Drilling activity continues to trend upward, posting a second consecutive weekly gain. Oilfield services firm Baker Hughes said Friday its U.S. rig count rose four rigs to 586 rigs for the week.

Environmentalists are worried the state — known for a lax approach to regulation — is not prepared for the added responsibility of regulating certain carbon capture projects.

A bill preventing future presidents from unilaterally banning hydraulic fracking is on its way to the Senate after passing ...

The Midwest has become increasingly reliant on cheap Canadian oil over the last two decades, and switching to another source ...

American refineries still rely on Canada’s supply, while OPEC+ nations can manipulate global markets to undercut U.S.

Among the executive orders President Donald Trump has issued during the start of his new term are a few that affect public ...

It was the first time in 12 years that Arlington opened new land for fracking. TotalEnergies will drill 10 new gas wells that are two-tenths of a mile from a daycare center amid an uptick in Barnett ...

A bill seeks to encourage drilling for oil outside of North Dakota’s highly productive Bakken Formation and take advantage of ...

But industry leaders have also been clear that these and other policy changes floated by Trump won’t lead to more drilling.

Energy interests have eyed SW Florida's underground and underwater resources for decades. Will Trump’s return spark a new era ...

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 ...

Alas, we might never know. Opiela v. Railroad Commission of Texas and Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating, was a challenge to the Commission’s authority ...