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How Texas Can Protect Its LNG Exports
The liquefied natural gas (LNG) export industry is a significant part of the Lone Star State’s energy economy, and it’s come under threat recently. The Texas Oil & Gas Association (TXOGA) was called on to testify in support of the LNG industry, with TXOGA...
New Reports Highlight Crucial Role Played By Oil And Gas In Texas And American Economies
The latest report from Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar showcases the ever-changing role that oil and gas plays in driving the economic engine of the Lone Star State. According to the report, extraction activities including oil and gas in Texas reached a staggering...
Energy Conference Held in Laredo Highlights Energy Industry’s Impact on Region
Recently, the Texas Oil & Gas Association (TXOGA) and the South Texas Energy & Economic Roundtable (STEER) jointly hosted “South Texas Energy Impact: Laredo” at Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) to serve as a platform for academics, industry...
2023: The Year of Texas’ Record-Breaking Oil and Gas Production Milestones
In 2023, Texas reaffirmed its dominance in the oil and gas sector, highlighted by various new production milestones. According to numbers from the Monthly Energy Economics Review distributed by the Texas Oil and Gas Association (TXOGA), annual and monthly records...
The Economic Powerhouse of Texas: The Permian Basin
In West Texas, there lies land that doesn't just fuel the state's economy, but also powers the nation's energy agenda. The Permian Basin, a region long equated with oil and natural gas production, stands as a beacon of Texas' unrivaled prowess in energy production....
Texas Environmental Leader Attacks Texas’ Integrity
A Texas environmental leader is now openly questioning the integrity of the Lone Star State. In a recent Facebook post, Big Bend Defense Coalition organizer Mark Glover said he believed the integrity of oil states such as Texas was inferior to that of “third world”...
REPORT: Methane Emissions Falling Despite Increase In Oil, Gas Production
New data released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last Thursday shows that methane levels in the Permian Basin have declined from 2016 to 2017. Emissions fell by approximately 100,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent in West Texas’ Permian Basin. This...
SMU Economist Refutes Enviro Talking Points
Southern Methodist University economist Bernard Weinstein sharply refuted a key talking point of anti-pipeline activists in Dallas last week. In an interview with Fox 4, Weinstein stated: https://youtu.be/u1HXb3SJE8I “Every time there is a pipeline proposed anywhere...
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