Journal Article
Cross-Border Pipelines Link U.S. Natural Gas Producers, Mexican Electricity Users
Thompson, Jesse B.; Brasier, Rachel (2017-07)
Mexican energy reforms have opened the door to shale gas from the United States?and imports are booming. U.S. natural gas production reached a record high in July 2015, largely due to increased shale drilling dating back to 2010 in the Marcellus field in the Northeastern U.S. and the Permian and Eagle Ford basins in Texas.
Southwest Economy , Issue Q3 , Pages 18-18

Falling Oil Prices Drag Down U.S. Business Investment
Stuermer, Martin; Thompson, Jesse B.; http://fedora:8080/fcrepo/rest/objects/authors/ (2020-05-14)
The dramatic decline in the price of oil has led to massive investment reductions by U.S. oil and gas producers.
Dallas Fed Economics

Diverse, Resilient Houston Looking at Moving Beyond Traditional Energy Base
Thompson, Jesse B.; Di, Wenhua (2022-10-20)
Dallas Fed President Lorie K. Logan met with Houston business and community leaders earlier this month in the first of 12 stops on her 360° in 365 Listening Tour.Di
Dallas Fed Economics

Journal Article
Go Figure: COVID-19 Tanks Fuel Consumption, Prices
Thompson, Jesse B. (2020)
The effects of the pandemic, including working from home and reduced travel, dropped fuel consumption from mid-March to mid-April 2020.
Southwest Economy , Issue Second Quarter

Journal Article
Industrial building boom is bigger in Texas, signaling growth wave
Thompson, Jesse B.; Kalkunte, Prithvi (2025-02-05)
Texas is undergoing a boom in technology and energy-related construction that follows a pandemic-era warehouse and logistics building surge.
Southwest Economy

Global energy producer Midland–Odessa seeks economic stability, end to boom-and-bust
Thompson, Jesse B. (2023-05-09)
In the fifth stop on her 360° in 365 Listening Tour, Dallas Fed President Lorie K. Logan met with Midland–Odessa business and community leaders in mid-April to learn about the area’s strengths, challenges and outlook.
Dallas Fed Economics

Journal Article
Snapshot: Dining Out Picks Up in Texas, Houston
Thompson, Jesse B. (2021)
The number of patrons dining at restaurants surged in Texas and Houston after the state thawed from a deep freeze in February and COVID-19 constraints on restaurants and bars were lifted March 10.
Southwest Economy , Issue First Quarter

Journal Article
Spotlight: Abundant Sunshine Not Enough to Power Texas Residential Solar Energy
Thompson, Jesse B.; Meier, Benjamin (2019)
The Texas electricity market doesn?t shine in residential solar energy despite plentiful sunlight. While Texas is No. 1 in wind power, its residential solar capacity per capita was less than one-third that of the U.S. average in 2017.
Southwest Economy , Issue First Quarter , Pages 14-14

Journal Article
Spotlight: Permian Basin’s Shale-Era Oil Production Rises Even as Rig Count Falls
Thompson, Jesse B.; Marshall, Emma (2020)
A change in the number of active drilling rigs is no longer the reliable predictor for near-term oil production growth that it once was.
Southwest Economy , Issue First Quarter

Journal Article
Texas Winter Deep Freeze Broke Refining, Petrochemical Supply Chains
Thompson, Jesse B. (2021)
It may take the Texas petrochemical industry until year-end 2021 to fully recover from the record cold that triggered power outages and supply disruptions in mid-February. Production of basic petrochemical products used in a range of intermediate and consumer goods was interrupted, breaking supply chains already strained by COVID-19 and leading to price pressures and scores of product shortages.
Southwest Economy , Issue Second Quarter