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A bill in the Texas Legislature would require oil and gas drillers to notify landowners before burying toxic waste on their ...

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose this week following the recent price slide ...

Private operators are likely to let rigs go first, beginning in the Midcontinent and Powder River Basin, then the Eagle Ford, ...

Santos (OTCPK:STOSF) +12.1% in early trading Thursday after saying it potentially will bring forward the startup for its Pikka phase 1 oil project in Alaska's North Slope, where first production ...

With rising exports, low leverage, and a clear growth plan, Vista offers long-term investors exposure to an attractive shale ...

Permian Basin oilfield worker Jacob Dean and his wife, Natalee, suffered fatal hydrogen sulfide exposure at a work site. Two ...

Six candidates are running for three places on the Leander City Council. They all say the city needs to figure out how to ...

Safety failures allowed by a Boone County, West Virginia coal mine operator with a long history of safety and environmental ...

U.S. natural gas futures are slipping in Monday trading ... and bulls are losing grip. CFTC data for the week ending March 18 revealed that professional speculators slashed net long positions ...