Across Texas, abandoned wells are erupting with chemical-infused liquid and some have created massive lakes of contaminated ...

Texas oil and gas companies are seeking liability protection as the state considers allowing treated fracking wastewater to ...

Oil and gas companies have used billions of gallons of Rio Grande and Pecos River water for drilling in the past four years, ...

Senate Bill 1146 would encourage the owners of leases or mineral rights to which abandoned oil and gas wells are attached to ...

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Reversing from job losses in March, the Texas oil and natural gas industry posted job gains in April, according to the latest ...

To transport the record volume of oil and natural gas, Texas pipeline infrastructure expanded to 465,025 miles – an increase of 13,000 miles from 2022-2023, according to the Texas Railroad ...

The RRC reports that preliminary total Texas reported production for February 2025 was approximately 114 million barrels of crude oil and 901 billion cubic feet of total gas. Updated total ...

Falling crude prices will eventually translate into lower prices at the gas pump for consumers, but that doesn’t mean it’s all good news ― especially for Texas-based oil producers.

“The Railroad Commission of Texas continues to make great strides in digitizing oil and gas records as the agency improves both transparency and efficiency in its daily functions,” the RRC ...

Rain pours on this quiet Texas field, but the crew doesn’t stop their steady pace. The job has become all too familiar. They’re sealing one of thousands of unplugged orphaned oil and gas wells ...