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Texas power grid knocked in federal report analyzing winter readiness
An analysis by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission indicates that the grid would not hold up well under extreme winter weather conditions.
EXPLAINER: What is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?
Tapping the reserve is among the few things a president can do to try to control inflation.
Houston-based pipeline operator agrees to $50M California oil spill settlement
The leak sent blobs of crude ashore in surf-friendly Huntington Beach and other coastal communities.
How Enron spelled the end of Houston's Roaring 90s
The collapse of the company marked the end of the decade's economic optimism and growth.
Gov't OKs nearly $190M in bids from offshore oil lease sale
Companies bid on about 2% of the tracts offered for sale in the Gulf of Mexico.
Houston-based oil company settles criminal cases in California spill
The company will plead no contest to all six charges.
ExxonMobil's BLADE expansion on schedule, set to open early 2023
ExxonMobil will be bringing 40 to 60 new permanent jobs to the area.
Texas and New Mexico water consortiums working with Department of Energy on produced water research
The multi-year, $5 million software project should help operators better manage, treat and beneficially reuse produced water
U.S. Coast Guard works to contain 420-gallon oil spill in Texas waters
Tabbs Bay is east of Houston near Baytown and La Porte.
ERCOT names Ohio energy exec Pablo Vegas as new CEO of Texas power grid
State regulators came under intense scrutiny in 2021 when it was discovered that one-third of its leadership lived out of state.
Next US energy boom could be wind power in the Gulf of Mexico
More than half of the U.S. population lives within 50 miles of a coast, so offshore wind sites are close to electricity demand centers.
Who benefits from renewable energy subsidies? In Texas, it's often fossil fuel companies that are fighting clean energy elsewhere
We are able to track who actually builds and owns a large portion of the nation’s renewable energy.
EPA announces flights to look for methane in Texas' Permian Basin
Colorless and odorless, methane is a potent greenhouse gas that traps 83 times more heat in the atmosphere over a 20-year period than an equivalent amount of carbon dioxide.
Offshore wind farm proposed for Gulf of Mexico near Galveston could power 2.3 million homes
Two proposed wind farms off the Texas and Louisiana coasts would join offshore oil drilling rigs in the gulf as the Biden administration tries to boost the country’s clean energy supply.
Texas power company could potentially make $10 million per hour during energy shortages, report says
A Morgan Stanley report updated Monday states that retail energy generation company Vistra could see huge windfalls from ERCOT's new 'reliability-based' business model.
Researchers connect oilfield activity to earthquakes in Texas
Researchers are increasingly linking oilfield activity and seismic activity, with a new report from the University of Texas at Austin connecting the two in the Delaware Basin.
Comment Opposing the Southeast Supply Enhancement Project (SSEP) – Clean Water Act Section 404 Permit Application (SAW-2024-01961)
FracTracker Alliance strongly opposes the Southeast Supply Enhancement Project and its Clean Water Act permit application.
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Docket No. PHMSA-2025-0050: Comment Opposing LNG by Rail Transport
FracTracker Alliance urges PHMSA to maintain the federal prohibition on transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail.
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Threats of Permitting New Liquefied Natural Gas Terminals in the Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest is emerging as a frontline for petrochemical expansion, with new proposals for LNG terminals, pipelines, and transport routes.
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