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 deep into the role of refineries and ports in processing and exporting affordable reliable energy across the nation and to the world to meet growing energy demand. In addition, they discuss the role of LNG in helping to foster economic development and gro ..read more

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 is found and extracted from the ground. Also in this episode, this discussion highlights the use of fracking in oil and natural gas extraction, as well as the processes in place to ensure safety and groundwater protection. -- TXOGA: LNG ..read more

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 nation and the world at large. Also in this episode, TXOGA Chief Economist Dean Foreman, Ph.D., presents his “Foreman’s Four” where he highlights four items about energy and economics that everyone should know. -- TXOGA: TXOGA Statement on the Biden Ad ..read more

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 Ready TXOGA: A post Winter Storm Heather analysis by TXOGA found the state’s electric grid was largely supported by natural gas. Together, all thermal sources including natural gas accounted for nearly 95% of electricity ..read more

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 and policies. Also in this episode, TXOGA Chief Economist Dean Foreman, Ph.D, presents his “Foreman’s Four” where he highlights four items about energy and economics that everyone should know. -- TXOGA: Texas Election Trends (2008-2023 ..read more

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 would rank fourth in crude oil production, right behind Saudi Arabia and ahead of Canada. TXOGA: Landowners Handbook: Pipelines 101 Texas Economic Development Corporation: Texas is home to 31% of the nation’s refining capacity. Bullock Museum: Texas Oil an ..read more

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 as breaking numerous production records. Tune in as they discuss the benefits that oil and natural gas activity have on the state, reasons for the industry’s success over the past year and what needs to be done to ensure that Texas remains the energy leade ..read more

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 in powering our modern lives and its potential to lift millions out of poverty by meeting energy needs and providing energy security. Stanford University: Estimated cost of approximately $62 trillion to transition from existing energy sources to solely renewa ..read more

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 ..read more