Houston Matters
Cost of prescription drugs (March 7, 2023)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: Eli Lilly is capping the cost of its insulin. We discuss why and consider how it might affect the prices for other medications.
Tag: gulf of mexico
Energy & Environment
Biden considers first offshore wind auction in Gulf of Mexico
Posted on · The proposed sale includes areas offshore Lake Charles, Louisiana and Galveston, Texas, for roughly 3.6 gigawatts of electricity, enough to power about 1.3 million homes.
Weather
Chance for rain each day, all week in Houston area
Posted on · The cooler temperatures and rainfall expected are a result of a low-pressure weather system approaching from the Gulf of Mexico.
Energy & Environment
A federal judge canceled major oil and gas leases over climate change
Posted on · The ruling revokes leases sold in the Gulf of Mexico, in the largest oil and gas lease sale in U.S. history. It says the Interior Department failed to consider the greenhouse gases it would produce.
Energy & Environment
The Biden administration sold oil and gas leases days after the climate summit
Posted on · The Biden administration oversaw one of the largest oil and gas lease sales in American history just days after pledging to take action on climate change at the international climate summit.
Energy & Environment
Nicholas Spares Gulf Of Mexico Oil Production, But Ida Recovery Continues
Posted on · Houston oil and gas companies are working to bring production in the Gulf of Mexico back online after a pair of storms hit the region.
Weather
Nicholas, Now A Tropical Depression, Still Douses Gulf Coast
Posted on · Nicholas is expected to weaken to a tropical depression Tuesday night. The storm has dumped more than a foot of rain along the same area swamped by Hurricane Harvey in 2017, but it's a fraction of what fell during Harvey.
Hurricane Ida
Gas Prices Unlikely To Skyrocket As Oil Companies Assess Hurricane Ida Damage
Posted on · The massive storm hit near the heart of Gulf oil production and refining, which will affect prices for a few weeks. But nobody expects the kind of price spike the U.S. saw after Hurricane Katrina.
Hurricane Ida
Hurricane Ida Strikes Louisiana; New Orleans Hunkers Down
Posted on · The Category 4 storm hit Sunday with winds of 150 mph. It was the same date Hurricane Katrina ravaged Louisiana and Mississippi 16 years earlier.
Energy & Environment
Weekly Oil Market Crash Update: Tropical Storms Add More Challenges Amid Coronavirus Downturn
Posted on · Hurricane Delta could bring major problems to Gulf Coast-area oil producers. Plus: ExxonMobil is reportedly set to increase emissions.
Houston
2 Hurricanes Could Form In Gulf Of Mexico Next Week — An Apparent First
Posted on · One storm is currently forecast to hit near the Texas-Louisiana border; the other could reach the Florida Panhandle. Two hurricanes hitting the Gulf at once would be unprecedented, experts say.
Weather
UPDATE: Hurricane Warning Issued For Corpus Christi Area, Coastal Flood Warning In Effect For Harris County As Hanna Approaches Texas Coast
Posted on · Tropical Depression 8 is expected to be upgraded to Tropical Storm Hanna on Friday.
Weather
Disturbance In Gulf Of Mexico Could Bring Heavy Rain To Houston This Week
Posted on · The National Weather Service forecasts widespread rainfall levels of two to six inches between Tuesday and Thursday.
Houston Matters
Now That Occidental And Anadarko Have Merged, Are Layoffs Next?
Posted on · Energy analyst Loren Steffy outlines which sectors of the new energy behemoth might see job cuts.
Texas
Coming To A Gulf Of Mexico Near You: A ‘Dead Zone’ The Size Of Massachusetts
Posted on · An oxygen-sapping, fish-killing swath of algae is headed to the Texas coast this summer.