Aging and abandoned oil wells in West Texas are causing significant environmental damage, public health risks, and financial ...

The new administration’s job cuts, tariffs and push for lower energy prices are creating a more uncertain world for its ...

The total number of active drilling rigs in the US rose slightly this week, according to Baker Hughes, but remains lower than this time last year as the industry faces market uncertainties.

An environmental group instrumental in winning an endangered species listing for a struggling lizard species in the Permian ...

U.S. drilling activity remains steady with 592 rigs, but the Permian Basin sees a decline, falling three rigs to 301.

The Permian Basin is set to boost U.S. oil and gas output in 2025, with oil production rising to 13.64 million barrels per ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part three in a four-part series. Read part one here ...

The oil-filled hole around a plugged well on an Upton County ranch is one on a growing list of problems cropping up with old ...

A sinkhole around an old oil well is growing at an alarming rate on the Kelton Ranch in West Texas. Radford Grocery #17 was ...

The Kelton Ranch is a few miles outside McCamey in rural Upton County. McCamey is one of countless Texas towns formed in an ...

The number of active rigs drilling for oil and gas in the U.S. gained 1 to 593, their first gain in three weeks, Baker Hughes said in its latest report.

In the booming Permian Basin oil field, a large unincorporated community just outside of the city of Odessa proper has ...