Lawmakers passed a suite of bills that officials said are crucial to combat losses in the state’s largest oil field.

An oil field in Texas has been named the most pollutive site in the world at the United Nations climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan.

It took two years, but the Texas Railroad Commission has updated its regulations for the disposal of brine, drilling mud and other waste from oil and gas operations.

An Oil Field, an Explosion, and a Man’s Fight for His Life When oil workers like Jeff Springman get oil from tanks, they come face to face with toxic gases — and it can cost them their lives ...

The Biden Administration announced a crackdown on methane emissions, a major driver of climate change. Major oil and gas companies also signed on to a voluntary net-zero commitment.

VAN, Texas (KLTV) - A single-engine plane wrecked in a field in Van on Thursday, according to the FAA. The FAA stated three people were on board when the plane wrecked around 9:50 a.m. According to ...

Three earthquakes that struck west Texas on Monday – including a magnitude 4.9 temblor – are all linked to local oil production. Three quakes were recorded Monday night in Scurry County, Texas.

Oil giant Halliburton has been awarded a contract to plan and design a geothermally-powered lithium mining project in Mt. Vernon that planners said could help end America’s dependence on Chinese ...

Texas regulators are warning that wastewater from fracking in the biggest US oil basin is causing a “widespread” increase in underground pressure — a development that risks hindering crude ...

KILGORE, Texas (KLTV) - The upcoming film “Miracle in East Texas” tells the true story of the discovery of the Kilgore oil field. It stood for decades as the largest oil discovery in the world. The ...

As the capital of the West Texas oil industry, the town of Midland (pop. 23,000) had an odd distinction; it had never had a boom of its own. The land around Midland had been drilled repeatedly and ...

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