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Spotlight: Abundant Sunshine Not Enough to Power Texas Residential Solar Energy
The Texas electricity market doesn?t shine in residential solar energy despite plentiful sunlight. While Texas is No. 1 in wind power, its residential solar capacity per capita was less than one-third that of the U.S. average in 2017.
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Spotlight: Permian Basin’s Shale-Era Oil Production Rises Even as Rig Count Falls
A change in the number of active drilling rigs is no longer the reliable predictor for near-term oil production growth that it once was.
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Snapshot: Dining Out Picks Up in Texas, Houston
The number of patrons dining at restaurants surged in Texas and Houston after the state thawed from a deep freeze in February and COVID-19 constraints on restaurants and bars were lifted March 10.
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Cross-Border Pipelines Link U.S. Natural Gas Producers, Mexican Electricity Users
Mexican energy reforms have opened the door to shale gas from the United States?and imports are booming. U.S. natural gas production reached a record high in July 2015, largely due to increased shale drilling dating back to 2010 in the Marcellus field in the Northeastern U.S. and the Permian and Eagle Ford basins in Texas.
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Spotlight: diversified Houston spared recession...so far
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Energy leads the way as Houston surges into 2012
Looking forward, we find lower stimulus for Houston in the year ahead and higher risks, but the door remains open to another year of solid local expansion.
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Houston grinds to a halt as oil industry declines
Houston, the nation?s energy capital, is in the grips of a slowdown that may presage a local recession. Strength in health, leisure and hospitality, and retail services has helped offset weak oil industry performance.
Falling Oil Prices Drag Down U.S. Business Investment
The dramatic decline in the price of oil has led to massive investment reductions by U.S. oil and gas producers.
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Spotlight: Lower U.S. Crude Oil Production Decreases Output, Raises Price of Natural Gas
Natural gas futures plummeted to a historic low in June 2020 only to rebound by late October, mainly due to a decline in natural gas production from oil wells.