The Biggest US Oil Field Is at Risk of Poisonous Water Leaks, Texas Warns May 23, 2025 By Kevin Crowley and David Wethe Texas regulators are warning that wastewater from fracking in the biggest US oil basin is causing a “widespread” increase in...
Texas Oil Executives Are Frustrated at Trump for Crushing Crude Prices April 9, 2025 By Kevin Crowley, David Wethe and Emma Sanchez The angry mutterings at the Permian Basin Petroleum Association’s “Spring Swing” golf tournament this week weren’t all about missed putts...
Exxon Sues California AG, Environmental Groups Over ‘Smear’ January 7, 2025 By Kevin Crowley Exxon Mobil Corp. filed a lawsuit alleging that California Attorney General Rob Bonta and several environmental groups made defamatory comments...
Hilcorp Fined $9.4 Million for New Mexico Methane Emissions October 22, 2024 By Kevin Crowley Hilcorp Energy Co., the privately held oil producer run by billionaire Jeff Hildebrand, will pay a $9.4 million civil penalty...
Exxon Granted Largest US Offshore Carbon Storage Site in Texas October 10, 2024 By Kevin Crowley Exxon Mobil Corp. won the right to pump carbon dioxide beneath Texas state waters in the Gulf of Mexico, in...
Chevron CEO Attacks Biden LNG Export Pause on Costs, Carbon September 19, 2024 By Kevin Crowley and Manus Cranny The oil and gas industry is zeroing in on the Biden administration’s moratorium on new liquefied natural gas export permits...
Exxon Delays Golden Pass LNG to Late 2025 on Contractor Dispute August 2, 2024 By Kevin Crowley and Ruth Liao Exxon Mobil Corp. and QatarEnergy delayed the start of a $10 billion natural gas export project in Texas to the...
Chevron to Quit California for Texas After Warning on Regulation August 2, 2024 By Kevin Crowley Chevron Corp. is relocating headquarters to Houston from California after repeatedly warning that the Golden State’s regulatory regime was making...
Half a Million Will Be Under Houston Outages a Week After Beryl July 12, 2024 By Kevin Crowley and Naureen S. Malik Days after Hurricane Beryl crashed through the city, Houston is still grappling with the aftershocks. Large swaths of America’s fourth-largest...
No Shops, No Gas: Large Swaths of Houston Are Still in the Dark July 11, 2024 By Kevin Crowley Days after Hurricane Beryl crashed through the city, Houston is still grappling with the aftershocks. Large swaths of America’s fourth-largest...