Energy & Environment
Texans Can Expect To See Higher Gas Bills After Last Week’s Extreme Weather
Posted on · Demand for natural gas soared as residents with power used natural gas to keep homes warm and water heated.
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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.
Election 2020
Republican Candidate Jim Wright Poised To Be Texas’ Next Oil And Gas Regulator
Posted on · The state Democratic Party called the Railroad Commission election the most important environmental race in the country, in what was a highly-watched contest that gained national attention.
Election 2020
Michael Bloomberg Gives $2.6 Million To Texas Democrat Running For Railroad Commissioner
Posted on · The New York billionaire donated to Chrysta Castañeda in her bid to flip a seat on the all-GOP commission that regulates Texas' oil and gas industry.
Election 2020
Houston-Area Voter Guide: Here Are The Races To Watch In The 2020 General Election
Posted on · Nationwide, statewide, or right here in Greater Houston, here's everything you need to know before casting your ballot.
Election 2020
Voters Have 2 Very Different Choices For Texas’ Next Oil And Gas Regulator
Posted on · One candidate touts his industry expertise, while the other has pushed for better environmental protections.
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.
Election 2020
Texas Primary Runoff Results For Harris County: U.S. Senate, Statewide And Houston-Area Races
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Houston Matters
Political Roundup: Reopening Further, Rent Relief, And Capping Oil Production
Posted on · We break down the week’s biggest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.
Energy & Environment
State Regulators Decline To Cap Oil Production
Posted on · 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.
Energy & Environment
Houston And The Oil Market Crash: Schlumberger Sells Fracking Business
Posted on · As the oil market crash impacts the Houston and Texas economies, we'll continue to follow the story and provide updates at Houston Public Media.
Energy & Environment
Will Capping Oil Production Help Texas Companies? Experts Say No.
Posted on · Oil and gas companies in Texas continue to be hit hard financially because of COVID-19 and international price disagreements. Two major producers want state regulators put a limit on how much companies can produce, but some experts say that’s a bad idea.
Energy & Environment
‘It’s A Joke’: Flaring Expert Finds Big Problems In Report From Texas Oil And Gas Regulator
Posted on · Industry groups applauded a report on the practice of "flaring," but a leading researcher has found plenty to criticize.
Energy & Environment
Natural Gas Flaring Significantly Underestimated In Texas, Study Suggests
Posted on · The study is the latest evidence of a discrepancy between state data and federal government satellite imagery.