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Texas oil regulator advises pipeline operators to prepare for severe winter conditions
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC), which oversees the state's oil and gas industries, issued...
RRC helps mitigate boating hazards at national preserve
Odessa American, Texas· 9 months agoJul. 24—AUSTIN — The Railroad Commission of Texas recently completed a project to help the National Park Service (NPS) ensure boater safety at the Big Thicket National Preserve in East Texas ...
Texas drilling permit and completion statistics for August 2023
Odessa American, Texas via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSep. 11—AUSTIN — The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 820 original drilling permits in August 2023, according to a press release. The total includes 710 to drill new oil or gas ...
GOP Climate Denier Who Stoked Antisemitism Wins Key Texas Oil And Gas Regulator Race
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA GOP climate change denier who pitched himself as “the only Christian” in a race against a Jewish...
RRC Commissioners assess more than $630k in penalties
Odessa American, Texas via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 20—AUSTIN — The Railroad Commission of Texas assessed $630,917 in fines involving 161 enforcement dockets against operators and businesses at the Commissioners' Conference on Wednesday, ...
Gas leak explosions are happening more often, including deadly blasts in North Texas
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIf the investigation into Monday’s explosion at a downtown Fort Worth hotel finds it was caused by a...
Texas regulators limit oil, gas disposal wells in bid to reduce earthquakes in West Texas
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe state’s oil and gas regulatory agency last month suspended nearly two dozen permits that let...
Fact check: US was world’s top oil producer in 2018, followed by Russia, Saudi Arabia
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe U.S. as a whole – not Texas alone, as a social media post claims – was the world’s top oil...
Midland settles with company to drill wastewater wells near the city’s drinking water supply
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe city of Midland reached a settlement this week to allow a company to drill wastewater disposal...
Craddick elected Chairman of Railroad Commission
Odessa American, Texas via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 13—AUSTIN — Commissioner Christi Craddick was unanimously elected Chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas during Tuesday's RRC open meeting, a press release detailed. Following her ...
