AUSTIN – According to just-released data from the Texas Oil & Gas Association (TXOGA), the Texas oil and natural gas industry paid just over $11 billion in state and local taxes and state royalties in fiscal year 2017, a solid increase from the $9.4 billion paid in fiscal year 2016.
TXOGA, the Permian Basin Petroleum Association (PBPA), and the University of Texas McDonald Observatory are working to reduce light pollution. Knowing that dark skies are vital to those endeavors, these organizations have collaborated to create recommendations for lighting practices
he Chesapeake Energy company made a $3,000 donation on Thursday, February 6, to the La Salle County 4H and FFA organizations to support the students’ activities and educational programs in which they participate at grade levels from elementary to high school in the county.
According to the Texas Workforce Commission, Texas upstream oil and gas employment activities hit 235,300 jobs in December 2017.
AUSTIN – For the first time in nearly 50 years, United States crude oil production hit 10 million barrels a day, according to newly-released data from U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Texans for Natural Gas have released a report showing how methane emissions have been declining in the top oil-producing areas in Texas.
