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U.S. Is Not “Energy Independent,” Despite Trump’s Claims
Posted on · But Texas’ crude oil production would cushion the effects of potential Iranian attacks on Mideast oil infrastructure.
Tag: crude oil
News
Analyst: Plummet In Oil Prices Should Be No Cause For Worry — Yet
Posted on · Experts say the steep drop in oil prices is neither worrying nor surprising.
Transportation
Gas Prices Rising in Texas, Hard to Say Where They’re Headed Next
Posted on · Drivers in Houston and around the state are paying a few cents more than last week
Houston Matters
How Fracking Made America The World’s Largest Oil Producer
Posted on · Journalist Bethany McLean discusses her book "Saudi America: The Truth About Fracking and How It’s Changing the World."
News
Houston The New U.S. Home For Crude Oil Pricing
Posted on · Crude pricing in Houston is currently about $5.00 a barrel higher than Cushing
Houston Matters
Crude-by-Rail Plummeting In Texas But Critics Insist Risk of Accidents Remains
Posted on · Last month, two freight trains collided head-on and erupted in flames near Amarillo. And this month is the anniversary of a far worse train catastrophe in Canada. The accidents are why some community groups say more needs to be done in Houston to make railways safer, especially when it comes to the transport of one […]
Energy & Environment
Houston, A Crude Oil Hub With More Storage Tanks And Caverns
Posted on · Oil prices are down because of simple economics: more supply than demand, which means there’s a lot of oil that can’t be used. Instead, it must be stored. And as it turns out, an increasing amount of it is being held right here in Houston. Millions and millions of barrels of it.
News
Crude On The Water: Shipping Texas Oil By Barge Surges Along Gulf Coast
Posted on · The price of crude oil may be down but the quantity of black gold flowing into Houston refineries is actually going up, or at least what's floating up the Houston Ship Channel on barges.
Business
Supply Glut Threatens To Push Oil Prices Below $40 Per Barrel
Posted on · The price of crude oil has fallen by more than 20 percent in just over a month. How much lower can it go?
Houston Matters
How Do Texas Firefighters Prepare for Oil Tanker Train Fires?
Posted on · There was a rail disaster northwest of Houston last week, but you probably didn't hear about it. That's because it was “staged” as part of a training exercise. From News 88.7’s Energy and Environment desk, Dave Fehling reports on how a new risk is changing the curriculum at a Texas “fire-fighting school.” (Images Courtesy: Dave […]
Houston Matters
How Would Repeal of 40-Year-Old Ban on Crude Oil Exports Impact Houston?
Posted on · Thereâs proposed legislation in Washington that would repeal a forty-year-old ban on crude oil exports. Two U.S. Representatives from Texas- Congressman Gene Green (D-Houston) and Congressman Joe Barton (R-Ennis) -weighed in during a recent hearing before a House and Energy subcommittee. Congressman Barton, chief sponsor of the bill, argues repealing the ban on crude oil […]
Transportation
As Crude Oil Rides The Rails To Houston, Texas Firefighters Prepare For The Worst
Posted on · There was a rail disaster northwest of Houston last week but you probably didn't hear about it. That's because it was staged as part of a training exercise at a Texas firefighting school where a new risk is changing the curriculum.
Business
New Texas Drilling Permits Down 45 Percent From February 2014
Posted on · The decline tracks a similar drop in the number of active drilling rigs, as crude oil continues to trade around $50 per barrel.
Business
Baker Institute: Lifting Crude Oil Export Ban Would Help US Energy Security
Posted on · The study assessed the effects of crude oil prices across a far wider range than previous research on the subject.
Business
Texas Revenues From Oil Production Down 40 Percent From August
Posted on · Falling oil prices took a bite out of state tax receipts even as crude production continued to expand.