NEWS ROUND-UP Dec. 26-Jan. 1

NEWS ROUND-UP Dec. 26-Jan. 1

San Antonio Business Journal: Houston drillers target Austin Chalk for oil, gas Dec. 29 — Interest in Washington County’s Austin Chalk formation has ticked up ever so slightly over the past year. — READ MORE Houston Chronicle (Commentary):...

BLOG: Federal Study Examines Electric Reliability, Natural Gas

Regulatory planners, industry officials and others looking to guard against blackouts must focus more of their attention on the nation’s natural gas delivery systems and its natural gas-fired plants. That’s among the key take-away findings from a new report by the...

BLOG: Big Settlement in Market Gaming Case

$105 million — that’s how much Barclays Bank and several former energy traders will pay after being accused by federal regulators of improperly manipulating electric prices in California during 2006 and 2008. Although less than the $487.9 million originally sought,...

ERCOT: Grid Is Stable

FROM THE ELECTRIC RELIABILITY COUNCIL OF TEXAS 5 p.m., Aug. 28, 2017 The ERCOT grid continues to be in stable condition following Hurricane Harvey. However, several transmission lines remain out of service, especially near Corpus Christi and Victoria where Hurricane...

BLOG: New June Energy Records Set for Texas

Increasingly hot summers and the needs of a growing state help explain heightened demands on the state principal power grid.   On June 23 — a hot day even by Texas standards — electrical consumption on the state’s main power grid spiked in quick succession to...