The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

The West Texas county’s ten deputies are overextended, policing 841 square miles, a combination of neighborhoods, a downtown area and the oil and gas facilities surrounding them.

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 ...

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

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 ...

LUBBOCK, Texas — Oil may be pumped from the ground in West Texas, but the price is set by what’s happening around the world. “Oil trades in a global market,” said Nikki Kantelis, faculty ...

The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

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

According to the EIA, U.S. proved reserves of crude oil and lease condensate totaled 46 billion barrels at year-end 2023, a 4 ...

Oil and gas companies have used billions of gallons of Rio Grande and Pecos River water for drilling in the past four years, according to an exclusive Inside Climate News analysis.

The West Texas county’s ten deputies are overextended, policing 841 square miles, a combination of neighborhoods, a downtown area and the oil and gas facilities surrounding them.