The scientific case for exploration dates back many millions of years to continental drift when Greenland was believed to be ...

Major oil companies are now drilling in East Texas for lithium and other rare elements, sparking a new mineral rush with ...

May 5—AUSTIN — The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 750 original drilling permits in April 2025. The total includes 665 to drill new oil or gas wells, 19 to re-enter plugged wellbores, 8 ...

The Trump administration plans to open whole swaths of the East and West Coasts to offshore drilling, including areas ...

ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – Texas drilling permits decreased 50% last month from a multiple of factors including President Trump’s tariffs and a decrease in oil prices. “I think the industry’s in ...

The Trump administration has hailed Sable’s plans as the kind of project the president wants to increase U.S. energy ...

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ODESSA, Texas — As President Donald Trump enters the first 100 days of his second term, he is once again making his stance on the oil and gas industry clear: “Drill, baby, drill.” But while the phrase ...

PERMIAN BASIN, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- The Permian Basin has long been at the heart of America’s energy industry, fueling economic growth with its vast reserves of oil and gas. But as drilling intensifies, ...

When a Texas oil company first announced controversial plans to reactivate three drilling rigs off the coast of Santa Barbara County, investor presentations boasted that the venture had "massive ...

President Donald Trump is urging oil producers to "drill, baby, drill." U.S. oil and gas investors may not be on board with the plan. "Right now, with low oil prices, I think we're going to start to ...

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