Not only do TXOGA’s member companies support the success of the industry, but also the success of the surrounding communities. These member companies care about the well being of the communities and often show their support for these communities in various ways.
The following can be attributed to Todd Staples, president of the Texas Oil & Gas Association.
Freedom Service Dogs of America is an organization that takes rescued dogs and transforms them into custom–trained, fully accredited service dogs for veterans with physical, emotional, and psychological disabilities. The service dogs are matched and placed with clients at no charge for a lifetime of support.
Technology and smart policy are the reason Texas is the number one oil and natural gas producing state in the world’s number one oil and natural gas producing country.
Safety is a priority of the oil and natural gas industry in Texas! Wells are highly regulated to ensure the protection of air and ground water. Watch the video below as TXOGA President Todd Staples explains the regulations that keep Texans safe.
Oil and natural gas infrastructure helps keep Texas energy affordable and Texas families secure. To learn about the cutting edge technology used by the industry and the impact oil and natural gas have on our state, watch the video of TXOGA President Todd Staples below.
University of Texas (UT) student Katie shares her story about the role oil and natural gas play in her life. Katie is a second-year petroleum engineering major, and while she has a STEM focus, the industry could not provide for all Texans without employees of other educational backgrounds, including communications, government or business.
Katie Mehnert, wife, mother, and founder of Pink Petro, acknowledges the importance of children knowing the role energy plays in their lives. Read her full post below as she discusses sharing the energy conversation.
Many people don’t know that hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking, is performed safely and responsibly to benefit Texas families all across the state.
Texas lawmakers are reviewing the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC), the state agency that regulates the oil and natural gas industry, as part of the sunset review process.
Here is an article by Merrion Oil and Gas Investment Manager, George Sharpe. This article was published by Farmington Daily Times in March of 2017 and describes the fracking process.
March 22, 2017 was a big day for Texas energy! In partnership with 25+ other sponsors, TXOGA held the first-ever Texas Energy Day at the Capitol where 450+ participants came together as an industry to tell lawmakers that oil and natural gas are vital to the lives of anyone who calls Texas home.
It is no secret that the oil and natural gas industry operates ground-breaking technology in the procurement, production, transportation and refining of oil and gas. At the first-ever Texas Energy Day on March 22, 2017, industry innovation was on full display as Texans from across the state were in Austin to tell lawmakers why oil and natural gas matter to them.
AUSTIN – Technology, innovation and Texas pride are the main attractions at today’s first-ever Texas Energy Day at The Capitol, an event sponsored by more than 25 organizations, associations and chambers of commerce from across the state.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality strives to protect our state’s public health and natural resources consistent with sustainable economic development. Their goal is clean air, clean water, and the safe management of waste.
The Railroad Commission of Texas serves Texas through their stewardship of natural resources and the environment, their concern for personal and community safety and their support of enhanced development and economic vitality for the benefit of Texans.
Join us for the 43rd Annual Ernest E. Smith Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Fundamentals and Institute, scheduled for April 13–14 at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Houston.
With 100-plus years of oil and natural gas history in Texas, it may be tempting to take for granted all that is possible because we are the nation’s #1 state for oil and natural gas production, pipeline miles and refining capacity.
DALLAS, TEXAS (02/24/2017) — For more than 60 years Albert Hrubetz III, a Dallas geophysicist, oilman and president of Hrubetz Oil Co., has crisscrossed the globe exploring for oil.
AUSTIN – According to just-released data from the Texas Oil & Gas Association (TXOGA), the Texas oil and natural gas industry paid $9.4 billion in state and local taxes and state royalties in fiscal year 2016, the equivalent of $26 million a day to state and local revenue.
AUSTIN, TX – Todd Staples, president of the Texas Oil & Gas Association, testified before the Senate Finance Committee today that the Railroad Commission of Texas must be properly funded to secure the staffing and technology necessary to keep pace with the Texas oil and natural gas industry.
