Water is a key feature of energy production, both as an inconvenient byproduct and an essential input for fracking. Select midstream companies provide water services. Read more ...

MALVERN, Ohio (WOIO) - An oil well pad exploded Tuesday morning in Carroll County, sending thick black smoke into the sky. The explosion occurred around 7 a.m. on June Road in Malvern. The fire ...

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 story said California law defines “exhausted wells” as those that have yielded an average daily production of two barrels of oil or less. This ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...