Energy & Environment

Race to be Texas’ top oil and gas regulator appears headed to a runoff in wild GOP primary

Posted on · Despite its name, the Railroad Commission oversees oil and gas extraction, as well as pipelines, in the state. That role has led some to call it one of the most important regulatory agencies in the world, especially when it comes to energy policy and climate change.

Houston Matters

The Prospects Of Returning To ‘Normal By Summer’ (April 12, 2021)

Posted on · On Monday's show: Hopes of things returning to "normal by summer" regarding the pandemic, state regulators defending the oil and gas industry they oversee, a former ERCOT official reflects on problems within the agency, and an update on Houston sports.

Energy & Environment

Weekly Oil Market Crash Update: Biden Expected To Name Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm As Energy Secretary

Posted on · Granholm will help oversee the Coronavirus recovery as well as the shift to a clean energy economy. Also this week, Exxon cuts 700 Houston workers and Parsley Energy sheds 230 from its Austin workforce. 

Energy & Environment

Weekly Oil Market Crash Update: Texas Oil And Gas Industry Still Contracting, But Some Indicators Show Recovery On The Way

Posted on · The industry has seen some slight gains, but the workforce has been shrinking for at least a year according to the latest Texas Petro Index. Plus more losses in the third quarter in oilfield services, and Republican Jim Wright will become the state's next oil and gas regulator.

Energy & Environment

Weekly Oil Market Crash Update: Oil Majors Could Sell More Than $100 Billion In Assets For Shift To Renewables; RRC Elects New Chair

Posted on · Houston-based ConocoPhillips along with the world’s other seven major oil companies might also cease oil and gas operations in more than 200 countries, according to a Rystad Energy report.