The Texas Gulf Coast shoreline is ecologically diverse and biologically productive, while also playing a major role in the country’s energy security, with Texas leading the nation in energy production, mainly from crude oil and natural gas. Other … [Read more...]
Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush plans to meet with President Donald Trump
Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush plans to meet with President Donald Trump’s administration to advocate for federal funding to build a protective hurricane barrier along the Texas Coast.“This is Texas’ most important … [Read more...]
President-elect Donald Trump Names Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry as Secretary of Energy
President-elect Donald Trump said today that he intends to name Rick Perry, who served as Texas governor from 2000 to 2015, as his Secretary of Energy. “As the governor of Texas, Rick Perry created a business climate that produced millions of … [Read more...]
Mapping The Texas Gulf Coast’s Islands – A Treasure
Mapping Texas's Coastal Islands The Texas General Land Office presents Mapping Texas: The Gulf Coast display at the Bob Bullock Museum in Austin Texas covering 252 years of Texas history.With a collection of over 36 million documents, the GLO was … [Read more...]
Eagle Ford Shale Heads to Mexico in $3.6 Billion Pipeline Deal
TransCanada and Spectra Energy are among producers who will receive $3.6 billion in contracts from Mexico’s state-owned Federal Electricity Commission to build 665 miles of pipelines to carry natural gas.TransCanada was the first private … [Read more...]
What the oil boom gave, the bust takes away
Wall Street flags fiscal health as concern There’s a visible reminder of the twists and turns of the oil business in South Texas — a new $22 million swim center just south of the Eagle Ford Shale oil patch that sits unopened.But things … [Read more...]
Economists say Houston can weather oil downturn
The Texas local economy is showing strains entering the second year of the worst oil downturn in decades but it's not collapsing the same way as previous oil busts and most economists don't think it will happen.A healthy national economy, continued … [Read more...]
Coast beware, a potential bust is taking root in the south Texas oil patch
Will Port Aransas (south central Texas Coast) see it's record demand fall with the oil prices?It’s a time for condensing, consolidation, and frankly, survival of the fittest. Investors and developers on the Texas coast need to be more cautious as to … [Read more...]
NOAA Tools for the Sinking Problem of Abandoned Ships
Walk along a waterfront in the United States and wherever you find boats moored, you won’t be hard pressed to find one that has been neglected or abandoned to the point of rusting, leaking, or even sinking.How do these vessels end up like this … [Read more...]
TransCanada’s Pipeline In Texas Remains A Done Deal | 88.9 KETR
President Obama rejected the Canadian company TransCanada’s to complete the Keystone XL pipelineBut In Texas, TransCanada’s pipeline remains a done deal. The southern leg of the Keystone XL project, renamed the Gulf Coast Pipeline, was … [Read more...]