Texas Energy Planning Council to meet

The Associated Press

Members of a state panel studying Texas’ future energy needs want to review research of the National Petroleum Council.

The newly formed Texas Energy Planning Council’s second meeting was scheduled March 22 in Midland.

Jerry Langdon, a National Petroleum Council subcommittee member, was scheduled to make a presentation to the energy council on a study the council completed in September.

Langdon, who is also an energy council member, said he will help council members review the study on natural gases. The United States, according to the study, has plateaued on natural gas production and more importation from foreign countries could be expected.

“I will walk through the process and offer the data as something that doesn’t need to be re-created by the energy council,” Langdon told the Odessa American.

He said information from the NPC study can be isolated to reflect Texas’ demand for natural gas.

Langdon, of Houston, is an executive vice president for Reliant Energy. Victor Carrillo, chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission and an energy council member, said this will be the first time the council has met outside of Austin.

“The Permian Basin obviously is one of the key oil-producing areas,” Carrillo said. “There are a lot of producers out there that can provide input.”

In its inaugural meeting in Austin in February, the 22-member council discussed creating an energy plan that helps meet the immediate needs of the oil and gas industry while setting the groundwork for a mixed energy supply that incorporates new and renewable energy sources.