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Tom DiChristopher | CNBC | January 9, 2018 U.S. oil production will average 10.8 million barrels a day in 2019, according to the Energy Information Administration, a level that will rival top producers Saudi Arabia and Russia. EIA sees America's output at 10.3 million barrels a day this year, the highest annual average on record. EIA forecasts U.S. crude prices will average $52.77 this year, well below the current price near $63 a barrel.

Naureen S. Malik | Bloomberg Markets | January 10, 2018 America’s trade imbalance just got a wee bit smaller. The U.S. has now become a net exporter of natural gas on an annual basis for the first time since at least 1957.

Department of the Interior | January 4, 2018 WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke today announced the next step for responsibly developing the National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program (National OCS Program) for 2019-2024, which proposes to make over 90 percent of the total OCS acreage and more than 98 percent of undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources in federal offshore areas available to consider for future exploration and development. By comparison, the current program puts 94 percent of the OCS off limits. In addition, the program proposes the largest number of lease sales in U.S. history.

Sam Meredith | CNBC | January 4, 2018 In recent years, America's unprecedented oil and gas boom has been driven by one factor above all others — and that's shale. "The U.S. is emerging as, not only a military and economic superpower, but as an energy superpower," Martin Fraenkel, president at S&P Global Platts, told CNBC In November, the International Energy Agency projected a dramatic increase in shale production could transform the U.S. into the world's largest exporter of liquefied natural gas by the mid-2020s

Matt Egan | CNN Money | January 3, 2018 The United States is poised to ramp up crude oil production by 10% in 2018 to about 11 million barrels per day, according to research firm Rystad Energy.

Alex Samuels | The Texas Tribune | 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?

Bryan Sims | Reuters | December 29, 2017 HOUSTON (Reuters) - Several oil pipeline companies this month agreed to move ahead on multi-billion-dollar projects that would link Texas shale fields to Gulf Coast export hubs, offering new outlets for burgeoning output expected in 2018.

Ledyard King | USA Today | January 4, 2018 WASHINGTON  — The Trump administration is proposing to open up 90% of the Outer Continental Shelf off the U.S. coast to oil and gas exploration, the largest single expansion of off-shore drilling activity ever proposed.

Nick Cunningham | USA Today | December 31, 2017 There have been plenty of eye-catching stories in the energy industry this year, but one notable development has been the rise of the U.S. as a crude oil exporter.

Texas families are reaping the benefits of the fracking boom in the form of lower monthly energy bills, according to a new analysis by Texans for Natural Gas.

Laura Blewitt | Bloomberg Markets | December 12, 2017 The world’s largest oil consumer exported more hydrocarbons than ever before in 2017 and shows no signs of slowing down.

How big of a role does the oil and natural gas industry play in your Christmas traditions? Scroll down to find out.

Increased exports of natural gas have not led to increases in domestic natural gas prices in the United States, according to a review by Texans for Natural Gas. The finding contradicts prior government modeling and claims from environmental critics, who have warned repeatedly against approving LNG export facilities on the basis that they would cause price spikes for consumers.

Tsvetana Paraskova | OilPrice.com | December 4, 2017 The U.S. Senate passing the tax reform bill is pro-growth legislation that would help the domestic oil and gas industry, Jack Gerard, President and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute (API), said after the Senators passed the sweeping tax reform on Saturday.

Jordan Blum | Houston Chronicle | December 7, 2017 SABINE PASS, La. - In 2011, Cheniere Energy was a little-known company with big ambitions when it signed an $8 billion contract that would transform the United States into an exporter of liquefied natural gas after decades of relying on foreign suppliers.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) praised the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) this week for its work to protect underground drinking water sources, citing the efforts made in the RRC’s Underground Injection Control (UIC) program. The commendation was part of EPA’s Fiscal Year 2016 End-of-Year evaluation of the Texas UIC program, the conclusions of which were presented by Lori Wrotenbery, Director of the Oil and Gas Division for RRC, at a Commission open meeting this week.

Kristin Gordon | Corridor News | November 28, 2017 In 2016, U.S. coal production decreased 18.8 percent year-over-year to 728.4 million short tons, the lowest annual production level since 1979, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Rye Druzin | San Antion Express-News | November 27, 2017 Texas crude oil is being shipped worldwide at ever higher rates as foreign markets get used to the taste of light sweet crude.  Port Corpus Christi, a major refining center on the U.S. Gulf Coast, is now becoming a major hub for U.S. crude oil exports.

Beaumont Enterprise | November 13, 2017 FORT YATES, N.D. (AP) — Finances at a casino run by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe are slowly improving, after facing a $6 million shortfall during the peak of the Dakota Access oil pipeline protest in February.

Texas is the most attractive area for oil and gas exploration and production investment according to the latest annual Fraser Institute Global Petroleum Survey. Compiling responses from oil and gas executives and managers around the world, Texas received a perfect rating of 100.00, an improvement from previous years and allowing it to dethrone Oklahoma as the most desirable region in the world for oil and gas investment

A recent report from the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) claims that venting and flaring in West Texas’ Permian Basin is taking place at much higher rates than reported, but recent data show that oil and natural gas operators are already effectively limiting methane emissions in the region – even as production has increased.

Tom DiChristopher | CNBC | November 20, 2017 Nebraska regulators on Monday approved a route for the Keystone XL pipeline, clearing a major hurdle for the nearly 1,200-mile project. The project faced opposition from some Nebraska landowners and environmentalists. The Obama administration blocked the project, but President Donald Trump overturned the decision in the opening days of his presidency.

Grant Smith | Bloomberg Markets | November 14, 2017 The U.S. will be a dominant force in global oil and gas markets for many years to come as the shale boom becomes the biggest supply surge in history, the International Energy Agency predicted.

Longview News-Journal | November 7, 2017 Texas oil companies have hired about 30,000 workers in the past year, a sharp turnaround after laying off a third of the industry's statewide workforce during the oil bust that began in late 2014.

David Bradley | Natural Gas Intel | November 6, 2017 Texas oil and natural gas activity sustained a modest expansion in September, marking the 10th consecutive month of improvement, as the state's producers continue to recover, according to the Texas Petro Index (TPI), a barometer of upstream health.