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 ...

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

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.

Oil theft has been part of doing business in West Texas for as long as people have been drilling, but over the past two years there's been a surge in activity, law enforcement said.

HighPeak Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: HPK) (“HighPeak Energy”), today announced that it plans to release its 2025 second quarter financial and operating results after the close of trading on Monday, August ...

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.

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 ...

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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 ...