Oil and Gas

By Travis Bubenik, Courthouse NewsA majority of American oil industry executives don’t think U.S. oil production will ever return to its record-high,…

By Mitch BordenA day after West Texas Intermediate dropped into negative prices, the Texas Railroad Commission, the state’s oil and gas regulator, debated…

By Kiah Collier, Texas TribuneThe oil and natural gas industry paid a record-setting $16.3 billion in taxes and royalties to local governments and the…

By Travis Bubenik, Houston Public MediaA new study reveals more evidence that oil and gas companies are significantly under-reporting how much natural gas…

By Sally BeauvaisIt’s been over two years since the Trans-Pecos Pipeline went into service in remote West Texas, amid eminent domain lawsuits and backlash…

By Travis Bubenik, Houston Public MediaProtesters could face up to 20 years in prison for interfering with oil and gas pipelines under a new proposal from…

By Mitch Borden Having too much water in West Texas doesn’t seem like it would be a big problem, but it is for oil producers in the Permian Basin and it’s…

By Diana Nguyen and Carlos Morales In the early twentieth century, oil and gas companies began building housing for their workers and their families. The…

By Diana Nguyen and Carlos Morales For people working in the oil and gas industry in the Permian Basin, finding housing can be a challenge. The…

Texas Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian told House lawmakers on Wednesday that the biggest threat to a burgeoning oil boom is "the acceptance of the…