October 16, 2025

EPCOR’s Bayshore Desalination proposal aims to transform the Gulf Coast water supply

As climate realities and drought pressures loom over Texas and the Gulf Coast, a fresh solution is taking shape: a seawater desalination facility being evaluated by EPCOR in Texas City, 30 miles south of Houston.

Pemex is overhauling multiple units at Deer Park, Texas, refinery, sources say

Mexico's national oil company, Pemex, completed the shutdown of multiple units at its 312,500 b/d Deer Park, Texas, refinery this past week to begin a multi-unit overhaul, people familiar with plant operations said.

Ericson Manufacturing announces 4th-generation family leadership and expansion to new building

Ericson Manufacturing announced a major expansion and technology investment as it enters a new chapter under fourth-generation family leadership – a milestone achieved by fewer than 3% of family-owned businesses.

The lean way to avoid an 8.8B dollar fine

That’s right, $8.8B. That’s what bp paid after the Deepwater Horizon disaster. It’s still the highest OSHA-related fine on record. And while billion-dollar penalties are rare, seven- and eight-figure ones aren’t.

Texas’ plastics industry sets pace with 61.5B dollars in production, nation-leading wages

In 2024, plastics manufacturers in Texas generated $61.5 billion in goods, making the state the #1 plastics producer in the U.S.

Oil bosses expect market surplus to shrink over time

The global oil market is set to tighten in the medium to longer term, recovering from short-term weakness, executives from oil majors and trading houses said.

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