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Associated Press | Texarkana Gazette | February 21, 2019 Recent discoveries of massive energy reserves in West Texas will only enhance the already booming energy industry in the state according to testimony Wednesday offered before the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Economic Development.

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Larry Persily | Alaska Journal | February 13, 2019 It’s going to be a big growth year for U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas, with three more terminals set to start operations in 2019 and developers already this month committing to a $10 billion investment for another project. Plus, final investment decisions are anticipated on two or three more gas export terminals.

Tim Daiss | Oil Price | February 12, 2019 The state of Texas now has even more bragging rights in the U.S. Oil Patch, and even globally According to a new report from the Texas Independent Producers Royalty Owners Association, the Lone Star state’s oil production hit a record level not seen since 1973, the same year of the Arab oil embargo that roiled global oil markets.

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Texans for Natural Gas Two separate reports released over the past week – one from the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO) and one from the Texas Oil and Gas Association (TXOGA) – outline the astonishing economic benefits provided by oil and natural gas production in the Lone Star State.

Clifford Krauss | New York Times | February 3, 2019 In a global collapse of oil prices five years ago, scores of American oil companies went bankrupt. But one field withstood the onslaught, and even thrived: the Permian Basin, straddling Texas and New Mexico.

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Texans for Natural Gas In response to the release of the Green New Deal today in Washington, DC, Texans for Natural Gas spokesman Steve Everley issued the following statement:

Jacob Dick | Beaumont Enterprise | February 5, 2019 Golden Pass Products LLC announced plans Tuesday morning to start construction on an over $10 billion expansion to the existing Golden Pass LNG facility in Sabine Pass, Texas as soon as this spring.

Simon Lack | Forbes | January 28, 2019 The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) recently published their 2019 Annual Energy Outlook. Whenever your optimism on the prospects for U.S. energy infrastructure waivers, this will restore your confidence. The outlook for domestic energy production is bullish, and in many cases more so than a year ago.

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David Reid | CNBC | January 22, 2019 Shale oil's impact will have "huge implications" for global energy markets for many years, Fatih Birol, executive director at the International Energy Agency, told CNBC on Tuesday.

Sergio Chapa | Houston Chronicle | January 24, 2019 Marking a major shift in global crude oil production, the United States is projected to produce more oil and hydrocarbon liquids than Russia and Saudi Arabia combined by 2025, according to a new report from the independent research firm Rystad Energy.

Carolyn Davis | Natural Gas Intel | January 18, 2019 The oil and natural gas industry paid Texas $2 billion in royalties in 2018, up 18% year/year, with most of the money directed to fund public schools and higher education.

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Texans For Natural Gas Save RGV From LNG (SaveRGV) is an activist group seeking to stop three proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities in the Port of Brownsville. The group recently notched a small victory when federal regulators granted it legal authority to intervene in the permit application for one of the proposed projects, Texas LNG. The group will now be able to impose additional legal hurdles as Texas LNG awaits its final permit from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).  

Sergio Chapa | Houston Chronicle | January 14, 2019 The Permian Basin of West Texas is beginning the New Year on a strong note.

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Steve Everley | Washington Times | January 17, 2019 Are fossil fuels like oil and natural gas the energy of the past?

Tom DiChristopher | CNBC | January 15, 2019 The U.S. will make major strides towards energy independence in the next two years as oil production and exports hit new highs, according to the Department of Energy.

Todd Staples, Texas Oil and Gas Association | Midland Reporter-Telegram | January 15, 2019 The U.S. not only leads in energy production, but our nation also leads the world in emission reductions — while helping other countries improve their air.

Jeff Mosier | Dallas Morning News | December 28, 2018 The only thing certain about the oil industry in 2018 was the increasing dominance of the Permian Basin.

Ariel Cohen | Forbes | January 7, 2019 U.S. gas producers have a New Year’s resolution of their own: break into the top three liquified natural gas (LNG) exporters alongside Australia and Qatar. And they just might pull it off -- provided that serious infrastructure bottlenecks are addressed in time.

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