Another orphaned oil well in West Texas erupted with black ... that it had inspected the leaking well and it planned to send a rig to plug it. Schuyler Wight, a neighboring rancher who leases ...

The number of oil rigs in the US decreased by one during the week ended Friday, according to data compiled by energy services company Baker Hughes (BKR). The count for oil dropped to 486, while gas ...

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Law enforcement in West Texas say they don’t have enough manpower to deal with the rise in oil thefts in their communities.

Nationally, the oil and gas rig count is up four from last week at ... The regional benchmark Plains-West Texas Intermediate Posting ended Friday at $66.88 per barrel, down 34 cents from last ...

The rig count in the Permian Basin was down three this week, the latest count Friday by Baker Hughes shows, with 301 rigs active in the region. A year ago, 316 rigs were active in the region.

The rig count in the Permian Basin was down one this week, the latest count Friday by Baker Hughes shows, with 304 rigs active in the region. A year ago, 313 rigs were active in the region. Nationally ...

the series takes a close look at those in the West Texas oil industry including oil tycoons, rig workers and a crisis manager, Tommy Norris, who bridges these disparate worlds. Landman ...