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Texas oil and gas industry should temper its job-creation claims, report says
by
Andy Uhler
Jul 19, 2022
There’s been a hiring uptick, but "we're only about halfway" to pre-COVID employment numbers, the author of the IEEFA report says.
What kind of problems can abandoned oil wells leave behind?
by
Mitch Borden
Nov 9, 2021
One Texas rancher still trying to find out whether a leak from a decommissioned oil well is a sign of other problems on her land.
Texas regulators want oil companies 'flaring' less gas
by
Andy Uhler
Aug 6, 2020
Burning excess natural gas can be less costly than figuring out a way to use it, but the practice spurs climate change and hurts air quality.
Texas oil regulator throws in the towel on supply cut
by
Scott Tong
May 4, 2020
Low crude oil prices have already achieved what regulators were seeking: to cut state production.
First the virus, then the oil crash, hit Midland, Texas
by
Andy Uhler
Apr 23, 2020
Midland, Texas, is ground zero for oil and gas production in the U.S., and much of the local economy, in some way or another, is tied to the industry. When West Texas Intermediate went negative for the first time ever on Monday, everybody in Midland felt it — on top of the coronavirus. This morning […]
West Texas oil patch girds for bust as crude price craters toward $20 a barrel
by
Scott Tong
Mar 18, 2020
The Permian Basin region, anchored by the towns of Midland and Odessa, has survived past shakeouts, but some think this could resemble the crash of the 1980s.