Texas

Wind power keeps rising across the globe, while new solar plant developments light up Louisiana and Texas.

ExxonMobil will soon own the only company with an interstate pipeline carrying captured carbon dioxide to storage sites.

The first long-haul overland conveyor system to deliver proppant is under construction in the Permian Basin.

The bill would direct Texas agencies not to enforce federal regulations on the oil industry if there’s not a similar state regulation. But it likely wouldn’t apply to most federal environmental rules, experts and lawmakers said.

The state’s clean energy boom could be impeded by Texas leaders’ push for legislation that would boost natural gas and place new restrictions on wind and solar projects.

Matador Production Company has agreed to pay $6.2 million in fines and mitigation measures related to 239 oil and gas well pads in New Mexico, while Permian Resources Operating agreed earlier to pay $610,000 and make improvements to its equipment to settle environmental violations.

The Eagle Ford shale currently represents about 30% of Baytex’s total production.

Geothermal energy is bidding to emerge from its dark horse status in Texas and become a possible solution of choice for some renewable applications.

Wind projects take center stage around the world, while Canada finalizes a geothermal energy project. In Finland, construction begins on the country’s first industrial-scale green hydrogen facility.

State of Energy report also sees a widening role for natural gas due to robust global LNG demand.