Texas Oil, Natural Gas Royalties Climb 18% in 2018
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.
Read moreSierra Club-Backed Group Works to Block Texas LNG Exports in Brownsville
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).
Read moreDrilling Down: Permian Basin Dominates Drilling Permit Filings in New Year
Sergio Chapa | Houston Chronicle | January 14, 2019
The Permian Basin of West Texas is beginning the New Year on a strong note.
Read moreA Bright Future for U.S. Oil and Gas
Steve Everley | Washington Times | January 17, 2019
Are fossil fuels like oil and natural gas the energy of the past?
Read moreSurging oil output will push US towards energy independence in 2020, Dept of Energy says
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.
Read moreOp-ed: American Natural Gas Is Improving The Air
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.
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