Scientific Consensus: Natural Gas Delivers Climate Benefits
Texans for Natural Gas
There is a growing scientific consensus that the fracking boom is helping us address climate change. In fact, greater reliance on clean-burning natural gas in recent years has yielded significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. The United States leads the world in reducing carbon dioxide emissions, and the single biggest reason is the increased use of natural gas in the power sector.
Read moreSeparating Fact From Fiction With Pipeline
Steve Everley, Texans for Natural Gas | Hays Free Press | June 19, 2019
A planned natural gas pipeline that will cross part of the Hill Country has been the focus of a considerable amount of discussion in recent months. As with any infrastructure project, local citizens have raised questions and concerns about the Permian Highway Pipeline. While many of these are understandable, some of the more alarming accusations from pipeline opponents – which also happen to be garnering the most media attention – are simply not supported by the evidence.
Read moreMonthly U.S. Crude Oil Imports from OPEC Fall to a 30-Year Low
Owen Comstock & Mason Hamilton | EIA | June 13, 2019
U.S. imports of crude oil from members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in March 2019 totaled 1.5 million barrels per day (b/d), their lowest level since March 1986, based on data in EIA’s Petroleum Supply Monthly. U.S. crude oil imports from OPEC members have generally fallen over the previous decade as domestic crude oil production has increased.
Read moreU.S. On Track to Become Top LNG Exporter
Alan Neuhauser | U.S. News | June 7, 2019
The U.S. is set to become the world’s biggest provider of liquefied natural gas. The country is seeing booming gas production, and consumption is only expected to keep climbing.
Read moreReport: Permian pushes U.S. oil output higher than DOE estimates
Jordan Blum | Houston Chronicle | June 6, 2019
West Texas' booming Permian Basin is churning out more oil than believed and pushing U.S. crude output even higher than the federal government estimates, according to a new report Thursday.
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