Economic Indicators
Energy Indicators
Oil prices have eased from summer highs but remained elevated in October. Rising oilfield costs, labor shortages and supply-chain delays are limiting the capacity to grow, and drilling activity has leveled off.
November 02, 2022
The Electric Ceiling: Limits and Costs of Full Electrification
Electrification is a centerpiece of global decarbonization efforts. Yet there are reasons to be skeptical of the inevitability, or at least the optimal pace, of the transition. This paper discusses several under-appreciated costs of full, or even deep, electrification.
October 21, 2022
Economic Indicators
Energy Indicators
Deteriorating global economic conditions have reduced expectations for oil consumption growth. OPEC+ has elected to cut production quotas in November, but underproduction by member countries is likely to mute the total impact.
October 21, 2022
Dallas Fed Economics
Diverse, resilient Houston looking at moving beyond traditional energy base
Dallas Fed President Lorie K. Logan met with Houston business and community leaders earlier this month in the stop on her 360° in 365 Listening Tour.
October 20, 2022
Dallas Fed Economics
Automakers’ bold plans for electric vehicles spur U.S. battery boom
Meeting ambitious manufacturing goals will require batteries—lots of them—as an electric vehicle (EV) can use hundreds to thousands of individual lithium-ion batteries.
October 11, 2022
Dallas Fed Energy Survey
Activity in the oil and gas sector expanded at a strong pace in the third quarter, according to oil and gas executives responding to the Dallas Fed Energy Survey.
September 28, 2022
Economic Indicators
Permian Basin Economic Indicators
Oil prices dropped sharply in early March. Oil production reached new highs in January, and the rig count edged up in February.
August 12, 2022
Economic Indicators
Energy Indicators
Russia increasingly restricting natural gas supplies to Europe over the past year has pushed natural gas prices to stratospheric levels in Europe. The hunt for substitutes amid widespread heat waves is pulling many other energy prices up with it.
August 02, 2022
Houston, still an energy town, largely pins growth on the sector
In recent
months, increasing oil and
gas demand and shifting
geopolitics have become
tailwinds for energy
production and exports—as well as for Houston.
July 01, 2022
Federal dollars could drive electric vehicle charging across Texas
Consumers who are reluctant to switch to electric vehicles cite inadequate charging facilities. The federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act seeks to address such concerns, providing funding to expand charging infrastructure along interstates and in rural areas.
July 01, 2022