oil and gas

The Senate Energy Committee passed the proposed legislation in a Thursday meeting.

Attorney General Gentner Drummond joined the challenge last year against Democrat-led states that filed lawsuits against fossil fuel entities like BP, Exxon Mobil and the American Petroleum Institute.

The state expected millions of dollars to plug wells abandoned by their owners. But the funds are in limbo under a new federal administration.

It took a man actively trying not to find oil to make the biggest oil discovery in U.S. history.

Researchers are looking into whether sites in Osage and Kay Counties can be used for permanent underground carbon storage.

Drone footage immediately following the spill showed the 588,000 gallons of oil turned Mill Creek black. Keystone pipeline owner TC Energy says the fly-zone is necessary for the "safety and security" of cleanup crews.

Canadian company TC Energy estimated that 14,000 barrels of oil spilled near the Kansas-Nebraska border.

Sometimes the signs that an old oil or gas well lies beneath the ground are subtle — a mysterious wet spot in a field, for example.

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar singled out financial firms under a 2021 state law that prohibits most state entities from contracting with companies that have reduced or cut investments in the oil and gas industry.

Oil and gas industry groups provided a list of names to the Railroad Commission for appointment to a council formed in response to the February power crisis. All four of the industry's top choices were selected.