Episode 7: Upstream 101

04/18/24 • 38 min

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.

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Texas Monthly: George Mitchell was a Texas A&M graduate who was known as the “pioneer of shale”. Mitchell is credited with pioneering the economic extraction of shale gas using the fracking technique.

Railroad Commission of Texas: Hydraulic fracturing has been an environmentally safe process for more than 60 years in Texas. The Railroad Commission has a comprehensive regulatory framework to ensure usable quality groundwater is protected. Commission records do not indicate a single documented groundwater contamination case associated with the process of hydraulic fracturing in Texas.

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Railroad Commission of Texas: Information and Statistics on the Permian Basin

Energy Information Administration: Drilling Productivity Report: Petroleum & Other Liquids

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Episode 6: LNG Export Permit Approval Pause

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.
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Episode 8: The Coastal Bend

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 growth.

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.

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