In this episode, TXOGA President Todd Staples and Shana Joyce, Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs, are joined by Texas House Chairman Todd Hunter for a conversation about one of the state’s most important regions: The Coastal Bend. Together, they discuss the importance of the region to the oil and natural gas industry, diving
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Episode 7: Upstream 101
In this episode, TXOGA President Todd Staples and Shana Joyce, Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs are joined by Diamondback Energy Senior Vice President of Completions Hunter Landers and Vice President of Production Nathan Luoma for an overview of the upstream process, also known as exploration and production, through which oil and natural gas
Episode 6: LNG Export Permit Approval Pause
In this episode, TXOGA Director of Government & Regulatory Affairs Shana Joyce and Chief Economist Dr. Dean Foreman discuss the Biden Administration’s recent decision to pause approvals of liquified natural gas (LNG) export permits and what it means for Texas—the nation’s top producer of natural gas and a major exporter of LNG—as well as our
Episode 5: Winter Ready and Natural Gas Overview
In this episode, TXOGA President Todd Staples, Director of Government & Regulatory Affairs Shana Joyce and Chief Economist Dr. Dean Foreman discuss industry’s preparations and protocols for winter weather, plus the importance of natural gas in supporting the state’s electric grid and an overview of how natural gas markets work. — TXOGA: Natural Gas Facts TXOGA: Winter
Episode 4: 2024 Texas Primary Elections
In this episode, TXOGA President Todd Staples and Shana Joyce, Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs, highlight the start of early voting for the March 2024 Primary Election and how to participate in the political process. In addition, they discuss election trends, the political landscape, and why it’s important to vote and support pro-energy candidates
Episode 3: The Four P’s
In this episode, TXOGA President Todd Staples and Shana Joyce, Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs, discuss how production, pipelines, processing, and ports—what TXOGA calls “The Four P’s” of the oil and natural gas industry—work together to make Texas the Energy Capital of the World. — The Texan: If Texas were its own country, it
Episode 2: Rewriting the Record Book
In this episode, TXOGA President Todd Staples and Shana Joyce, Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs, discuss TXOGA’s newly released annual Energy & Economic Impact Report, which found that the Texas oil and natural gas industry rewrote the record book in 2023 by paying $26.3 billion in state and local taxes and royalties as well
Episode 1: Candid Conversations
In this episode, TXOGA President Todd Staples and Shana Joyce, Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs, introduce the new TXOGA Talks podcast, whose aim is to engage in balanced discussions on energy and energy policy—and why these discussions are essential to Texans. Tune in as they discuss the essential role of oil and natural gas
Introducing TXOGA Talks
TXOGA Talks: Where Energy Meets Insight. Listen to each episode for a candid conversation about our energy needs, our energy future and how oil and natural gas is powering the world. Coming early 2024.