Energy professionals and local officials gathered in Corpus Christi on Monday for the latest stop in the Coastal Energy ...

U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for the 12th time in 13 weeks, energy ...

Crude prices fell for a second consecutive week as traders focused on negative economic news and signs of growing oil supply. West Texas Intermediate fell four of five trading days on the New York ...

The toxic water that gushes out of oil wells in the Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico has spurred environmental concerns ...

National average for gas sits at $3.16, holding flat for the week and down sharply from a year ago. Stable crude oil prices ...

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U.S. lawmakers visit Midland's fracking site to promote energy production and emphasize West Texas oil and gas importance. To stream NewsWest9 on your phone, you need the NewsWest9 app.

In West Texas, at least eight orphaned wells have blown out since late 2024, spewing brine, a salty liquid laden with chemicals from drilling, and toxic gas. One leaked for more than two months ...

ODESSA — Oil and gas companies are seeking legal shelter as Texas comes closer to using waste brine once considered too toxic for anything other than fracking to replenish Texas’ water shortages.