In arid West Texas, water seeps and bubbles from old wells, sometimes carrying oil, brackish water or other pollutants to the ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is amplifying his push for the state to play a bigger role in finance, from equity trading to ...

Environmentalists are worried the state — known for a lax approach to regulation — is not prepared for the added ...

China has already put a 15% tariff on U.S. LNG in response, and Trump is considering action against Europe and Mexico with ...

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The commission, which oversees Texas’ oil and gas industry, asked the Texas Legislature in an October letter for an infusion of $100 million to help plug and remediate “emergency wells,” or ...

Growth in oil output from the U.S. Permian basin, the country's top oilfield, is expected to slow by at least 25% this year ...

The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 666 original drilling permits in January 2025. The total includes 607 to drill new oil or gas wells, 6 to re-enter plugged wellbores, and 53 for ...

It was the first time in 12 years that Arlington opened land for fracking. TotalEnergies will drill 10 new gas wells amid an ...

Oklahoma partner with Ohio oil company to increase production and connectivity on the Gulf Coast. Projects will be completed ...

In 1984, while Ronald Reagan was securing a landslide reelection and Apple introduced the Macintosh, the Railroad Commission ...

Colombian president Gustavo Petro has ordered the state-run oil company Ecopetrol to cancel a joint venture with U.S.