Archives for 2016
Texas drillers may start hiring soon, as long as prices hold up
HOUSTON – Rising crude prices could spur hiring across the Texas oil patch by August, a regional economist says, beginning a slow but steady reversal in the state’s energy employment after struggling drillers shed 1...
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Texas LNG projects await 2nd wave of exports
A global glut of liquefied natural gas is creating questions about when a “second wave” of LNG export projects will move forward after Cheniere Energy’s first shipments out of Louisiana this year. Five U.S. LNG...
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How energy’s troubles weigh on Houston economy
By Lydia DePillis Over the weekend, we took a comprehensive look at how the oil downturn was starting to eat away at jobs that were supposed to be part of Houston’s “new economy”: those in restaurants, retail,...
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Market Currents: Nigerian oil exports rise, Chinese coal capacity drops
As the U.S. dollar flexes its muscles once again and broader markets adopt a decidedly risk-off stance, oil prices are charging lower amid unknowns surrounding last week’s Brexit decision. Hark, here are five things to...
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Coal: Economic opportunity or environmental risk for poor neighborood?
OAKLAND, Calif. — The promise of good, blue-collar jobs in a depressed area is running headlong into environmental sensitivities as officials in Northern California consider a plan to build a marine terminal that would serve...
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