A leader who helped steer the company when it went public plans to retire May 15. The company didn't have to look far to find ...

Exxon's proposal for a plastics factory on the Gulf Coast raises alarms for a community already dealing with pollution.

The Smith County Commissioners voted on Tuesday afternoon to honor the memory of two firefighters who were killed in the line ...

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

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 ...

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

For the first time in more than 40 years, energy companies in Texas soon will have new rules for managing oil field waste. The Railroad Commission of Texas, which regulates the industry, adopted the ...

Exploration and production companies ... U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil prices topped $80 per barrel on Jan. 15 after closing out 2024 closer to $70 per barrel.

15, 2023. Oil and gas companies released less methane during the extraction phases, according to a new report. But critics of the industry are skeptical. (Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune ...

And it is released in remarkable volumes in the Texas oil fields through unintended leaks and when companies flare or vent gas to relieve gas build-up in the equipment. Kevin Birn, a vice ...

ODESSA Less methane escaped into the atmosphere from certain oil and gas equipment and oil wells in 2023, according to a report released earlier this month by an energy analytics firm that ...