In arid West Texas, water seeps and bubbles from old wells, sometimes carrying oil, brackish water or other pollutants to the surface. But the real danger lies underground — where oil, salt, and toxic ...

The number of oil rigs in the US increased by seven in the week ended Friday, according to data compiled by energy services company Baker Hughes (BKR). The count for oil grew to 479 rigs from 472 last ...

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You can find it just about two hours east of Dallas, TX and two hours west of Shreveport, LA. One block in a tiny East Texas ...

Top U.S. oilfield services firms are facing weaker pricing and revenue this year as oil producers become increasingly ...

The West Coast Military Zone announced that it had received security procedures for Al-Zawiya Oil Refining in the city. It also said that its forces had started to reinforce their military positions ...

The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

U.S. energy companies have reduced the number of operating oil and natural gas rigs for the third consecutive week, reaching ...

U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for a third week in a row to the lowest ...

Scott Sheffield, the former CEO of Pioneer Natural Resources, is a hero of the Texas oil industry. But the U.S. government ...

The director of the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources expects oil production in the state to remain relatively steady for 2025 and the price of oil to remain steady for the near term.