An oil well site explosion and fire in the Etoile area Monday night caused evacuations and shelter-in-place orders for ...

After a 22-year campaign to close "one of California's most dangerous abandoned oil facilities," state officials have permanently sealed 21 oil wells near USC, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom's Office.

An oil well explosion in Nacogdoches County triggered late-night evacuations and road closures Monday, though officials ...

As land is further developed in Los Angeles County, multiple sources need to shed light on oil well mapping, writes Richard White of LightBox. Oil pumpjacks near Fellows, California, in Kern County. A ...

BISMARCK — A recent North Dakota Supreme Court decision could have ripple effects for thousands of oil wells, the mineral owners who receive royalties from them and the oil industry in the state as a ...

A Lawrence County oil-well owner pleaded guilty in federal court this week to illegally dumping toxic brine water byproduct into a creek near his home to save money. Josh Ferguson, 42, of Martha, ...

GRADY COUNTY (KFOR) — An oil well blowout in Grady County on Thursday forced dozens of families nearby out of their homes as natural gas spewed for over 24 hours. Now, the oil company, Staghorn ...

An oil well explosion in Nacogdoches County caused evacuations and road closures on Monday night. The Sheriff’s Office says ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California issued more drilling permits, but producers aren’t drilling despite oil prices over $100 per barrel, ...

He’s also proposed a 10-cent tax on every barrel of oil, with that money going toward well-plugging costs, and requiring producers to pay a $60,000 bond that can be used to plug the well later on.