Bill Text: TX HR783 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Congratulating Chevron on reaching the five billion barrel production milestone.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-21 - Reported enrolled [HR783 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR783-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Congratulating Chevron on reaching the five billion barrel production milestone.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-21 - Reported enrolled [HR783 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR783-Introduced.html
82R11309 BPG-D | ||
By: Craddick | H.R. No. 783 |
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WHEREAS, Chevron has a notable 85-year history in the Permian | ||
Basin, and it recently reached the five billion barrel production | ||
milestone in this energy-rich region; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through its legacy companies, Chevron traces its | ||
roots in the Permian Basin to the early 1920s, and it has owned a | ||
portion of approximately one in three barrels produced in the | ||
basin; today, it ranks as the region's second largest oil producer | ||
and employs 625 area residents; and | ||
WHEREAS, Chevron owns nearly four million acres in West Texas | ||
and southeastern New Mexico and operates approximately 11,000 | ||
wells; net daily production from the Permian Basin is more than | ||
115,000 barrels of oil equivalent composed of 55 percent oil, 34 | ||
percent natural gas, and 11 percent natural gas liquids; by | ||
employing cutting-edge technology, Chevron is prepared to extend | ||
the life of mature fields while working to diminish its | ||
environmental footprint in the region; and | ||
WHEREAS, Permian Basin residents have greatly benefited from | ||
Chevron's commitment to community engagement; the company strives | ||
to promote economic development in the area and has donated to many | ||
civic and charitable endeavors; it has provided area schools with | ||
technology and additional resources and supports | ||
student-development programs, while offering scholarships to | ||
technology and training centers and to institutions of higher | ||
learning; through the years, Chevron employees have given | ||
generously of their time and talents, delivering almost 90,000 | ||
meals as volunteers with Meals on Wheels and donating nearly 15,000 | ||
hours in the course of the company's 18-year association with Lamar | ||
Elementary School in Midland; moreover, they have supported the | ||
Christmas In Action program for some 26 years, providing 35,000 | ||
hours of assistance to this initiative, which benefits low-income | ||
seniors and disabled citizens in the Midland area; and | ||
WHEREAS, Since the early 1920s, Chevron has played an | ||
integral role in the economic and civic life of the Permian Basin | ||
area, and in so doing, it has contributed to the prosperity of the | ||
Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Chevron on reaching the five | ||
billion barrel production milestone and extend to all those | ||
associated with the company sincere best wishes for continued | ||
success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Chevron as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. |