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Drug cartels, terrorists crossing Texas border along pipelines – TRCC

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Railroad Commission inspectors can carry firearms, use buddy system, receive satellite phones The Texas Railroad Commission is taking steps to beef up safety and security for its employees working in South Texas near the border. Railroad Commission Chairman David Porter says the federal government has been “ineffective in preventing illegal activity along the border” in recent […]

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Gulf Coast refineries importing no light oil, less Middle Eastern medium crude

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Medium crude imports to Gulf Coast refineries decreased 45% in Q1 2015 After stopping light crude imports altogether, Gulf Coast refineries are now significantly reducing their imports of medium crude from Middle Eastern producers, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Certain types of crude oil have been affected more than others; for example, the increased economic

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GOTAC Terminal back on stream, will serve Permian, Eagle Ford customers

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If sufficient demand, GOTAC Terminal will be upgraded to 100,000 bbl/day A family dispute over a small Corpus Christ ashphalt refinery – renamed the GOTAC Terminal – has been resolved and Gravity Midstream, LLC says the facility will begin processing Permian and Eagle Ford light crude by mid-2016. Gravity Midstream Corpus ChrisJ, LLC acquired the transacJon facility

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Encana gungho for Texas shale oil

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Encana says Texas shale oil assets performing better than when they were purchased The drastic drop in crude prices has not soured Encana Corp. on a pair of multibillion-dollar purchases it made last year to gain a foothold in Texas shale oil, CEO Doug Suttles toldshareholders last week. At Encana’s annual general meeting, investors questioned

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