Attempting to prevent a catastrophic electrical grid collapse, Texans endured mass power outages instituted by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) in response to the unprecedented February winter storm that plagued the state. Leaving citizens chilled for several days and nights, electricity moguls are experiencing an icy response...
Permanent Fracking and Drilling Bans Flow Down the Delaware River
Citing unacceptable risk, the Delaware River Basin Commission voted at the end of February to indefinitely rid the area of natural-gas drilling and fracking. Responsible for upwards of 13 million people’s water supply, the commission indicated a crucial waterway was...
If you missed this past weekends LIVE In The Oil Patch Radio Show with Kym Bolado and co-host David Blackmon, click on the link below to hear Texas Railroad Commissioner Christi Craddick and Texas Alliance of Energy Producers president Jason Modglin discuss what went wrong during the Texas winter...
Corpus Christi, TX, USA – Due to the active tropical conditions in the Gulf of Mexico, the Port of Corpus Christi has increased its Hurricane Readiness Status to Port Condition 3 (Tropical Hazards expected within 48 hours), in accordance with its 2020 Hurricane Readiness Plan. The Port Authority continues to monitor possible...
What You Should Know About Oil and Gas Today
The Big Story
Oil and gas operators are doing a little pre-planning ahead of the November elections, stocking up on federal drilling permits as a contingency against a Biden/Harris win over incumbent President Donald Trump. While Biden has attempted to walk back...
What You Should Know About Oil and Gas Today
The State of Play
As we start another week in what has become the most destructive year for the oil and gas business in modern times, here are the basics of where the domestic U.S. industry stands:
The Baker Hughes rig count hit...
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The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) is a group of oil and gas companies in 130 countries representing over 30% of global operated oil and gas production. You have most likely heard of many of their members: BP, Chevron, CNPC, Eni, Equinor, ExxonMobil, Occidental, Petrobras, Repsol, Saudi Aramco,...
The United States and Poland have been close allies for just over 100 years. On June 24 of this year, President Trump, Secretary Brouillette and Poland’s President Duda met at the Whitehouse to discuss and sign an agreement further cementing that relationship.
Poland has taken over Germany’s role
This latest agreement...
There is really only one subject currently occupying the undivided attention of each and every person affected in any way by the oil and gas industry. To write about anything else would be about as nonsensical as trading favorite recipes during the final moments on the Titanic. This industry...
