Tag Archives: Texas Railroad Commission
Deadly levels of H2S gas discovered at Lake Boehmer, but top oil and gas regulators doubt it’s their problem to fix
For almost two decades, a former oil well in Pecos County has been gushing briny water, creating a body of water known as Lake Boehmer. Now researchers, dispatched by local officials, have found high levels of the deadly gas hydrogen … Continue reading
After Weeks Of Deliberation, The Texas Railroad Commission Refuses To Mandate Oil Production Cuts
By Mitch Borden After deliberating for weeks, the Texas Railroad Commission rejected a proposal to cut oil production by 20% in a meeting on Tuesday. The state’s oil and gas regulator went back and forth last month as oil prices … Continue reading
As West Texas Crude Falls, State Regulators Weigh Restricting Oil Production
By Mitch Borden A day after West Texas Intermediate dropped into negative prices, the Texas Railroad Commission, the state’s oil and gas regulator, debated capping oil production in the state for the first time in nearly 50 years. This is … Continue reading
The Texas Railroad Commission Weighs The Pros And Cons Of Cutting The State’s Oil Production
By Mitch Borden Some oil companies are pleading with the Texas Railroad Commission to do something unthinkable in recent memory — restrict pumping crude. Limiting the amount of oil companies can pump is something that hasn’t been done in nearly … Continue reading
As Flares Burn Across West Texas, A New Study Shows The Lone Star State Isn’t Releasing As Much Natural Gas As Other Oil-Producing Countries
By Mitch Borden In the last decade, as the oil and gas industry in the Permian Basin and other shale plays have boomed, so have the number of flares across Texas. The increase in flaring—when a company burns off the … Continue reading
Pipeline Giant Sues Railroad Commission, Alleging Lax Oversight Of Natural Gas Flaring
By Kiah Collier, Texas Tribune A major pipeline operator is suing the Texas Railroad Commission — the state agency that regulates oil and gas drilling — alleging that it has blatantly disregarded longstanding state law that restricts the controversial and … Continue reading
How the Idea Behind OPEC Started Right Here in Texas
Tomorrow, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) meets in Vienna to try to figure out a way to cut oil production. For decades OPEC’s set oil prices by controlling supply. So the meeting will be closely watched because it … Continue reading
Lawmakers Push Back on Railroad Commission Overhaul Proposals
State lawmakers on Monday considered a host of recommendations to reshape and rename the Texas Railroad Commission, a powerful agency that oversees a host of oil and gas activities but not railroads. Staff of the Sunset Advisory Commission, the legislative … Continue reading
“Material Failure” Caused Pipeline Explosion Near Cuero, TX
The Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) says the explosion of a 42″ natural gas pipeline near the town of Cuero, Texas in June was caused by a “material failure” on part of the pipeline. Energy Transfer operates the pipeline that exploded … Continue reading
Texas Railroad Commission Refutes Study Linking Quakes to Oil and Gas Industry
An inquiry by the agency that regulates the oil and gas industry in Texas has found that oil and gas activity did not likely cause a swarm of earthquakes around the north Texas towns of Azle and Reno starting in … Continue reading
