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Tag: gas

Energy & Environment

Independent Upstream Companies Among Hardest Hit In Oil And Gas

Kyra Buckley

Posted on July 30, 2020 · “There's a saying in the oil and gas industry that the closer you are to the drill bit,” says Patrick Jankowski of the Greater Houston Partnership, “the more your job is at risk during a downturn.”

Tags 2020 oil bust Donald Trump gas Houston oil and gas industry midland Mitch Fane oil oil rig Patrick Jankowski rig upstream

Energy & Environment

Court Rules Dakota Access Pipeline Must Be Emptied For Now

Laurel Wamsley, NPR

Posted on July 6, 2020 · A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to produce a full environmental review. Until then, oil must stop flowing through the controversial pipeline.

Tags dakota access pipeline gas oil

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2520: Hybrid Electric Car Technology

Dr. Andy Boyd

Posted on July 2, 2020 · Episode: 2520 Hybrid Electric Car Technology. Today, we hit the brakes.

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News

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1884: Avery’s Turbine

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on June 1, 2020 · Episode: 1884 Avery’s turbine: Important, but little-known, nineteenth-century precursor. Today, Avery’s turbine.

Tags Charles Parsons gas Hero's turbine James Watt Lyman Power Plants power production steam turbines turbine blades water William Avery

Houston Matters

Houston’s Economy Is Diversified Enough To Handle The Latest Oil Bust…Right?

Brenda Valdivia

Posted on May 14, 2020 · Texas Monthly writer Evan Mintz says Houston still isn't prepared for another prolonged oil and gas industry bust.

Tags 1980s oil bust diversity economy Evan Mintz gas oil oil and gas oil bust peter rodriguez rice university Texas Monthly

Energy & Environment

State Regulators Decline To Cap Oil Production

Kyra Buckley

Posted on May 5, 2020 · In an expected outcome heading into Tuesday’s Railroad Commission meeting, commissioners voted 2-1 to dismiss the initial motion from exploration and production companies Pioneer Natural Resources and Parsley Energy.

Tags Christi Craddick gas oil oil and gas Ryan Sitton Texas Railroad Commission Wayne Christian

Houston

Gas Prices Are Still Falling In Houston And Around Texas

Gail Delaughter

Posted on January 3, 2019 · The average price in Houston is $1.92 a gallon. AAA expects prices to stay low for the rest of January, but it’s hard to predict what happens next.

Tags gas houston oil texas

News

Analyst: Plummet In Oil Prices Should Be No Cause For Worry — Yet

Houston Public Media Staff

Posted on November 20, 2018 · Experts say the steep drop in oil prices is neither worrying nor surprising. 

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News

HFD Receives Multiple Calls about Gas Odor in Houston

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on October 24, 2018 · CenterPoint Energy says its investigation concluded there wasn’t a natural gas leak, although crews were responding to calls received about the incident

Tags centerpoint gas hfd houston

News

AAA Estimates Over 3 Million Travelers Over Memorial Day Weekend

HPM News Staff

Posted on May 25, 2018 · Memorial day is always a busy weekend for Texas travel

Tags AAA driving gas Travelling

Local

WATCH: The Offshore Technology Conference Celebrates 50 Years In Houston

HPM Digital Team

Posted on April 30, 2018 · OTC organizers expect around 70,000 attendees

Tags gas houston Offshore Technology Conference oil oil and gas otc OTC50

News

Texas Oil And Gas Is Facing A Worker Shortage

HPM News Staff

Posted on April 19, 2018 · Texas oil and gas industry is facing an uphill battle with its public image

Tags gas oil texas workers

Texas

Texas Is Making Billions From Oil And Gas Drilling, But Counties Say Rural Roads Are Being Destroyed

Alex Samuels, The Texas Tribune

Posted on April 12, 2018 · Damage from heavy trucks has battered local roads in and around the state's oil fields, and many counties want the state to help pay for repairs and maintenance. Will lawmakers take action?

Tags gas oil texas

Energy & Environment

Energy Supplies And Prices Have Grown More Unpredictable

Christopher Joyce, NPR

Posted on March 27, 2018 · Energy analysts are getting worse at predicting how much oil and gas will come out of the ground in the future, a new study finds.

Tags energy environment gas oil price

News

Mexico Signs Gas Fracking Contract With Texas Based Energy Company

Associated Press

Posted on March 26, 2018 · The fracking contract involves about $617 million in investments

Tags energy fracking gas mexico oil texas

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