Texas Governor Greg Abbot has ordered all sourced natural gas in Texas be made available to local power generators before leaving the state, according to an official correspondence sent by the Governor’s office and seen by S&P Global Platts. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now A similar message was communicated via a press release on the Governor of Texas’ official website. Though the release placed the onus specifically on “natural gas producers,” as opposed to “all sourced natural gas,” referred to in the first correspondence. Both sources said the mandate would remain in effect through Feb. 21, 2021. Texas has seen widespread power outages as a result of heating demand from the recent winter storm gripping much of North America. Strong demand for gas in Southern Texas has seen daily prices at some south Texas gas hubs climbing into the triple […]