How Texas’s Freeze Knocked Out 40% of U.S. Oil Output

Oil futures extend a rise as Texas faces a fourth day of blackouts due to a deep freeze that is estimated to have shut in around 40% of U.S. crude output......»»

A few months after Texas’ governor challenged universities to boost their space research output, NASA has selected UH for a new space research center......»»

The Texas House passed a proposal to subsidize weatherization of power plants, in an effort to prevent an electric grid failure like during February’s deep freeze. According to an analysis by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, many of the p.....»»

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"Going To Get Ugly" - Global Plastic Shortage Triggered By Texas Deep Freeze The cold snap that shut down oil fields and refineries across Texas last month has severely impacted several petrochemical plants caused a global shortage of plast.....»»

Americans are ready to spend. But companies underestimated demand, US shipping ports are congested, and the Texas freeze sidelined production. Bikes.....»»

Oil futures marked a third straight decline on Tuesday, with U.S. benchmark crude trading below later-dated futures, as traders bet that domestic crude supplies climbed for a fourth week in a row in the wake of last month's Texas deep freeze......»»

Oil futures trade higher Thursday, with support tied in part to follow through on the previous session's gains that saw a sharp rise in crude inventories offset by a further draw in gasoline supplies as a result of last month's Texas freeze......»»

Texas Faces Wildfire Threat Amid "Extreme Drought" After Historic Deep Freeze No, this is not The Onion... Weather-battered Texas can't catch a break. Last month, the Lone Star State experienced a "historic" plunge in temperatures that near.....»»

Why Was Texas So Vulnerable To The Recent Freeze? Authored by Chris M.....»»

More than 30 Texas power plants failed during a 2011 winter freeze and again in 2021, despite warnings about the need to winterize their equipment......»»

There was a fivefold increase in excessive emissions events as refineries across the state stalled, including some in South Texas......»»

Adrian Garcia spoke to Insider about what Houston residents are struggling with after the freeze and who s.....»»

Adrian Garcia spoke to Insider about what Houston residents are struggling with after the freeze and who should be hel.....»»

Technological progress, with the invention of large-scale utilities, has made life better and more productive. But what, in contrast, have we achieved in the past few years?.....»»

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Fruits and vegetables killed by last week’s Texas freeze could mean shortfalls at food banks and price hikes at grocery stores......»»

The ruling serves as a win for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, who filed a lawsuit against the government over the moratorium. A US Customs and Border Protection vehicle p.....»»

Oil futures end mixed Tuesday, with U.S. prices down a few penn.....»»

Oil futures trade on a mixed note Tuesday as traders eye the pace of recovery in Texas energy output in the wake of last week's winter storms and speculation surrounding a decision on production by major oil producers next week......»»