The oil tanker seized by the United States near the coast of Venezuela earlier this week is headed to the Houston region, according to multiple national news […]
Category: Energy
Red Sea Attacks Disrupt Global Fuel Supply Chains, Force Tankers on Extended Routes
Houthi militia attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea since November 2023 have disrupted a critical maritime passage for global fuel supply chains, forcing […]
Texas Approves $562 Million Loan for NRG Energy Gas Plant Near Baytown, Largest Texas Energy Fund Award
NRG Energy received a $562 million low-interest loan to build a 721-megawatt natural gas unit at its Cedar Bayou Generating Station near Baytown, marking the […]
ExxonMobil Pauses $7 Billion Blue Hydrogen Facility in Baytown, Texas
ExxonMobil paused plans to build what would have been one of the world’s largest hydrogen production facilities at its Baytown, Texas complex in November 2025, […]
Texas Leads Nation in Energy Consumption as Industrial Growth and Population Surge Drive Demand
Texas consumed more energy than any other state in recent years, with the state’s industrial sector alone consuming more energy than the total consumption of […]
Cheniere Energy Advances Corpus Christi Stage 3 LNG Expansion in Texas
Cheniere Energy reached substantial completion of the first train at its Corpus Christi Stage 3 liquefaction project in March 2025, marking significant progress on an expansion that […]
Texas Electricity Bills Projected to Rise 5% by 2035 as Renewable Energy Tax Credits End
Economists predict Texas electricity prices will rise and renewable energy development will slow following rollbacks to clean energy tax credits in the One Big Beautiful […]
Texas Creates Task Forces to Combat Permian Basin Oil Field Theft
Texas lawmakers passed legislation creating specialized task forces to combat oil field theft in the Permian Basin, where industry losses are estimated in the billions […]
Texas Supreme Court Rules Produced Water Belongs to Oil Companies, Not Landowners
The Texas Supreme Court ruled on June 27, 2025 that produced water from oil and gas operations belongs to drilling companies holding mineral leases, not surface landowners, […]