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

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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
Texas’ Energy Base Drives Climate Concerns as Renewables Expand
Thompson, Jesse B.; Marshall, Emma (2019)
The energy industry?s large presence in Texas?production and refining?is a key contributor to carbon emissions. At the same time, the state is a renewable energy leader, especially with its large share of wind-based electricity generation. Both trends place the state in the center of the debate about climate change and reducing greenhouse gases.
Southwest Economy , Issue Third Quarter , Pages 9-13

Journal Article
Energy leads the way as Houston surges into 2012
Gilmer, Robert W.; Thompson, Jesse B. (2012-03)
Looking forward, we find lower stimulus for Houston in the year ahead and higher risks, but the door remains open to another year of solid local expansion.
Houston Business , Issue Mar

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Producers, refiners view strategies to trim Texas' glut of ultralight condensate oil
Thompson, Jesse B. (2014-10)
Hampered by the federal oil export ban, producers are seeking alternative means to bring to global markets the burgeoning supplies of ultralight condensate oil drawn from the Eagle Ford Shale region of South Texas.
Southwest Economy , Issue Q4 , Pages 10-13

Journal Article
Texas ports stay busy as trade values fall along Gulf, rise inland
Thompson, Jesse B. (2015-10)
The value of trade moving through Texas land-based ports since 2014 has grown while falling at coastal ports, largely due to lower oil prices. Nonetheless, the long-term Texas port outlook is bright.
Southwest Economy , Issue Q4 , Pages 10-13

Journal Article
Spotlight: Shale oil exploration - Permian Basin booms as new techniques resurrect old sites
Gilmer, Robert W.; Thompson, Jesse B. (2012-04)
Southwest Economy , Issue Q2 , Pages 15