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Abundant natural resources, generational know-how and bold leadership have elevated Texas oil and natural gas to a national ...

A man was arrested in Texas for a homicide that was reported in Taft on Nov. 27, 2024. Michael McClintock was arrested on ...

Five Mexican oil workers were robbed and beaten by gun-toting “pirates” on a rig Feb. 14 in the Bay of Campeche, the ...

Diamondback Energy's buyout of Double Eagle could signal the winding down of the rapid consolidation of the Permian Basin ...

Police in Juarez say they rescued 49 migrants and arrested three men allegedly holding them against their will with an M-1 ...

In a dispute over whether or not teachers at a high school should respect a student’s chosen gender identity, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered a investigation. A parent of ...

As President Trump is promising to "unleash" oil and gas production, employees in that industry are wondering if that'll mean ...

Argentina holds the world’s fourth-largest reserves of shale oil and more shale gas than anywhere except China. Argentines ...