oil & gas

Thousands of oil wells have been abandoned in Oklahoma over the years. KOSU's Anna Pope visited three sites in the Deep Fork Wildlife Refuge to see how the Well Done Foundation plugs orphan oil wells.

Senate Bill 1150, which is on its way to Gov. Greg Abbott, is a rare example of the Texas Legislature regulating the state’s oil and gas industry.

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.

Executive orders issued by President Donald Trump within hours of his inauguration indicate plans to expand fossil fuel production and lift regulations on producers.

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

We don't think of gas stations much, yet they are fixtures across Texas, and tell us a lot about who we are and where we're going.

Skyrocketing gas prices have everyone from independent truck drivers to the U.S. energy secretary demanding that oil companies ramp up production. They’d like to and they’re trying to, but it’s just not that easy.

From 2008 through 2017, 1,566 workers perished trying to extract oil and gas in America. About as many U.S. troops died fighting in Afghanistan during…