The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) released their Annual Energy Outlook 2026; it is now available from the EIA website.
Check out
what happened in the Annual Energy Outlook 2026 by clicking the link: https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/aeo/.
Don’t
forget to check out our ESC website! We are always here to help you out with your
next project to transport your liquids!
Have a safe and relaxing weekend!
Happy Friday!
The U.S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA) released their Monthly STEO Report and Densified
Biomass Report for week ending April 10, 2025, is now available from
the EIA website.
Check out what happened in the Monthly
Short Term Energy Outlook by clicking the link: Short-Term Energy Outlook - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
See what happened in the Monthly
Densified Biomass Fuel Report by clicking the link: U.S. Energy Information Administration - EIA - Independent
Statistics and Analysis.
Don’t forget to check out our ESC website! We are always here to help you out with your
next hydrocarbon project to move your product or help you reduce your emissions! You may reach us by the email in the Blog!
Don’t forget to follow our Blog
to hear more on the ever-changing energy and marine industry!
Have a good weekend!
Happy Friday!
The U.S. Energy
Information Administration (EIA) Weekly Reports for Petroleum and Other Liquids,
Gasoline and Diesel Fuel, Natural Gas, Propane, and Coal for the week ending April 10, 2026, are all now available from the EIA
website.
See what happened in the Weekly
Petroleum Status Report by clicking the link: Weekly Petroleum Status Report - U.S. Energy
Information Administration (EIA).
See what happened last week in Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update by clicking the link: Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update - U.S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA).
See what happened last week in Weekly Natural Gas Storage
Report by clicking the link: Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report - EIA.
See what happened last week in Weekly Natural Gas Storage
Report Supplement by clicking the link: https://www.eia.gov/beta/naturalgas/weekly/supplement/.
See what happened last week in Coal Markets Report by
clicking the link: https://www.eia.gov/coal/markets/.
See what happened last week in Weekly Coal Production by
clicking the link: https://www.eia.gov/coal/production/weekly/.
We are always here to help you out with your next project
to move your hydrocarbons or to update your equipment to help reduce your
emissions! Connect with us through the Blog email or
give us a call: 281-901-5554!
Don’t forget to follow our Blog to hear more on the
ever-changing energy and marine industry!
We
hope you have a fun and relaxing weekend!
We
hope to see you next week for another week of ESC News Blog!
Happy Thursday!
We went to the Greater Houston Port Bureau’s (GHPB) Commerce
Club Luncheon at the Houston Marriot South at Hobby Airport today.
The GHPB’s Commerce Club Luncheon
began with Jessica Thomas, The Ex Officio Director – Chairman of the Houston Ship
Channel Security District recognized Gary Spivey with a Dedication Award for Service.
The speaker was Robert Howden.
Mr. Howden is the Senior Advisor and Director of Legislative Affairs for
Governor Greg Abbott. He came in to
speak on what legislation passed in the previous session, and what is on the
horizon for this incoming session.
Workforce development: the Texas Legislature passed a Career Path
Education Fund with $100 million to help students pursue career paths, and
those who are not looking to go to traditional colleges, and the program is
geared toward helping rural communities in Texas. Mr. Howden brought up Texas had water issues
in the 1950s, when he was growing up and elaborated, we have a water
transportation problem, not a water problem.
Texas Legislature created a $200 million fund to help with water
infrastructure projects for infrastructure like desalination plants and
pipelines. Were a couple of the things
Mr. Howden discussed.
The incoming Legislature will be
addressing several issues, for example bail reform, the rising cost of
insurance, possibly lowering the exemption for seniors to 55 and over, instead
of 65 were briefly mentioned. Mr. Howden
stressed infrastructure and how it’s a priority for Texas Department of
Transportation. He knows many people in
the room are interested in the Pelican Island bridge and having it expanded to
help the business there. The electricity
grid and data centers were discussed and especially how it will affect rural
Texas, and there has been a push for them to provide their own electric and
water, even though many data centers do not use water to cool the super
computers. The Texas Legislature has
many issues to address in the next session.
Thank you, Mr. Howden. You are an interesting and informative
speaker, and we wish you well.
We almost forgot! The Commerce Club Luncheon ended with
the news Andrea Lavorgna of GHPB will be retiring at the end of April. You will have one more chance to visit with
her at the GHPB’s Women in Maritime Happy Hour, so please don’t
forget to sign up to help say goodbye to our friend! We wish her luck in the next phase of her
life!
As you see the speakers at the GHPB’s
Commerce Club Luncheons bring an informative talk to all that
attend. The next Commerce Club
Luncheon is on May 14, 2026, at 11 a.m. at the Houston Marriot South at
Hobby Airport. Please check out the
website, if you would like to learn more.
May 2026 GHPB Commerce Club Luncheon - Greater Houston Port Bureau.
If you haven’t signed up for the GHPB’s
Women in Maritime Happy Hour on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 4:30 P.M.;
please do because it’s a place for all to learn and have a fun time. Please click the link: Women in Maritime Happy Hour - Greater Houston Port Bureau.
Reminder: Fleet Week Houston 2026
will be Wednesday, April 15 to Wednesday, April 22, 2026 for details click the
link: Fleet Week Houston.
If you would like help in
figuring out how to get your product moving with less of a carbon footprint,
contact us via the email on the Blog or give us a call: 281-901-5554. Check out our ESC website!
We hope you have a great and
productive rest your week!
Happy Wednesday!
We
hope you reserved your place for the Greater Houston Port Bureau’s
Commerce Club Luncheon at the Houston Marriott South at Hobby Airport tomorrow, Thursday, April 9th, 2026.
We will be there learning something new.
We are looking forward to
Guest Speaker, Robert Howden, Senior Advisor and Director of Legislative
Affairs for Texas Governor Greg Abbott. Mr.
Howden should speak on what the Governor’s Office has in store for Texas and
how it will affect the maritime and energy industries. If you would like more details, please click
the link: April 2026 GHPB Commerce Club Luncheon - Greater Houston Port Bureau.
We
hope to see you there!
If
you need help with planning your next hydrocarbon liquids project in this low
carbon world, contact us via the email in the Blog and check out our ESC website!
We
hope you have a great and productive rest of your week!
Happy Tuesday!
We have an update from our Blog
from February 2024 on tidal energy. Did
anyone happen to read the Oil & Gas Journal’s Energy Transition Update Newsletter
on April 2, 2026, their article titled, “Swedish Tidal Energy Achieves Microgrid
Generation at Remote Faroe Islands”? In
the article, it speaks on how Minesto, a Swedish renewable company, installed another
tidal energy and microgrid project for Faroe Island which received funding from
the Swedish government has results for its Dragon 4 power plant. The project was able to produce 100 KW from tidal
energy which is less than their Dragon 12 (we blogged on it in 2024), nonetheless
it showed them this is a viable option for making electric for hard to access
locations. We will let you know, if we
hear anything else on this emission lowering tech! If you would like to read more of the Oil
& Gas Journal’s article, please click the link: Swedish Tidal Energy Startup Achieves Microgrid Generation at Remote Faroe Island |Microgrid Knowledge.
Don’t forget
to check out our ESC website or
contact us via the email in the Blog, if you have a hydrocarbon liquids
project you would like to see get off the ground or you would like to see
what’s under your feet to help with your emissions!
We hope you have a wonderful evening!
**Disclaimer: You may be charged a fee to read The Oil
and Gas Journal’s article. **
Happy Monday and welcome back to another week of ESC News Blog.
Did anyone
happen to read the Oil & Gas Journal’s OGJ Daily Update Newsletter on
April 6, 2026, their article titled, “Interior Department to merge offshore oil
and gas regulatory agencies”? In the
article, it speaks on how last week the US Department of Interior announced they
are re-combining their US Bureau of Energy Management (BOEM) and Bureau of
Safety and Environmental Enforcement (SBEE) to a new agency called, “Marine
Minerals Administration.” The U.S.
Marine Mineral Administration will be in charge of offshore oil and natural gas
leasing as well as permitting, assessments, and supervision of the offshore
industry. In the early 2010s, the two were divided
because of an offshore incident on Deepwater Horizon. The move now is to return
to a sensible way of supervision and oversight as well as modernize the
agencies. We wish the US Marine Minerals
Administration luck reimaging its new updated purpose. We will let you know, if we hear anything
else! If you would like to read more of
the Oil & Gas Journal’s article, please click the link: Interior
Department to merge offshore oil and gas regulatory agencies | Oil & Gas
Journal.
Don’t forget
to check out our ESC website or
contact us via the email in the Blog, if you have a hydrocarbon liquids
project you would like to see get off the ground or you would like to see
what’s under your feet to help with your emissions!
We hope you have a wonderful evening!
**Disclaimer: You may be charged a fee to read The Oil
and Gas Journal’s article. **
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) released their Country Analysis Brief for Taiwan, so check it out on the EIA website.
See what happened in Taiwan’s
Analysis Brief by clicking the link: International - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Don’t forget to check out our ESC website! We are always here to help you out with your next
hydrocarbon project!
Don’t forget to follow our Blog to
hear more on the ever-changing energy and marine industry!
Have a nice and relaxing
weekend!
See you next week for another
week of ESC News Blog!
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) released their March-April monthly reports for Petroleum Supply Monthly and others for 2026, are now available on the EIA website.
See what happened in the Petroleum
Marketing Monthly by clicking the link: https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/marketing/monthly/.
See what
happened in the Petroleum Supply Monthly by clicking the link: Petroleum Supply Monthly - Energy Information
Administration.
See what happened in
the Company Level Imports by clicking the link: Company Level Imports - U.S. Energy
Information Administration (EIA).
See what happened in the Natural
Gas Monthly by clicking the link: Natural
Gas Monthly Report.
Don’t forget to check out
our ESC website! We are always here to help
you out with your next project to move your liquids or help you reduce your
emissions!
Don’t forget
to follow our Blog to hear more on the ever-changing energy and marine industry!
Have a relaxing and
enjoyable weekend!
Happy Good Friday! For those of you lucky to be off today we hope you are having a relaxing day!
The U.S. Energy
Information Administration (EIA) Weekly Reports for Petroleum and Other Liquids,
Gasoline and Diesel Fuel, Natural Gas, Propane, and Coal for the week ending April 3, 2026, are all now available from the EIA
website.
See what happened in the Weekly
Petroleum Status Report by clicking the link: Weekly Petroleum Status Report - U.S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA).
See what happened last week in Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update by clicking the link: Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update - U.S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA).
See what happened last week in Weekly Natural Gas Storage
Report by clicking the link: Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report - EIA.
See what happened last week in Weekly Natural Gas Storage
Report Supplement by clicking the link: https://www.eia.gov/beta/naturalgas/weekly/supplement/.
See what happened last week in the Heating Oil and Propane
Update by clicking the link: Heating Oil and Propane Update - Energy Information
Administration (eia.gov).
See what happened last week in Coal Markets Report by
clicking the link: https://www.eia.gov/coal/markets/.
See what happened last week in Weekly Coal Production by
clicking the link: https://www.eia.gov/coal/production/weekly/.
We are always here to help you out with your next project
to move your hydrocarbons or to update your equipment to help reduce your
emissions! Connect with us through the Blog email or
give us a call: 281-901-5554!
Don’t forget to follow our Blog to hear more on the
ever-changing energy and marine industry!
We
hope you have a fun and relaxing weekend!
Happy Easter!
We
hope to see you next week for another week of ESC News Blog!
Happy Thursday!
Did anyone
happen to read the Oil & Gas Journal’s OGJ Daily Update Newsletter on
April 1, 2026, their article titled, “BLM lease sales in Colorado, Nevada, Utah
generate $64.8 million”? In the article,
it speaks on the results of the recent U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) quarterly federal land lease sale for Colorado, Nevada,
and Utah, and how it made a bit under $65 million. Utah had the most federal property leased with
11 parcels for over 68K acres for a value of a bit over $56 million; Colorado
leased 68 parcels for over 42K acres and a value of a bit over $8 million; and
Nevada leased 11 parcels for almost 20K acres for almost $300,000. In Nevada, one company leased all 11 parcels. While in Utah nine companies secured numerous
leases, and Colorado seven companies secured numerous leases. We will let you know, if we hear anything else
from the BLM! If you would like to read
more of the Oil & Gas Journal’s article, please click the link: BLM
lease sales in Colorado, Nevada, Utah generate $64.8 million | Oil & Gas
Journal.
Don’t forget
to check out our ESC website or
contact us via the email in the Blog, if you have a hydrocarbon liquids
project you would like to see get off the ground or you would like to see
what’s under your feet to help with your emissions!
We hope you have a wonderful evening! Happy Good Friday, enjoy your time off.
**Disclaimer: You may be charged a fee to read The Oil
and Gas Journal’s article. **
Happy Wednesday!
You know we like to keep up with
the happenings at the Department of Energy’s SPR. Let’s dig in.
Did anyone
happen to read the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hydrocarbon and Geothermal
Energy Office Release on April 1, 2026, their announcement, “Energy
Department Initiates Additional Strategic Petroleum Reserve Emergency Exchange
to Stabilize Global Oil Supply”? In the
announcement, it goes on to speak on how the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
recently (April 1st) published a notice for Request for Proposal
(RFP) from the Emergency Exchange Program for approximately 10 million barrels
of crude oil from its Bryan Mound SPR. The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is accepting Proposals until Monday,
April 6, 2026; see News Release for specifics date and times. The parties whose proposal is accepted has
until 2027 to return the barrels with additional oil. We will keep you posted on anything
interesting we hear out of the DOE and the SPR. If you would like to read more of the Announcement
from the U.S. DOE’s Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office, please click
the link: Energy Department Initiates Additional Strategic Petroleum Reserve Emergency Exchange to Stabilize Global Oil Supply | Department of Energy.
If you would
like help in looking into how to store your liquid hydrocarbon safely in
underground storage or just find out what is underneath your feet to help with
your emission reduction goals, contact us via email in the Blog and check out
our ESC website!
We hope you have a wonderful evening and a productive week.
**Disclaimer: Please see the Immediate Release from
the U.S. DOE for specifics. **
Happy Tuesday!
We always enjoy an update on a
previous blog. We have an update and
good news coming out of delay ridden Golden Pass LNG in Texas.
Did anyone
happen to read the Oil & Gas Journal’s OGJ Daily Update Newsletter on
March 30, 2026, their article titled, “QatarEnergy ExxonMobil reach first production
from Train 1 at Golden Pass”? In the
article, it speaks on how QatarEnergy and Exxon Mobil’s Golden Pass LNG has
reached a milestone by their first liquefaction Train has made LNG this week
and progress is continuing on the other two Trains. Now with Train 1 is operational; they will
attempt to fill their first tanker and exporting is expected to begin in the
next quarter. We will let you know, if we hear anything else!
If you would like to read more of the
Oil & Gas Journal’s article, please click the link: QatarEnergy,
ExxonMobil reach first production from Train 1 at Golden Pass | Oil & Gas
Journal.
Don’t forget
to check out our ESC website or
contact us via the email in the Blog, if you have a hydrocarbon liquids
project you would like to see get off the ground or you would like to see
what’s under your feet to help with your emissions!
We hope you have a wonderful evening!
**Disclaimer: You may be charged a fee to read The Oil
and Gas Journal’s article. **
Happy Monday! Welcome back to another week of ESC News Blog. I hope you have been out enjoying the beautiful and had an enjoyable weekend! Let’s get started.
Did anyone happen to read the gCaptain Daily
Newsletter on March 27, 2026, their article titled, “Trump DOT Rolls Out
$488M Port Funding Push to ‘Restore Maritime Dominance’”? In the article, it speaks on the U.S.
Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (MARAD) recently announced
another round for the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) which was part of the previous administration
$2.25 billion five-year program to help ports around the country with improvements
for their infrastructure and logistics to keep us moving. PIDP
has $488 million in federal money to partner with US ports for improvements
such as cargo handling and innovative ways get containers out of ports to
consumers. They have set around a
quarter or around $120 million of the funding to help smaller ports in
particular. The PIDP is now going
to be part of the push for American maritime dominance which is a priority and
part of the US maritime strategy. We wish
those ports throwing their hats in for the federal funds, “good luck!” We will let you know, if we hear anything else
interesting on this matter. If you would
like to read more of the article from gCaptain’s, please click the
link: Trump DOT Rolls Out $488M Port Funding Push to ‘Restore Maritime Dominance’.
If you would like help in looking into how to update your
midstream terminal, contact us via email in the Blog and check out ESC's
website for contact information.
We hope you
have a wonderful evening!
**Disclaimer: You may be
charged a fee to read the gCaptain’s article. **
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) released their February monthly reports for Monthly Energy Review and Electric Power and others for 2026, are now available on the EIA website.
See
what happened in the Monthly Energy Review (MER) by clicking the link: Total
Energy Monthly Data - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
See what happened in the Monthly
Densified Biomass Fuel Report by clicking the link: U.S. Energy Information Administration - EIA - Independent
Statistics and Analysis.
See
what happened in the Electric Power Monthly by clicking the link:
https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/.
See
what happened in the Electricity Monthly Update by clicking the link: https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/update/.
Don’t forget to check out
our ESC website! We are always here to help
you out with your next project to move your liquids or help you reduce your
emissions!
Don’t forget
to follow our Blog to hear more on the ever-changing energy and marine industry!
Have a relaxing weekend!