Jon Rosenthal, a Democrat, defeated Republican Bo French to become the first Democrat in 36 years to win a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission. The three-member commission oversees roughly $200bn of Texas oil-industry activity — including drilling permits, well inspections, and safety and pollution enforcement — and Texas crude output exceeds that of all OPEC members except Saudi Arabia.

Energy Transfer has committed $1.6 billion to build a 215-mile (346 km) interstate natural gas pipeline from eastern Louisiana through Mississippi with up to 1.2 bcf/d capacity, the company said alongside its Q3 2026 results. Energy Transfer expects to operate the project and hold a 51% stake; remaining equity will be held by customers. The company also added facilities on its Midwest Rover system to boost deliveries, with the expansion placed into service on Nov. 1. Separately, Energy Transfer signed two transport agreements with Missouri power plants under construction to provide a combined 150,000 MMBtu/day of gas transport service.

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