Texas officials are celebrating a win in what they called an “attack on Permian Basin.” The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided against its plans for a non-attainment designation of portions of the Permian Basin.
Todd Staples, president of the Texas Oil & Gas Association issued the following statement on Jan. 6:The decision by the Environmental Protection Agency to place the designation of the Permian Basin as a non-attainment area for the ozone standard in an inactive status is the correct one. The wide-open spaces of West Texas and Eastern New Mexico are home to the oil and natural gas that fuel our economy and enhance modern life.
“According to U.S. Energy Information Administration data, Permian Basin producers in Texas and New Mexico are responsible for 5.2 million barrels of oil per day, which can be processed into about 95 million gallons of gasoline a day,” reads a line from Abbott’s release. Abbott was prepared for whatever outcome came out of the proposed redesignation, as he swore to Texans that he’d protect the state’s oil production. He sent another letter in August that ripped apart the reasoning behind getting rid of fossil fuels.
A week after Biden was sworn into office in January 2021, Abbot filed an executive order to protect Texas’ energy industry from federal overreach. The order employed every state agency to do what’s lawfully necessary, if met with federal setbacks that could risk the integrity and independence of the energy industry.
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