of Electric Companies of Texas — and longtime public servant — John W. Fainter Jr has died at 81. The Quorum Report …
August 28 — Despite the trauma of Laura, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) is still urging caution because the majority of the hurricane season is still ahead. Currently there are two tropical waves …
By Mike Shiloh August 29 — The World Economic Forum (WEF), which this year is calling for use of the coronavirus pandemic as a reason to “reset” oil and gas and other industries, …
August 28 — Houston energy construction and engineering leader McDermott International has tapped a former Schlumberger executive for its board of directors. Andrew F. Gould joined the board Thursday August 27th. He was …
August 28 — There appears to have been only minor interest in the latest large online federal auction of oil and gas leases in New Mexico. While hardly surprising during a time of …
August 28 — On the heels of new funding for a solar project in Travis County, Recurrent Energy says it has a deal with Nomura Corporate Funding Americas for $75 million in new …
August 28 — Trading activity at the Beaumont/Nederland and Corpus Christi terminals is now being included in Argus‘ American GulfCoast Select crude price assessment. The global commodity pricing and energy agency said the …
August 25 — The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality this week approved penalties totaling $352,058 against 22 regulated entities for violations of state environmental regulations. Agreed orders were issued for the following enforcement …
August 28 — Louisiana State Police hazardous-materials technicians were still trying to put out a chemical fire at a KIK Custom Products-owned BioLab plant chemical manufacturing facility in Westlake, Louisiana, just outside Lake …
By Alex Mills August 27 — Just when the petroleum industry thought things were really bad (oversupply of crude oil and natural gas, bad global economy, a worldwide pandemic, and record price …
August 25 — A celebration of life will be set for a later date for trailblazing oilman David I. Miller, who died August 12th surrounded by family in Montgomery County. Mr. Miller held …
August 25 — Houston’s ConocoPhillips has closed on a $390 million deal to buy Canadian acreage from Kelt Exploration Ltd. The company also assumed about $30 million in financing obligations as part of …
August 25 — The COO of Sempra LNG is taking over duties as president too. Lisa Glatch has been with parent company Sempra Energy since 2018 and oversaw the completion of Cameron LNG …
August 25 — With the recent concern about whether Hurricane Laura threatens the Houston area’s petrochemical complexes, the man who proposed a “coastal spine” says the need to protect residents and businesses along …
August 25 — Institutional Investor‘s pick as a top CFO is joining CenterPoint Energy as a new senior advisor. The Houston-based electric and natural gas utility has named Thomas Webb to advise the …
August 24 — The bodies of all four of the men who were aboard the dredging boat, the Waymon L Boyd, during an explosion in Corpus Christi on Friday have been recovered, and …
August 24 — In pursuit of “Black Gold!” That’s the mantra many oil wildcatters live by. Brett Kroh, CEO of Kroh Exploration, has a different philosophy; “I’m looking for wins, not swing-for-the-fence wildcat drills. …
By Mike Shiloh August 25 — The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is counting on technology for a future in which the world begins weaning itself of dependence on fossil …
August 24 — The Railroad Commission of Texas is warning oil and gas operators near the Gulf Coast of potential threats by tropical storms Marco and Laura. An advisory notice issued Monday includes …
August 24 — Perparations for the two-day process of shutting down Motiva‘s Port Arthur refinery are underway, according to multiple reports. It’s the same refinery that was forced to shut down by up …