'Chaos in the global natural gas markets has driven up demand and profits for Texas companies, but consumers are paying much more.'
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Texas electricity and natural gas customers have already seen rates jump, and they will go higher if wholesale prices do not come down. Arguably, the only reason prices are not higher is that export facilities are maxed out and cannot send any more LNG to Europe, where utilities areDrilling for natural gas is up 50 percent this year, according to Bloomberg financial data.
Certifying so-called clean natural gas is critical for the Texas economy. Experts have offered dozens of forecasts predicting that demand for oil will peak by 2035, but demand for natural gas will remain. The commodity has many uses from providing electricity and heat to producing plastics and hydrogen.in Houston to separate the hydrogen from natural gas, use that for energy, and then sequester the carbon under the Gulf of Mexico.
The plan is controversial, but it’s another aspect of the uncertainty surrounding natural gas and Texas’ economic future. Chris Tomlinson, named 2021 columnist of the year by the Texas Managing Editors, writes commentary about money, politics and life in Texas. Sign up for his “Tomlinson’s Take” newsletter at
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