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Tag: natural gas

Energy & Environment

Weekly Oil And Gas Update: Natural Gas Demand And Production Expected To Decline This Year

Kyra Buckley

Posted on January 13, 2021 · Plus: oil and gas companies are among the corporations rethinking political contributions, amid increased calls from investors and the public for businesses to cut off donations to lawmakers who voted to challenge Biden’s victory.

Tags EIA natural gas oil market crash PESA

Energy & Environment

Texas Has Generated More Electricity From Wind Than Coal So Far This Year

Emily Martin, KUT

Posted on July 25, 2019 · Texas is the largest consumer of coal in the country, but cheap natural gas and renewable energy prices are biting into coal's market share.

Tags coal energy Electric Reliability Council of Texas ercot natural gas wind energy

Energy & Environment

Natural Gas Flaring Significantly Underestimated In Texas, Study Suggests

Travis Bubenik

Posted on July 19, 2019 · The study is the latest evidence of a discrepancy between state data and federal government satellite imagery.

Tags energy environment Flaring natural gas oil and gas regulations Texas Railroad Commission

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3 Questions Answered About The Planned Natural Gas Pipeline In Central Texas

Mose Buchele, KUT

Posted on February 19, 2019 · With no public engagement process required for routing and building a pipeline, many residents feel left in the dark about how pipelines work, their potential risks and benefits and what rights landowners have.

Tags kinder morgan natural gas Permian highway pipeline

Energy & Environment

Report: Permian Basin Oil Producers Flaring More Natural Gas Than Reported

Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune

Posted on January 25, 2019 · An analysis of government satellite data by the Environmental Defense Fund shows that the amount of natural gas that energy companies burned off in 2017 is twice as high as what they reported to state regulators.

Tags Christi Craddick National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration natural gas Permian Basin texas

Energy & Environment

State Regulators To Decide On Hearing For South Texas LNG Project

Travis Bubenik

Posted on December 10, 2018 · Activists and city governments in South Texas want to protest a pending air permit for the facility. Regulators will decide Wednesday if they get that chance.

Tags energy environment LNG natural gas Natural gas exports Rio Grande LNG South Texas

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Clean Power Plan Rollback Wouldn’t Change Much about Texas’ Power Mix, Experts Say

Travis Bubenik

Posted on August 21, 2018 · The move would resonate more strongly in coal-heavy regions of the country than in Texas, where natural gas and renewables have advantages over coal.

Tags Clean Power Plan climate coal energy environment natural gas Trump administration

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Investigation of Fatal Explosion at Gas Drilling Rig Owned by Houston Company Continues

HPM Digital Team

Posted on August 17, 2018 · New findings from the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board suggest the accident occurred after workers removed pipe from the well

Tags federal houston natural gas oklahoma OSHA Patterson-UTI Drilling

News

Report: Texas Natural Gas Flaring at Record Highs

Travis Bubenik

Posted on August 13, 2018 · Too much gas + not enough pipelines = more and more flaring

Tags energy environment Flaring natural gas oil and gas Permian Basin

In-Depth

A Budding Energy Economy On The Texas Gulf Coast Is Not Without Its Risks

Travis Bubenik

Posted on April 10, 2018 · Experts say facilities that export liquefied natural gas are among the most expensive energy projects in the world, and they come with their own set of challenges.

Tags economics energy fracking Freeport LNG natural gas Texas economy

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Gas Service Stops For Thousands Of Dallas Homes Due To Leaks

Associated Press

Posted on March 1, 2018 · The Dallas homes could be without gas service for up to three weeks

Tags dallas explosion natural gas

News

Federal Team Investigating Deadly Dallas House Explosion

Associated Press

Posted on February 26, 2018 · Four injured people were in the front yard and one of them was holding the unconscious 12-year-old girl, who was pronounced dead at a hospital

Tags dallas explosion house National Transportation Safety Board natural gas NTSB texas

News

Texas Regulator Wants Natural Gas Utilities To Pass On Tax Cut Savings To Consumers

Travis Bubenik

Posted on January 29, 2018 · CenterPoint Energy says its executives will discuss the impact of the recently-passed tax cuts during an earnings call in late February

Tags energy Energy prices natural gas Tax Cuts Texas Railroad Commission utilities

News

How Does Texas’ Budget Use Taxes From Oil And Natural Gas Production?

Alex Samuels, The Texas Tribune

Posted on January 5, 2018 · In the 2017 budget year, the oil production tax gave the state more than $2 billion in revenue, while the natural gas production tax brought in a little less than $1 billion. But where does this money go?

Tags budget money natural gas oil Tax taxes texas

News

Texas Communities Face Economic Challenges Following Coal Plant Closures

Jill Ament, Texas Standard

Posted on October 17, 2017 · Texas' largest generator of coal-powered energy, Luminant, said it is ceasing operations at two plants in the state

Tags coal Coal Plant Coal Plant Closures coal plants Economic Challenges energy market Luminant natural gas Rockdale

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