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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 ...

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 ...

In the heart of Tulsa, Oklahoma, there’s a restaurant that’s as quirky as it is delicious, and it’s called The Spudder. This ...

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Relatives of rig worker Pete Phillip yesterday made a tearful plea to the company to expedite efforts to retrieve his body. “They taking too long. They need to hurry up and do something about it. His ...