A year and a half ago, Congressman Tony Gonzales helped create a task force to specifically target oilfield theft in West ...

MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - West Texas counties are reporting an increase in a specific type of thefts in the area. Recently, there has been an increase in oil field and R.V. trailer thefts.

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Midland, announced his reelection bid for District 31, which includes parts of the Permian Basin and the Panhandle.

Texas creating task forces to combat Permian Basin oil field thefts A task force led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, he said, estimated that operators in the Permian Basin lose up to ...

The pipeline will transport up to 2.5 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas, sourced from the Permian Basin in West Texas, through roughly 450 miles to Katy, a city just west of Houston. Write to ...

In March, a sheriff's deputy drove out to an oil field west of Odessa after the owner called in to report two of his storage tanks were short more than 400 barrels of crude, worth about $31,000.

Texas lawmakers hope a series of new laws will help end oil field thefts in West Texas. Credit: Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune ODESSA At least three ...