From the extreme weather event in Texas this past February to the Colonial Pipeline Company cyberattack in May, this has been an eventful year for US energy producers. Immediately following Winter Storm Uri, the Texas Legislature held hearings to review what had worked and what had not. Those hearings showed that the Texas midstream industry had few problems during the storm, unless facilities either lost the gas supply coming in from the field or lost electric power. The few mechanical failures that occurred in midstream facilities were typically repaired quickly and, as soon as gas supply or power was restored, the state's gas supply rapidly reached normal levels. Storage was a key component to protect service to human needs customers.
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