Saving America’s Energy Future Act Introduced
This week, Texas Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX-11) introduced a bill that would protect the oil and gas industry from potential limits to drilling on... Read More
Senate/House Climate Change Plans Become Clearer
Analysis from PESA Vice President Government Affairs Tim Tarpley The 117th Congress began last week but the schedule has been disrupted by... Read More
Texas Legislature Opens Session Focused on Recovery
The 87th session of the Texas Legislature begins this week and runs through the last week of May. STATE OF AFFAIRS POST-2020Texas... Read More
Colorado Oil & Gas Rule Change Effective This Week
This week, Colorado legislators will meet for three days to handle several bills before taking a recess until February 16. In December, Gov.... Read More
December Employment Report: Oilfield Services and Equipment Sector Adds Jobs for 4th Consecutive Month
America’s oilfield services and equipment sector employment edged higher for a fourth month, adding an estimated 4,592 jobs in December, according to... Read More
Democratic Candidates Likely Win Both U.S. Senate Seats in Georgia
Analysis from PESA Vice President Government Affairs Tim Tarpley With 98% of votes currently reporting, Democrats appear to have won both Senate... Read More
U.S. Senate, House Freshman Class in Oil-Producing States Sworn In
Oil and gas producing states elected several new members of the U.S. House and Senate in 2020. TEXAS Rep. Pat Fallon, R-TX-4... Read More
COVID-19 Vaccinations Continue in Critical OFS States
In the United States, the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine continues to be administered at a pace slower than anticipated. Just 4.5 million people have received... Read More
End-of-Year Omnibus Spending Package and COVID Relief Bill
Analysis from PESA Vice President Government Affairs Tim Tarpley Late Monday night, Congress finalized discussions on the year-end $1.4 trillion government spending... Read More
Sen. Ted Cruz Discusses Paris Agreement, Climate Policy, Election
Culminating a series of Government Affairs townhalls, PESA hosted U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on December 16 for a discussion of key policy... Read More