What's New at the Railroad Commission of Texas
What’s New features new content to the Railroad Commission of Texas website, including form and rule proposals and adoptions, regulatory advisories and notices, job postings, events, news releases and media advisories.
Job of The Week
- Compliance Analyst I
The Railroad Commission of Texas has direct oversight of over almost half a million miles of Intra-State pipelines. The Pipeline Safety Department in the Oversight and Safety Division is seeking one T4 Pipeline Permitting Compliance Analyst to perform routine to moderately complex compliance, technical, and professional administrative support in the Commission’s statewide Pipeline Safety Program.
Work involves reviewing applications submitted through the Pipeline Online Permitting System (POPS), composing operator announcements and correspondence; replying verbally and in writing to regulatory inquiries from the public and regulated industry; assisting with stakeholder educational outreach; and prioritizing assignments to meet workload performance standards.
Work is performed under the general supervision of the Pipeline Safety Support Manager, with limited latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
The following link, https://www.rrc.texas.gov/pipeline-safety provides additional information relevant to the Pipeline Safety program.
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Regulatory
- RRC Accepting Comments Proposed New Rules Energy Conservation Programs Amendments Disconnections During Weather Emergencies (09/20/2023)
- NTO - Tropical Weather Outlook (06-18-2024)
- 2024 RRC Regulatory Conference - Registration Open (06-03-2024)
- Additional CNG and LNG Certification Online Examinations Available May 1 (04-15-2024)
- Save the Dates - 2024 RRC Regulatory Conference (04-15-2024)
- RRC Seeking Stakeholder Input to Aid the Development of the Annual Oil & Gas Division Monitoring and Enforcement Strategic Plan (03-25-2024)
- NTO - Wildfire Danger Outlook (03-05-2024)
- NTO - Multiple Active Organization Report Renewals and Statewide Rule 15 Compliance (03-01-2024)
- NTO - Update to T-4 Requirements (02-29-2024)
- NTO - Discontinuation of Supplement Mailings (02-28-2024)
- NTO - New Monthly Transportation & Storage Report and Skim Oil/Condensate Report Available (02/15/2024)
Data & Information
- Texas Oil and Gas Production Statistics for March 2024 (06/07/2024)
- Texas Drilling Permit and Completion Statistics for May 2024 (06/04/2024)
- Texas Oil and Gas Production Hit Record Highs in 2023 (04/09/2024)
- Railroad Commission Takes Transparency a Step Further with New Flaring/Venting Database (02/16/2022)
Media
- Railroad Commission Hires New Government Relations Director (06/05/2024)
- Preparations Helped Oil and Gas Industry Get Through Dangerous Wildfires (03/20/2024)
- RRC Successfully Plugs Uncontrolled Water Flow in Crane County (01/31/2024)
- Top Stories and Achievements for the RRC in 2023 Year in Review (12/27/2023)
- RRC Well Plugging Program Receives More National Recognition (10/18/2023)
- RRC Proposes Major Overhaul for Water Protection and Oil & Gas Waste Management Rules (10/02/2023)
- RRC Names Joe Parks as the New Director of the Surface Mining and Reclamation Division (08/02/2023)
- Surface Mining & Reclamation Division 2023 Texas Reclamation Award (08/01/2023)
- RRC Helps Mitigate Boating Hazards at National Preserve (07/24/2023)