Wednesday the full House Finance Committee, and last night the full House passed CSHB 72(FIN), the Committee Substitute for the Operating Budget submitted earlier this session. As readers of these pages know, I have followed and commented extensively on state fiscal matters generally, and the progress of this year’s Operating Budget specifically. My comments on this year’s Operating Budget have been reflected most recently here and here, My thoughts on the votes taken this week — and even more importantly, where we go from here — are captured Continue reading
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Oil Price.com- Central Asia Looks to Balance Innovation and Legal Control in AI Push
- Guyana Is Using Its Oil Revenues to Spark a Renewable Energy Boom
- What Happens to a Sanctioned Oil Tanker?
- The Battery Boom Is Reshaping Power Markets
- BP CEO Shake-Up Reopens Talk of a Shell Megadeal
- China Eases Rare Earth Export Rules Following U.S. Trade Truce
- Woodside Energy Chief O’Neil To Take Helm at BP in 2026
- Russia Faces Sharp Drop in Oil Tax Revenue at Start of 2026
- US Oil Drillers Slow Activity In Tough Price Environment
- Ukraine Hits Russian Shadow Tanker in Mediterranean for First Time
Oil Price.Net- Aramco's IPO and oil prices
- The battle for Libyan oil
- Waking into our new volatile age of oil prices
- 4 oil price predictions for 2019
- Saudi Arabia steps backwards despite high oil prices
- Iran tensions to send oil price past $150 - again
- Sanctions and oil prices
- Is Volatility in Oil Price on the Way, Again ?
- 5 Oil Price Predictions for 2018
- Stable oil prices herald sea change for Strategic Petroleum Reserve
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- Wheatstone LNG’s second train 90 pct done
- Volvo Trucks North America to Launch LNG Engine
- Video: Saipem’s work on Ichthys LNG pipeline
- STX Finland and Viking Line Sign Agreement for Cruise Ferry
- Shells prelude flng to start production in 2017
- Nobles Colorado LNG facility moving forward
- Poland: PM Says Nord Stream Will Not Block Development of Polish Ports
- Israel: FLNG Import Terminal Gets Shipment
- India’s Gorgon Project to Supply Petronet’s Kochi LNG Terminal
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Law 360 Energy- J&J Hit With $66M Verdict In Minnesota Mom's Asbestos Case
- Michigan Can't Shut Down Enbridge Pipeline, Judge Says
- Coal Exec Calls Out Feds' 'Secrecy' In FCPA Trial Delay Bid
- Ga. Regulators OK $15B Power Grid Deal Over Protests
- Eni Asks Justices To Weigh In On Natural Gas Project Spat
- Green Groups Sue Over Interior's Environmental Policy Shift
- Aluminum Biz's ESOP Managers Settle Workers' ERISA Fight
- More Pardon Seekers Going 'Straight To The White House'
- IRS Relaxes Carbon Capture Credit's Environmental Reporting
- BigLaw And Boutiques Both Shine In 2025's Top 10 Deals
***DC***
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***Blogs***
RBN Energy- Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now - Will There Be a New Oil Pipeline from Alberta to Canada’s West Coast?
- Canadian Drilling – Rig Counts Tick Lower Ahead of the Holiday Break
- DG Fuels Selects Samsung E&A to Help Design SAF Plant Planned for Louisiana
- Stand By Me – E&Ps Foresee Little Change in Capex Plans, But Production Continues To Grow
- Ohio Natural Gas Balance Shifts With Rising Power Generation Demand
- Cold Weather Leads to Lower Northeast Natural Gas Outflows
- Best of Intentions – One State’s Drive to Slash GHGs Slams Into Reality, and Sends a Warning to Others
- Power Outage Sharply Reduces LNG Canada Gas Intake
- Regional Winter Draws Emerge, but U.S. Propane Stocks Stay Elevated
- Canadian LPG Stocks – Propane Stocks Remain Seasonally Low; Butane Takes Another Dive
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Gail Tverberg’s Oil Blog- Too many promises; too few future physical goods
- A lack of very cheap oil is leading to debt problems
- What has gone wrong with the economy? Can it be fixed?
- Sierra Club talk that may be of interest
- Why oil prices don’t rise to consistently high levels
- Worrying indications in recently updated world energy data
- What should individuals do in a world filled with conflict?
- Economic contraction, coming right up
- Brace for rapid changes in the economy; the world economy is reaching Limits to Growth
- Advanced Economies Are Being Pushed Toward Financial Collapse

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