The Permian Basin, the premier U.S. shale-oil production region, is rapidly developing into much more complex territory.

Reps. Tom Craddick and Brooks Landgraf want to divert 10% of taxes collected on oil and gas production to help ...

Fentanyl-laced pills are endangering young lives in the Permian Basin, driving local advocates to raise awareness and push ...

Drilling activity slipped for the first time in three weeks. Meanwhile Permian Basin drilling activity fell to a three-year low. Oilfield services firm Baker Hughes said Friday its U.S. rig count ...

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 series of recent dust storms sweeping through the Permian Basin and beyond has stirred more than just tumbleweeds and sand.

The sinkhole is the latest in a string of catastrophic incidents with old oil wells in the Permian Basin of West Texas, some plugged and others not. From sinkholes to blowouts to persistent leaks ...

One company wants small nuclear reactors to power the energy-intensive process of purifying vast volumes of toxic “produced ...

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U.S. natural gas producers and investment firms are gearing up for more activity in Louisiana's Haynesville shale basin, ...

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