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It took 2 years, but the Texas Railroad Commission has updated regulations for the disposal of brine, drilling mud and other ...

And it is released in remarkable volumes in the Texas oil fields through unintended leaks and when companies flare or vent gas to relieve gas build-up in the equipment. Kevin Birn, a vice ...

ODESSA Less methane escaped into the atmosphere from certain oil and gas equipment and oil wells in 2023, according to a report released earlier this month by an energy analytics firm that ...

15, 2023. Oil and gas companies released less methane during the extraction phases, according to a new report. But critics of the industry are skeptical. Credit: Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune ...

NATURE ERUPTS: Mysterious 100-foot geyser of salty water erupts in West Texas oil field hit by recent earthquakes “Chairman ...

RELATED: A West Texas well that exploded into a geyser ... Commissioner Wright, who owns oil field waste services companies and spearheaded the changes, said the new rule provides a framework ...

"This is one of the most horrific tragedies I've dealt with in the oil field," is how Kent Buckingham, an oilfield injury ...

West Texas Intermediate (WTI ... the other being Brent Crude, which is from the oil fields in the North Sea. As an oil benchmark, WTI is used to gauge the health of the oil market and other ...