Texas Alliance of Energy Producers

06/12/2026

And we need many more oil and natural gas pipelines! Source: Chevron
https://www.chevron.com/newsroom/2025/q3/5-surprising-facts-behind-the-fuel-powering-your-summer-road-trip

06/11/2026

For those, including administration officials, who are frustrated that the oil and gas industry isn't moving quickly to amp up production, here is the explanation in a nutshell: "But companies have been reluctant to invest too heavily in multibillion-dollar drilling operations, which would not yield substantially more barrels for months when the administration is expressing confidence that the strait will reopen within days."

For more commentary on this from Alliance President & Petroleum Economist Karr Ingham, view this podcast episode: https://www.facebook.com/reel/936377585779008

Grim predictions add to the problems of a president already facing a sharp rise in inflation.

06/10/2026

Save the Date: The Alliance 2026 Annual Conference will be held Nov. 9-10 in Fort Worth at The Crescent Hotel. This is the third consecutive year in this beautiful space!

06/10/2026

Cool stuff!

🌊🛢️ Perdido Regional Development Spar — An Ultra-Deepwater Engineering Marvel

The Perdido Spar is one of the most impressive offshore engineering achievements in the Gulf of Mexico.

Operating in nearly 8,000 ft of water, this massive spar platform works as a regional hub for three deepwater fields: Great White, Tobago, and Silvertip.

With a 555 ft hull, 9 mooring lines, subsea boosting pumps, and a production capacity of up to 100,000 barrels of oil per day, Perdido proves how advanced offshore technology can unlock energy resources from extreme depths.

From the surface platform to the seabed production system, every part of Perdido represents engineering precision, innovation, and deepwater expertise.

Respect to the engineers, offshore crews, subsea specialists, and operations teams behind this world-class project. 👷‍♂️⚙️🌎

What part of ultra-deepwater offshore engineering impresses you the most?

06/10/2026

Scott Tinker explains the benefits of desalination for beneficial reuse of produced water
https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2026/06/09/water_water_everywhere_maximizing_oil_field_produced_water_use_in_west_texas_1187592.html

Texas has an opportunity to continue as the leader in oil and gas production for decades to come. To do so, industry and the state must manage and productively use the significant volume of water that

06/09/2026

Politico is dissolving E&E News as a brand, absorbing it into its energy coverage. Of note is a new newsletter: State Power: A new daily newsletter focused on the growing role of U.S. state governments in energy policy, from the grid and permitting to climate policy. It will draw on POLITICO’s policy reporting across key states, including our dedicated three-person Texas bureau. (A first look will run this Wednesday, with a full preview edition beginning July 1.)

https://www.politico.com/blogs/politico-press/2026/06/08/politico-announces-new-chapter-for-energy-and-environmental-journalism-00953252

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06/09/2026

Market forces at work, led by the Permian Basin's incredible production growth: https://thestreet.com/markets/the-oil-markets-fate-isnt-in-opecs-hands-anymore via TheStreet

The cartel keeps turning the taps, but the price is being set somewhere else entirely.

06/08/2026

“It’s a tale of two cities: crude {oil} folks that are doing cartwheels and backflips,” said Kinetik Holdings, Inc. President & CEO Jamie Welch on a recent earnings call. “And those that are literally localized, gas-centric sellers are literally crying poverty.” https://www.ttnews.com/articles/texas-gas-drillers-wells via

“We’re losing money hand over fist on gas,” Elevation CEO Steve Pruett said in an interview. “Gas is half our product, so it’s really maddening.”

06/08/2026

Want to know what's really going on with the global oil and gas market since the Strait of Hormuz closed? Watch The Conservative Voice radio host Gary Heasley interview oil expert & writer David Blackmon Energy: https://blackmon.substack.com/p/blackmon-on-the-conservative-voice via WWDB 860 AM

I spent half an hour Friday talking with Gary Heasley on Conservative Voice Radio - AM 860 WWDB - out of Philadelphi Friday.

06/05/2026

Great to see prosecutors taking oilfield theft and other crimes seriously. Alliance President Karr Ingham is doing his part on the State Taskforce on Petroleum Theft (STOPTheft).

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/josh-cohen-sarah-stogner-vision-oil-permian-22276946.php via Houston Chronicle

Sarah Stogner, Reeves County district attorney, said her team investigated the case involving over $300,000 in stolen services.