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RRC and PBPA meet with local officials to discuss methods in place designed to lessen the number of earthquakes in the region.

Seismologists and Texas Railroad Commission regulators blame wastewater injections by the oil and gas industry.

Texas is witnessing a surge in earthquakes from drilling in a development that could shift the oil and gas industry.

The lesser prairie chicken could receive federal protections under the Endangered Species Act in parts of the Mountain West. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife...

The lesser prairie chicken could receive federal protections under the Endangered Species Act in parts of the Mountain West. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Prairie chicken habitat has been decimated by drought and energy development. Clay Nichols, an FWS lesser prairie chicken biologist, said existing conservation programs would continue to provide Endangered Species Act “coverage” permits for landowners and energy companies if the listing decision is finalized. “Infrastructure to support urban development or energy development, if those things are placed adequately, you can avoid impacts to lesser prairie chicken,” Nichols said. “But if...

Pfluger, Cuellar introduce bill to expand liquified natural gas exports Special to the Bulletin WASHINGTON, D.C. — Representatives August Pfluger (TX-11) and Henry Cuellar (TX-28) introduced Tuesday the Natural Gas Export Expansion Act, a bipartisan bill to expand expedited approval of all liquified natural gas (LNG) export permit applications to any country except those subject to sanctions or trade restrictions imposed by the United States, or those excluded by the President for Congress ...

U.S. crude oil production dropped by more than 1 million barrels per day last week during Texas’s deep freeze, equalling the largest weekly fall ever, and refining runs tumbled to levels not seen since 2008, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. Source: Reuters Overall output fell by 1.1 million bpd to 9.7 million bpd in the week to Feb. 19, the EIA said, as the brutal cold forced most of the state’s power grid offline, and oil operators and refiners were forced to shut a...

The Globe and Mail David Gaffen Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer U.S. crude oil production dropped by more than 1 million barrels per day last week during Texas’s deep freeze, equalling the largest weekly fall ever, and refining runs tumbled to levels not seen since 2008, the En...

A group of organizations linked to the Texas oil and gas industry aims to end routine natural gas flaring in the state by 2030. A group of organizations linked to the Texas oil and gas industry on Wednesday reported that they aim to end routine natural gas flaring in the state by 2030. The announcement from the Texas Methane and Flaring Coalition follows a decision Tuesday by the state’s energy regulator to defer flaring requests from various operating companies. A Bloomberg article posted t...