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Jon Rosenthal Names Railroad Commission Transition Team
Texas Railroad Commissioner-elect Jon Rosenthal pledges to double the agency’s budget, streamline oil permitting, and plug orphan wells.
In brief
Texas Railroad Commissioner-elect Jon Rosenthal pledges to double the agency’s budget, streamline oil permitting, and plug orphan wells. Jon Rosenthal, the new Texas Railroad Commissioner, aims to double the agency’s budget, raise wages, and address orphan oil wells. Originally reported by Texastribune.
Rosenthal's Budget and Priorities
Texas Railroad Commissioner-elect Jon Rosenthal will push to double the agency’s half-billion-dollar budget, raise employee wages, and streamline oil permitting.
Orphan Wells Focus
Rosenthal aims to plug thousands of orphan oil and gas wells with no owner and make well shutdowns less expensive and faster.
Transition Team
Rosenthal’s transition team includes former Republican Railroad Commissioner Barry Smitherman and sitting commissioner Jim Wright in advisory role.
Permian Basin Context
Midland, the Permian Basin’s capital, produced nearly half of the nation’s oil last year.
The key point
Jon Rosenthal, the new Texas Railroad Commissioner, aims to double the agency’s budget, raise wages, and address orphan oil wells.
