89th Session Oil & Gas Recap, Part 2

About this episode

The episode discusses key legislative developments in Texas related to oilfield theft, business courts, and the liquefied natural gas industry.

TXOGA Talks is back for Part 2 of our Legislative Session recap! TXOGA President Todd Staples is joined by TXOGA Vice President & General Counsel Cory Pomeroy and TXOGA Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs Tulsi Oberbeck for a discussion on oilfield theft, Texas business courts, and the booming liquefied natural gas industry. Tune in for a breakdown of key bills passed to address oilfield theft, including a DPS crime prevention unit and increased penalties, legislation supporting Texas's global leadership in LNG, refinements to Texas's business courts for quicker, more specialized resolution of commercial disputes, and incentives for research and development across Texas industries, including energy. There’s so much to unpack, we couldn’t fit everything into one episode! Be sure to listen to Part 1 released last month to learn more about produced water and well plugging efforts.

People in this episode

Host: Todd Staples

Guests: Cory Pomeroy, Tulsi Oberbeck

Topics covered

• Legislative Session recap
• oilfield theft
• Texas business courts
• liquefied natural gas industry
• commercial disputes
• research and development

Keywords

• oilfield theft
• Texas business courts
• liquefied natural gas
• legislation
• commercial disputes
• research and development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TXOGA, DPS, Texas, LNG

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