The Railroad Commission’s program for sealing orphan oil and gas wells will get an additional $100 million over the next two ...

Texas A&M soared under Chancellor John Sharp. Texans should ask: what could the moderate Democrat have done as governor?

The Texas Railroad Commission had called for an emergency suspension of Blackbuck Resources’ water disposal well operations ...

This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took the penultimate step to granting Texas the authority to directly issue Class VI ...

On June 9, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed granting the State of Texas primary enforcement ...

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New guidelines on permitting for wastewater disposal wells in Texas are threatening to drive oil producers' costs higher as companies face weak crude prices, marking the latest challenge for the ...

Thanks for your article on RRC. Well done, as is the other work of yours that I have read. I look forward to your future thoughts both in, and outside of, the O&G sector.

Texas lawmakers approved $100M for the Railroad Commission to plug abandoned wells and upgrade technology, plus new oilfield theft legislation. Midland Reporter Telegram Logo Hearst Newspapers ...

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The legislative package was inspired by the state’s largest wildfire in history. The Smokehouse Creek fire scorched more than 1 million acres in the Panhandle and killed three people. A special House ...