By Ella Tyler The Department Energy is currently considering sites to expand the Strategic Petroleum Reserve’s storage capacity. In this program, crude oil is stored in caverns created by the solution mining of salt domes. There are currently four existing facilities, two in Louisiana and two in Texas, with a capacity of about 727 million barrels.
The members of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality approved penalties totaling $926,275 at their meeting on May 31. Included in the total fine is a penalty of $336,566 against BP Products North America, Inc, in Galveston County for air violations.
Houston TranStar announced this week that it is beginning a free service to send notices of traffic delays to motorists’ mobile devices. The notices can be sent to color Palms, pocket PCs, and certain Blackberrys.