Bluebonnet Times
Energy & Oil
From the Permian Basin to the wind farms of West Texas.
The Return of Investment to Permian Drilling
After a cautious stretch, capital is flowing back into West Texas wells.
How Texas Became a Testing Ground for Clean Hydrogen
Ports and pipelines built for oil are being repurposed for the fuel of the future.
Oilfield Workers Retrain for a Cleaner Industry
The skills that built the Permian are being retooled for wind, solar, and storage jobs.
The Petrochemical Boom Reshaping the Gulf Coast
New plants along the coast are turning cheap gas into plastics and chemicals for export.
Transmission Lines Are the Next Texas Energy Battle
Getting power from where it's made to where it's used is the hard part now.
Natural Gas Finds a Second Life Feeding Data Centers
Surging electricity demand is giving Texas gas producers an unexpected new customer.
The Rush to Build Solar-Plus-Storage in South Texas
Developers are pairing panels with batteries to sell power exactly when it's needed.
Why Texas Leads the Country in New Power Capacity
A permissive market and open land are drawing energy projects of every kind to the state.