New Legislation Seeks to Shield Texas Oil and Gas Industry from Legal Action
New Law Aims To Protect Texas Oil And Gas Industry From Lawsuits (The Center Square) – Both of Texas’ U.S. senators and one congressman, all from Houston, have filed a bill to protect the oil and natural gas industry. Texas Republicans U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn filed the Protect LNG Act in the […]
Texas House Approves Senate Bill to Accelerate Plugging of Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells – Houston Public Media
Texas House passes Senate bill to speed up plugging of orphaned oil and gas wells – Houston Public Media AP Photo/Eric Gay, File FILE – Oil well workers prepare to plug an orphaned well on the Rooke family ranch, May 18, 2021, near Refugio, Texas. Abandoned or “orphaned” oil and gas wells can present a […]
Texas Oil and Gas Regulator Advances Digital Transformation Efforts
Texas Oil, Gas Regulator Continues Digitization Drive In a statement posted on its website recently, the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) revealed that its records digitization drive is “fast approaching 100 million files”. “The Railroad Commission of Texas continues to make great strides in digitizing oil and gas records as the agency improves both transparency […]
Texas Oil and Natural Gas Sector Sets New Production Milestones
Texas Oil and Natural Gas Industry Breaks New Production Records According to TIPRO, the industry supported over 2 million direct jobs in the U.S. last year, with total direct and indirect jobs tied to the industry reaching nearly 23 million. Image for illustration purposes Texas Border Business – Advertisement – AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Independent […]
Hundreds of Bills Submitted Affecting Texas Oil and Gas Industry
Several hundred bills filed impacting the Texas oil and gas industry | Texas (The Center Square) – Of the roughly 4,000 bills filed in the Texas legislature so far, about 120 affect the Texas oil and natural gas industry, according to an analysis by the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO). On Tuesday, […]
Railroad Commission Authorizes Increased Waste Disposal in East Texas
Railroad Commission Approves More Waste Disposal in East Texas After years of deliberations, the technical staff of the Texas Railroad Commission recommended that regulators deny a permit to dispose of oilfield waste in the small town of Paxton. But at the commission’s January open meeting, the elected commissioners voted 2-1 to approve the permit anyway. […]
Proposed Legislation to Increase Oil and Gas Royalty Rates on Future Leases | Local News
Bill to hike top oil and gas royalty rates on future leases introduced | Local News The upcoming 60-day legislative session will likely see renewed debate over raising the top royalty rate for oil and gas development on state land. Sen. George Munoz (D-Gallup) pre-filed a bill Friday to increase the cap on royalty rates […]
Texas Receives $27 Billion Windfall from Oil and Gas Revenue
Texas’ coffers get $27 billion boost from oil, gas Deep in the heart of Texas, old-fashioned oil and gas still pays the bills in a major way, even as the state’s economy diversifies into other activities. As the U.S. churned out record levels of fossil fuels in 2024, the Lone Star State’s oil and gas […]
Oil and Gas Waste Coats the Feathers of White Pelicans in Texas’ Permian Basin
Oil and Gas Waste ‘Oiled’ the Feathers of White Pelicans in Texas’ Permian Basin As birds migrate through arid West Texas, there are few bodies of water where they can take a rest. Some end up landing in oilfield waste pits or ponds. That is apparently what happened to 17 American white pelicans that were […]
Texas Wind Energy Sector Partners with Oil and Gas Industry
Texas Wind Energy Industry Makes Friends With Oil & Gas Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! The Texas wind energy industry just got a little more crowded, now that the startup Nova Clean Energy is up and running. Nova has barely gotten off the ground […]