Public Utility Commission of Texas was host for a workshop recently in Midland for representatives from the oil and gas industry, transmission and distribution utilities in the region, and staff from Electric Reliability Council of Texas.  Lori Cobos, PUCT commissioner, said, “Reliable, affordable electricity is essential to powering our state’s growing economy, including the success […]

Permian Basin dominated M&A activity in U.S in 2023, according to report released Tuesday by Enverus Intelligence Research.  Enverus said mergers and acquisitions in Q4 and fullyear 2023 both were records – $144 billion in upstream M&A in Q4 (the largest quarter EIR has tracked) and $190 billion for fullyear 2023.  Driving the surge in […]

U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last week approved several natural gas pipeline projects, including the Williams Companies’ expansion of its Transcontinental gas pipeline system (Transco).  The expansion of Transco in Texas and Louisiana will add about 364,400 dekatherms per day of pipeline capacity to the system by 2025Q1.  Transco is a 10,200-mile natural gas transportation […]

Led by new solar power, the world added renewable energy “at breakneck speed” in 2023, according to Associated Press.  The recent AP report said it’s “a trend that if amplified will help earth turn away from fossil fuels and prevent severe warming and its effects.”  International Energy Agency said clean energy now is often the […]

U.S. added 1 drilling rig last week, but the counts of active rigs were down in Texas and Permian Basin.  U.S. now has 620 rigs as of Jan. 19 (771 year ago), but Texas fell 3 to 305 (380 year ago), and Permian Basin dropped 2 to 307 (354 year ago).  New Mexico added 1 […]

Jacam Catalyst, manufacturer and provider of oilfield chemicals, said recently it completed an additional expansion of its corporate headquarters on Highway 158 in Gardendale. Jacam added 16 acres of land and 18,000 square feet of operating facilities to bring the total campus acreage to 65 with now 90,000 square feet of operating facilities. Jacam has […]

Growth in global oil demand decelerated to 1.7 million barrels per day in fourth quarter 2023 compared to 2022Q4, according to January’s “Oil Market Report” from International Energy Agency.  That was lower than the 3.2 million b/d growth recorded in second and third quarters of last year.  IEA projects further decline of growth to 1.2 […]

America’s greenhouse gas emissions fell 1.9 percent in 2023 primarily because the burning of coal to produce electricity fell to its lowest level in decades.  The estimates were published last week in a report by research firm Rhodium Group.  New York Times said the decline means that U.S. emissions have fallen about 17.2 percent since […]

Austin-based Atlas Energy Solutions recently said Dune Express, a 42-mile conveyor system, is expected to be completed in fourth quarter.  It will deliver sand from Atlas’ mine at Kermit to Lea County, N.M.  Kyle Turlington, vice president, said the system powered by electricity is believed to be the first application of conveyor technology to long-haul […]