AUSTIN – Today Railroad Commission of Texas commissioners adopted rules for critical designation of natural gas infrastructure to help protect Texans in energy emergencies.

The new rules implement provisions in House Bill 3648 and Senate Bill 3 and define natural gas facilities that would be designated as critical gas suppliers and critical customers. Learn More

Thank you for the hard work and attention the Railroad Commission of Texas has been dedicating to the implementation of various pieces of legislation resulting from the Winter Storm Uri (Uri) event. As the oldest statewide organization representing all aspects of the oil and gas industry in Texas, the Texas Oil and Gas Association has a membership which provides a broad perspective regarding the natural gas supply chain, and we appreciate the opportunity to comment.

RBN Energy, LLC recently posted a recap of a UT symposium on natural gas performance during Winter Storm Uri, outlining the discussions had during the event “2021 Texas Energy System at the Crossroads: Lessons in the Wake of Major Storms.” RBN’s recap of the symposium – “Can We Just Talk? – Symposium Explores How Natural Gas Fits Into ERCOT Reliability” – confirms the findings regarding the timing of declines of natural gas production in the Enverus report commissioned by TXOGA, showing loss of power as the biggest factor in production declines. Learn More

This report provides aggregated information about the causes of generator outages and derates
during the February winter storm event based on information provided in response to ERCOT
Requests for Information.

A handful of Wall Street firms that bet big on the power sector in recent years made millions in paper profits when the winter storm in Texas boosted demand for the electricity generated by plants they own.  Learn More