Texas

Oil&Gas Drilling

Texas Regulator Issues Nearly 800 Drilling Permits

The Railroad Commission of Texas reported late last week that it issued a total of 798 original drilling permits in March 2021, which amounts to 54 more permits…

Solar Power Plant

Construction Begins on the Largest Solar Facility in Texas

In the southeastern US state of Texas, surrounded by farmland, Rosendin’s Renewable Energy Group has begun building the largest solar power project in the stat…

Wind Power Project

Ørsted Commences Construction of Largest Onshore Wind Power Project

Ørsted announces final investment decision on the combined wind and solar PV project Helena Energy Center in South Texas and integrates the US trading team int…

Natural Gas

Buffett Proposes 10 GW In New Gas Plants For Texas

Warren Buffett's investment company Berkshire Hathaway has proposed a plan for boosting Texas' energy security: building 10 GW in new natural gas-fired generati…

United States

Third Energy Firm Declares Bankruptcy in Texas Snow Storm Fallout

Griddy Energy, the Texan energy supplier that encouraged customers to leave its service during recent snowstorms, has become the third energy firm in the state …

Energy Storage Technology

Wartsila Supplies 200MW Texas Storage Double

Wartsila is to supply energy storage technology totalling 200MW for two projects in the US state of Texas.

Natural Gas

Texas Freeze Caused Record Gas Spot Prices and Outages

In the wake of a February winter storm that left Texans reeling from freezing temperatures and failed power generation units, reports are starting to publish da…

Power Construction

ERCOT Overcharged Power Companies $16 billion for Electricity During Winter Freeze, Firm Says

An independent market monitor for the Public Utility Commission of Texas wrote in a letter that the power grid operator kept market prices too high for nearly t…

Crude Oil

Oil Extends Gains on OPEC+ Supply Restraint, Expected Demand Recovery

U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures climbed 17 cents, or 0.3%, to $64.00 at 0128 GMT, holding below a 13-month high hit on Thursday.

United States

Small-Scale Solar Installations Boom In Texas And Florida

Small-scale solar installations in Texas and Florida have been rapidly growing in recent years.

Videol: Climate Lessons Learned From the Texas Deep Freeze

​As the world goes electric, what happens when the grid fails?

United States

Texas Power Cooperative Files For Bankruptcy

Brazos Electric Power Cooperative Inc., a power supplier in Texas, has filed for bankruptcy protection in the wake of the energy crisis brought on the state by …

Crude Oil

Texas Refineries Restarting After Power Loss

Texas refineries reported restarting units shut last week after subfreezing temperatures and a power crisis abruptly cut 28pc of US crude processing capacity.

Energy Security

These are the Key Lessons of the Texas Snowstorm

Arctic blasts may not trouble the Arabian Gulf but the Texas crisis should convince all regions to prepare for their own weather challenges

Electricity Trade

State of Texas Should Pay for Enormous Energy Bills After Power Outages, Houston Mayor Says

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner on Sunday called on the state of Texas to pay for the enormous electric bills that scores of Texans reported after severe winter …