Energy Company Seals Well in West Texas 19 Days After it Exploded October 23, 2024 By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune ODESSA — A Houston-based energy company has sealed a hemorrhaging well in West Texas 19 days after it exploded, sending...
Texas is Close to Adopting Revised Oil and Gas Waste Rules September 13, 2024 By Martha Pskowski Texas is inching closer to adopting revised oil and gas waste management rules for the first time in four decades....
Pressure Mounts on Texas Regulator as ‘Zombie’ Oil Wells Spill Toxic Fluids August 15, 2024 By Valerie Volcovici PECOS COUNTY, Texas – On a sprawling ranch in Pecos County in late July, oil well control specialist Hawk Dunlap...
Investigators in West Texas Following 5.4 Earthquake December 19, 2022 MIDLAND, Texas (AP) – The Texas Railroad Commission, which oversees the state’s oil and gas industry, on Saturday sent investigators...
Latest Quake in Top Texas Oilfield to Hike Scrutiny of Drilling Waste Injections December 29, 2021 By Liz Hampton A magnitude 4.5 earthquake that rattled the Permian basin in Texas on Monday night is likely to add pressure on...
Texas Senators Blast Regulator for Power Grid Winterization Loophole Lawmakers OK’d September 29, 2021 By Mitchell Ferman, The Texas Tribune In a committee hearing on Sept. 28, Texas state senators were furious that natural gas companies won’t have to better...
Texas Leaders Failed to Heed Warnings About Vulnerability of Power Grid, Experts Say February 18, 2021 By Erin Douglas, Kate McGee and Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune Millions of Texans have gone days without power or heat in subfreezing temperatures brought on by snow and ice storms....
Texas Regulatory Commission Says it Won’t Cut Oil Production May 6, 2020 By Mitchell Ferman, The Texas Tribune After overseeing the state’s energy sector through one of Texas’ largest oil booms in recent years, the Texas Railroad Commission...
Analysis: It’s Not the Whole Texas Economy, But Energy Is a Critical Piece April 22, 2020 By Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune If it lasts, this week’s plunge in oil prices could hit the Texas economy in ways that make it much...
Texas’ Oil and Gas Regulators Not Ready to Cut Production April 15, 2020 By Mitchell Ferman, The Texas Tribune Facing a steep drop in oil demand with much of the world staying home to practice social distancing, more than...