David Wethe

@DavidWethe

Energy reporter in Houston @Business. 🎙Voice of the Grizzlies. @Mizzou grad. Formerly @startelegram @DallasBizNews. Opinions = mine. Retweets not endorsements.

Houston, Texas

Joined August 2011

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Bloomberg@business · Jul 3

President Javier Milei is counting on a shale-oil boom in Argentina to cement his libertarian economic reforms. Read The Big Take ⤵️ bloomberg.com/news/features/…

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David Wethe@DavidWethe · Jun 23

US shale oil producers are unlikely to heed President Donald Trump’s latest call to “Drill, Baby, Drill” as they prioritize hedging over ramping up production in response to US military strikes on Iran. w/@CrowleyKev bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

DavidWethe's tweet card. US shale oil producers are unlikely to heed President Donald Trump’s latest call to “Drill, Baby, Drill” as they prioritize hedging over ramping up production in response to US military strikes on...

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David Wethe@DavidWethe · Jul 24

Dispute over Lamborghini keys leads to discovery of cocaine, MPD says beaumontenterprise.com/news/crime/art… via @BmtEnterprise

DavidWethe's tweet card. An argument over keys to a Lamborghini led to the charges of drug possession for a man in Midland.

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Katie Robertson@katie_robertson · Jul 23

NEW: Alden Global Capital's MediaNews Group is making a last-minute bid for The Dallas Morning News, which reached a deal with Hearst earlier this month. MediaNews offering $16.50 a share to Hearst's $14 nytimes.com/2025/07/22/bus…

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David Wethe@DavidWethe · Jul 21

SCOOP: The toxic water that gushes out of oil wells in the Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico has spurred environmental concerns and even earthquakes. Now it’s turning producers against one another. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… w/@CrowleyKev

DavidWethe's tweet card. The toxic water that gushes out of oil wells in the Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico has spurred environmental concerns and even earthquakes. Now the problem has become so acute that it’s...

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David Wethe@DavidWethe · Jul 13

Heart-wrenching storytelling from ⁦@claireballor⁩ this morning. ‘It doesn’t look like we’re going to make it.’ D-FW couple’s final calls haunt loved ones dallasnews.com/news/2025/07/1…

DavidWethe's tweet card. Jeff and Tanya Ramsey’s camping trip in the Texas Hill Country was a celebration. Then came the flood.

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Austin Statesman@statesman · Jul 8

Kerr County asked Texas to help pay for a flood warning system for 8 years. Can it happen now? statesman.com/story/news/inv…

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Mike Baker@ByMikeBaker · Jul 7

Texas officials have long worried about the dangers to children who packed into camps each summer along the flood-prone Guadalupe River. They knew that warning systems were inadequate. So why was nothing done? We have reviewed documents spanning a decade to find answers. 🧵 1/9

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Michael Hardy@mkerrhardy · Jul 1

Houston ISD superintendent Mike Miles has been on a victory lap about the district's double-digit STAAR gains in Biology and Algebra. But those bumps came partly from pushing thousands of poor students into less rigorous classes. For @TexasMonthly texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…

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David Wethe@DavidWethe · Jun 30

Trump says “drill, baby, drill” — but Houston’s oil offices are emptying. w/@j_lovinger. Edited by @KaraWetzel bloomberg.com/news/features/…

DavidWethe's tweet card. President Donald Trump is championing a revival of American fossil fuels with calls to “drill baby drill.” But in the US energy capital, a pullback in the industry has already left its mark.

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Joe Lovinger@j_lovinger · Jun 30

“I don’t think that thing is ever coming back — it may still be here when you and I have departed the Earth, just standing there.” Energy mergers weigh on Houston real estate. Always a blast working with @DavidWethe: bloomberg.com/news/features/…

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Jack McClendon@Jack_McClendon · Jun 23

This one is for you Dad. The team wouldn’t be in OKC without your vision. Now Oklahoma City is on the map and we are world champions!!!

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David Wethe@DavidWethe · Jun 10

The US sees domestic crude production declining next year for the first time since 2021 in a blow to US President Donald Trump’s push for American energy dominance. Meanwhile, the DUC count grew for a 4th straight month, the longest expansion in 5 years bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

DavidWethe's tweet card. The US sees domestic crude production declining next year for the first time since 2021 in a blow to US President Donald Trump’s push for American energy dominance.

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Janet Lorin@JanetLorin · Jun 10

The University of Texas System grew rich from oil and natural gas over the last century. Now, it’s diversifying, bolstering revenue from the surface: wind, solar and data centers to power crypto and AI. GIFT LINK: bloomberg.com/news/features/…

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Lisa Abramowicz@lisaabramowicz1 · Jun 9

US oil rigs are increasingly going offline as crude prices fall. The Baker Hughes US crude oil rig count has dropped to the lowest since 2021.

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David Wethe@DavidWethe · Jun 5

Galveston, Texas, is undergoing a revival as demand for cruising surges, but swarms of tourists are provoking a backlash among some locals. Great story by @redd_brown55 bloomberg.com/news/features/…

DavidWethe's tweet card. Galveston is the fastest growing cruise port in the country, but the flood of tourists are generating backlash.

David Wethe@DavidWethe · Jun 4

Wil VanLoh, the founder of one of the biggest private-equity backers of shale drillers, said he’s concerned the Trump administration is creating "a lot of chaos" both for the US energy industry and the overall economy bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

DavidWethe's tweet card. Wil VanLoh, the founder of one of the biggest private equity backers of shale drillers, said he’s concerned President Donald Trump’s administration is creating “a lot of chaos” both for the US energy...

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David Wethe@DavidWethe · Jun 4

Banks are cutting estimates for the average oil price this year to below $60 a barrel amid production hikes from OPEC+ and flat crude demand growth, according to a survey from the law firm Haynes Boone bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

DavidWethe's tweet card. Banks are cutting estimates for the average oil price this year to below $60 a barrel amid production hikes from OPEC+ and flat crude demand growth, according to a survey from the law firm Haynes...

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David Wethe@DavidWethe · May 22

The biggest US oil field has been pumped so full of poisonous wastewater from shale drilling that it’s at risk of leaks, Texas regulators are warning — a development that could force producers to curtail output bloomberg.com/news/articles/… w/@CrowleyKev

DavidWethe's tweet card. Wastewater disposal in the Permian Basin is boosting pressure underground, threatening to hinder oil production

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David Wethe@DavidWethe · May 15

While the Energy Department pushes for more drilling, the frack company founded by Secretary Chris Wright is forecasting a slowdown in shale drilling later this year bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

DavidWethe's tweet card. Liberty Energy Inc., the oil services company founded by US Energy Secretary Chris Wright, is gearing up for a slowdown in shale drilling in the second half of the year.

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