Houston area sees a couple of oil spills a day (photos)
Oil spills along the Texas coast are declining, but the Houston region still reports one or two a day. More »
Houston in running to host global oil and gas ‘Olympics’ in 2017
A top oil and gas industry trade group is pushing to bring the triennial World Petroleum Congress to Houston in 2017, 30 years after the city hosted the last such gathering held in the United States. More »
Houston-area leaders woo workers moving to Exxon Mobil’s new campus
Officials with the Greater Tomball Area Chamber of Commerce and Houston Northwest Chamber, the city of Tomball, and the Klein and Spring school districts went to Virginia recently to serve up a little Texas hospitality to Exxon Mobil employees who will be relocating to the new campus in 2014 and 2015. More »
Norwegian innovators bring North Sea technology to the Gulf
The move of offshore drilling into ever-deeper waters, and the accompanying technical challenges, have been a boon to Norwegian technology companies. More »
OTC will embrace broad perspective on innovation, chairman says
Gamal Hassan, chairman of the 2013 Offshore Technology Conference, says the mega-event will turn more attention to national oil companies than in previous years, with a broad focus on geography and technology. More »
Houstonians bullish on the future of energy stocks
The average Houstonian stock portfolio includes a 20 percent investment in energy stocks, according to a study released Monday morning. More »
Eco-marathon tests life in the slow — but eco-friendly — lane
The Shell Eco-marathon, three days of futuristic car craziness, has attracted teams from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Guatemala to compete on design and energy efficiency. The event starts Friday at Discovery Green in downtown Houston. More »
Protester unfurls anti-Keystone banner at refiner’s office
A man climbed a flagpole in front of LyondellBasell’s downtown Houston office in protest of a refinery expansion related to the Keystone XL pipeline. More »
NRG pushes solar to keep Zoo moving
All 30 electric vehicles the Houston zoo uses to haul food, supplies and even animals now get their power from sunlight. More »
Energy job growth keeping Houston economy healthy
In a Q&A with the Houston Chronicle, experts say a shortage of skilled workers is the biggest impediment to Houston’s energy-driven economic expansion. More »
Consultant shares tips for success in oil field
Dan Tearpock, founder of Subsurface Consultants + Associates, delivered his “The 10 Habits of Highly Successful Oil Finders” at the American Association of Petroleum Geologists conference in Houston Thursday. More »
Steffy: Competition is history’s solution to natural gas prices
As CenterPoint Energy combats city council’s claims that it’s overcharging customers, Houston could take a lesson from its own history and allow the competition to police the markets, columnist Loren Steffy says. More »
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