“President Trump’s overturning of Biden’s natural gas tax is one of the many actions his administration has taken to set America back on course toward American Energy Dominance.”
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – "This tax would have been the death knell for small ‘mom & pop’ operators who produce more than 83% of America’s oil and gas," said Texas Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian following President Trump's signing of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) repeal of the Biden administration’s natural gas tax. This legislative action nullifies the methane fee imposed by the Biden administration on oil and natural gas production, which would have driven up costs to producers and American consumers.
“President Trump’s overturning of Biden’s natural gas tax is one of the many actions his administration has taken to set America back on course toward American Energy Dominance,” said Commissioner Wayne Christian.For Texas, this legislation is vital. As the nation's largest producer of oil and gas, Texas is the source for America’s reliable energy.
If the Lone Star State were its own country, Texas would be the world's 3rd largest producer of gas and 4th largest producer of oil.
If the Lone Star State were its own country, Texas would be the world's 3rd largest producer of gas and 4th largest producer of oil.
“During his first term, President Trump led a reliable energy resurgence which gave us energy independence and a roaring economy – and he’s teeing up to do it again.
"I want to congratulate the President, Senator John Hoeven, and Congressman August Pfluger on this monumental achievement which defends independent producers – the backbone of American oil and gas,” said Christian.
The industry is vital to the Lone Star State’s economic success, bringing in billions of dollars to benefit the State and support about 38% of the overall economy.
Texas also represents about one-third of the nation’s Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) exports.
With growing global demand for LNG, Texas catapulted America to be the world's top LNG exporter.
Added Christian:“Last year, Joe Biden’s EPA said the quiet part out loud – that the industry is already mitigating methane emissions. That reveals that the true motive behind the tax all along was to squeeze the life out of the oil and gas industry.
"Radical environmentalists love to pick and choose ‘science’ that justifies their ‘sky is falling’ narrative, which is that the world is ending and fossil fuels are to blame. But this couldn’t be further from the truth – just like they like to ignore the fact that EPA regulated emissions are down 78% in the last fifty years.”
"Radical environmentalists love to pick and choose ‘science’ that justifies their ‘sky is falling’ narrative, which is that the world is ending and fossil fuels are to blame. But this couldn’t be further from the truth – just like they like to ignore the fact that EPA regulated emissions are down 78% in the last fifty years.”
In 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported that methane emissions from the largest oil and natural gas-producing basins:
- fell 44% between 2011-2013; and also
- dropped in seven oil & natural gas-producing basins by up to 87% from 2019-2023.
