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Patch placed on natural gas condensate leak that’s been spilling in Gulf of Mexico for weeks
Read full article: Patch placed on natural gas condensate leak that’s been spilling in Gulf of Mexico for weeksA natural gas condensate leak that has been spilling into the Gulf of Mexico just off the coast of Galveston has finally been stopped after weeks of nonstop pollution.
Who owns rig that’s spilling natural gas condensate into Gulf of Mexico near Galveston?
Read full article: Who owns rig that’s spilling natural gas condensate into Gulf of Mexico near Galveston?For at least two weeks, natural gas condensate has been spilling into the Gulf of Mexico just off the coast of Galveston. There’s no end in sight.
Texas energy companies are betting hydrogen can become a cleaner fuel for transportation
Read full article: Texas energy companies are betting hydrogen can become a cleaner fuel for transportationSupporters say developing hydrogen as a fuel is critical to slowing climate change. Critics are concerned that producing it with fossil fuels will prop up the oil and gas industry.
Beyond the electric grid: How the state is equipped to overcome extreme temperatures
Read full article: Beyond the electric grid: How the state is equipped to overcome extreme temperaturesDon't you ever wonder what happens behind the scenes to keep on our lights and heat when the worst of weather hits?
Texas will have to cut methane emissions from oil fields under new federal climate rule
Read full article: Texas will have to cut methane emissions from oil fields under new federal climate ruleThe Biden Administration announced a crackdown on methane emissions, a major driver of climate change. Major oil and gas companies also signed on to a voluntary net-zero commitment.
Bills aimed at adding more natural gas power to Texas grid clear Senate
Read full article: Bills aimed at adding more natural gas power to Texas grid clear SenateCritics say the bills could lead to untold billions in added costs to customers and minimal benefits while ignoring needed efforts to reduce electricity demand.
Greg Abbott calls for investigation into Atmos Energy following disrupted natural gas services during freeze
Read full article: Greg Abbott calls for investigation into Atmos Energy following disrupted natural gas services during freezeAtmos, a major natural gas provider for the state, apologized for last week’s service disruption that left some Texans without heat during freezing weather.
Freeport LNG not to resume full operations until late 2022 after fire at facility, company says
Read full article: Freeport LNG not to resume full operations until late 2022 after fire at facility, company saysFreeport LNG has released details on what led to a fire at the liquefaction plant on Quintana Island in early June.
Analysis: A power test for Texas voters
Read full article: Analysis: A power test for Texas votersAfter last winter’s near-statewide electric blackouts, Texas lawmakers went after regulators they deemed responsible but tiptoed around the Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates oil and gas. Now voters have a chance, if they want it, to send the state a message.
How Texas’ power grid failed in 2021 — and who’s responsible for preventing a repeat
Read full article: How Texas’ power grid failed in 2021 — and who’s responsible for preventing a repeatIn the state’s power grid, electricity and natural gas are co-dependent. Here’s how the winter storm last year broke the system.
Texas leaders warn of “treacherous” driving conditions and possible local power outages as freezing weather approaches
Read full article: Texas leaders warn of “treacherous” driving conditions and possible local power outages as freezing weather approachesGov. Greg Abbott said he could not guarantee power would stay on throughout Texas this week, just two months after he promised the lights would stay on this winter.
Texas pipeline company walks back threat to cut off gas to power plants
Read full article: Texas pipeline company walks back threat to cut off gas to power plantsThe new development ends the immediate threat that up to 400,000 customers could lose power, but the underlying financial dispute between two energy giants stemming from last February's winter storm remains unresolved.
400,000 Texas homes and businesses could lose power over financial dispute between energy companies
Read full article: 400,000 Texas homes and businesses could lose power over financial dispute between energy companiesVistra Corp. asked the Railroad Commission of Texas to prevent Energy Transfer LP from cutting off fuel to five of its power plants on Monday. Vistra said the power supply to at least 400,000 homes and businesses could be impacted.
Consumers should expect gas bills to increase as providers recoup $3.4B loss due to freeze
Read full article: Consumers should expect gas bills to increase as providers recoup $3.4B loss due to freezeLocal energy experts predict that Texas natural gas consumers should likely expert an increase in their energy bills next year as state leadership and the Railroad Commission of Texas have recently approved measures to allow eight major natural gas providers to recoup $3.4 billion in significant losses due to the storm.
How you can fight back against high natural gas bills caused by the winter storm
Read full article: How you can fight back against high natural gas bills caused by the winter stormHave you looked at your natural gas bill this month? KPRC2 Investigates looks into why some natural gas customers are suddenly being hit with higher bills. What's going on and how you can fight back.
Power failure: Texas Senators take ‘first step toward reform’
Read full article: Power failure: Texas Senators take ‘first step toward reform’HOUSTON – After two days and two hearings, Texas state senators and representatives will begin deciding how to reform the embattled Electric Reliability Council of Texas, ERCOT, which manages the flow of electricity across our state. Magness testified ERCOT is asking each of the 185 power plants that went down during the storm to provide specific reasons for the outages. Nye testified his list did include natural gas facilities, but he learned during the storm his list was not the most current. Garland Power and Light COO Tom Hancock told state senators the company invested in a robust winterization effort following the 2011 winter storm that caused similar problems in Texas. Hancock said as a result none of the natural gas facilities in their territory went offline.
Some CenterPoint customers say they received a $200,000 bill; company says it’s an error
Read full article: Some CenterPoint customers say they received a $200,000 bill; company says it’s an errorHOUSTON – Some CenterPoint Energy customers contacted KPRC 2 on Thursday and said they had received a bill for more than $200,000. Everyone who contacted KPRC 2 said they received a bill for the same amount -- $202,102,16. In a statement, CenterPoint officials said the power outages caused a technical issue that generated incorrect bill notification emails that were sent to about 27,000 Houston-area customers. “Customers who received an e-mail notification showing an amount due of $202,102.16 for natural gas, should disregard and not pay it as they don’t owe this amount,” officials said in the statement. Officials said the error was only made in the email notification and it was not a billing error.