Most investors want a diverse portfolio, as well as keeping some of their funds in non-liquid assets. Oil is one of the best ...

Shale’s next frontier is boosting recovery rates, as productivity declines across major basins and drilling efficiency gains plateau. Producers like Exxon and Chevron are turning to AI, longer ...

2:47 p.m. Dec. 12, 2025: An earlier version of this article said California law defines “exhausted wells” as those that have yielded an average daily production of two barrels of oil or less. This ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Kern County could see a significant increase in oil drilling activity starting in 2026, as new state legislation opens the door for thousands of additional wells and ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. L.A. County is suing four oil companies for allegedly failing to plug at least 227 idle wells in the Inglewood Oil ...

Italian energy giant Eni has extended its use of a premium shallow-water jack-up drilling rig in Mexico and has remaining ...

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- Los Angeles County filed an environmental lawsuit Wednesday against oil and gas well operators to compel them to address what lawyers called dangers to human health and the ...

Do U.S. oil companies want to jump into Venezuela to produce the heavy, sour oil? Here are specifics of oil production down ...

After spending nearly $50 billion to expand the country’s Tengiz oil field, the American oil giant and its partners encounter ...

State regulators voted to delay a plan to drill 32 new oil and gas wells near the Aurora Reservoir on Wednesday, after nearly a year of sustained community opposition. Colorado’s Energy and Carbon ...