Articles by Mitchell Ferman, The Texas Tribune

Texas’ Oil and Gas Regulators Not Ready to Cut Production

Facing a steep drop in oil demand with much of the world staying home to practice social distancing, more than 55 energy executives, analysts and critics appeared one after another Tuesday at a video meeting of the Texas agency that …

As Demand Sinks Amid Pandemic, Texas Shale Producers Ask State to Cut Oil Output

Two Texas oil companies with large footprints in the West Texas oil patch have sent a letter to state regulators formally requesting an emergency meeting to consider reducing oil production as demand for oil around the world has collapsed during …