Energy & Environment
Pipeline Protesters Could Face 20 Years In Prison Under Trump Administration Proposal
Posted on · The plan would stiffen penalties for disrupting oil and gas pipelines.
Tag: Pipelines
Bauer Business Focus
The Impact Of Trump’s Latest Executive Orders On Texas? Not Much, Expert Says
Posted on · President Donald Trump used a recent visit to the Houston area to sign executive orders aimed at making it easier to build pipelines.
Energy & Environment
New Pipelines To Relieve “Bottleneck” In 2019, But What About After?
Posted on · One research firm expects some planned pipelines will be consolidated or delayed.
News
Federal Government Launches Pipeline Cybersecurity Effort
Posted on · The initiative will be led by Homeland Security and the Energy Department.
News
Oil Companies Report Strong Labor Market Amid Drilling Increases
Posted on · A quarterly survey of oil executives points to "rapid growth" in employment.
Energy & Environment
Texas Oil And Gas Regulator Pushes For Vote On FERC Nominees
Posted on · "We are at a standstill."
News
Effort to Remove Obstacle for Cross-Border Pipelines Moves Forward
Posted on · The measure would leave authority over these projects in the hands of federal agencies.
Energy & Environment
Considering the Economics of the Keystone XL Pipeline
Posted on · With oil prices so low, do companies still care about the product Keystone would move?
News
Landowner Groups Encouraged By Eminent Domain Reform Bills
Posted on · As Texas grows and pipelines move into new areas, more landowners have experienced the powers of eminent domain.
News
West Texas Pipelines Close To Coming Online
Posted on · Both pipelines have drawn opposition from some locals in West Texas.
Houston Matters
Photo Exhibit Depicts Lives ‘In the Path of the Pipeline’
Posted on · Last November (Nov. 6, 2015), President Obama rejected plans for the Keystone XL pipeline, which would've created a newer, shorter pipeline route between Canada and southern Nebraska, connecting up with the already-existing Keystone pipeline, and the Cushing and Gulf Coast extensions which feed into Greater Houston. Before the project was nixed, local photographer Eric Kayne […]
Houston Matters
How Much Oil is Stored in Houston and Is It Harmful to Our Health?
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. Dave Fehling, News […]
Houston Matters
Denton Fracking Ban Passes & Then Is Immediately Challenged in Court
Posted on · Among the more intriguing results in Tuesdayâs election was the approval by voters in Denton of a ban on fracking. The north Texas city is the first in Texas to approve such a ban. The Texas Oil and Gas Association has already asked for an injunction to stop the measure from being enforced. Attorney Tom […]