According to Houston Chronicle, data from Electric Reliability Council of Texas show that renewable energy and battery storage companies are canceling projects in Texas at a rate not seen since the global pandemic.  The Chronicle said tariffs initiated by President Trump in April “are the most pressing challenge to the clean energy industry… These tariffs […]

Counts of active drilling rigs declined for the seventh consecutive week in U.S. and Permian Basin, according to June 13 report from Baker Hughes.  There were 273 rigs in Permian (down 2 from 275 week ago, down 36 or 12 percent from 309 year ago) and 555 in U.S. (down 4 from 559 week ago, […]

Governor Greg Abbott was in Midland recently to sign new legislation for oilfield theft protection in the Permian Basin.  At Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Abbott signed several bills that he said will bring “the full weight of the law to crack down on oil theft in the Permian Basin to protect the critical role energy […]

The inventory of proposed gas power plants in Texas as reported Wednesday by Environmental Integrity Project includes multiple plants in Permian Basin. The new plants and expansions are planned for Odessa in Ector County, Seminole in Gaines County, Abernathy in Hale County, Westbrook in Mitchell County, Fort Stockton in Pecos County, Pecos in Reeves County, […]

Environmental Integrity Project, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit, said Wednesday companies plan to build more than 100 new gas-fired power plants in Texas in the next five years to meet enormous electrical demand to support data centers for artificial intelligence, population growth and extreme weather.  The list of plants is comprised of 108 proposed new gas […]

Tulsa-based ONEOK said June 3 it acquired the remaining 49.9 percent interest in Delaware G&P, Delaware Basin joint venture, from NGP XI Midstream Holdings for $940 million ($530 million cash).  Delaware Basin JV owns natural gas gathering and processing facilities in Delaware Basin in west Texas and southeast New Mexico with total processing capacity of […]

Count of active drilling rigs in U.S. declined for the sixth straight week as of June 6, according to the latest weekly report from Baker Hughes.  There were 559 rigs in U.S. – down 4 from 563 week ago and down 35 or 5.9 percent from 594 year ago.  The six-week decline has dropped the […]

Houston-based Northwind Midstream Partners said recently it received approval from New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission for an additional acid gas injection (AGI) and carbon sequestration well at its Titan treating complex in Lea County, N.M.  It will be Northwind’s third AGI well to increase the company’s total permitted daily injection capacity to about 37 million […]

Denver-based Tejon Treating and Carbon Solutions said recently it completed Phase II expansion of its Mongoose amine treating plant and gas gathering network to accommodate rising production of sour gas.  The expansion was completed May 29 to increase capacity of the Mongoose plant in Westbrook in Mitchell County in Midland Basin by 53 million cfd […]

Texas Oil and Gas Association reported Monday record amounts of natural gas production in the state this year.  TXOGA said natural gas withdrawals rose to 36.9 billion cfd in May with marketed production reaching a record 34.4 billion cfd.  Crude oil production remained steady at 5.7 million b/d.  Todd Staples, president, said, “With abundant natural […]