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Texas lawmakers hope a series of new laws will help end oil field thefts in West Texas. (Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune, Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune) Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about ...

Every last drop: AI-powered analysis reveals oil industry's trillion-barrel opportunity in existing fields Wood Mackenzie’s analysis using new AI-powered tools shows existing fields could yield 470 ...

The former Marathon Oil headquarters has been sold following the company's mega-merger with ConocoPhillips, marking the end of an era for one of Houston's storied energy firms. The 15-story, ...

Houston-based oil giant ConocoPhillips revealed on Wednesday its plan to lay off up to a quarter of its global workforce—potentially impacting 2,600 to 3,250 employees and contractors—as part of a ...

Texas lawmakers have approved bills creating task forces to address oil field theft in the Permian Basin. The task forces, formed by the Department of Public Safety and the Texas Railroad Commission, ...

At least three times a week, Darin Mitchell gets the call. Oil drums have been stolen. Copper wires were yanked. Other field equipment at an oil and gas facility was pilfered. The Winkler County ...