[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 7 (Friday, January 9, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H595]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                MARKING 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF SPINDLETOP

  (Mr. WEBER of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WEBER of Texas. Mr. Speaker, January 10 marks the 125th 
anniversary of Spindletop, located in Texas' 14th District, which I am 
proud to represent.
  In January 1901, the Spindletop gusher produced up to 100,000 barrels 
of oil per day and flowed for 9 straight days, making it the largest 
oil discovery in the world at the time and the first major oil field in 
the Gulf of Mexico. I should say the Gulf Coast, or should I say the 
Gulf of America?
  That discovery launched the modern American oil industry and 
transformed southeast Texas into a national energy hub. Over the 
decades, Spindletop helped drive industrial growth, supported national 
defense, and built a foundation for the energy infrastructure that 
exists along the Texas Gulf Coast today.
  My district is now home to some of the largest refineries in the 
U.S., three LNG export terminals, major ports, and thousands of energy 
workers whose labor keeps fuel moving across the country and to our 
allies.
  That impact traces directly back to Spindletop: one discovery, one 
district, 125 years of American history.

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