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Just a week after OPEC members announced they were cutting oil production and exports, the U.S. Energy Information Administration announced...

Fate, in some respects, was not kind to George H. W. Bush, who died last week in Houston. Of course,...

The federal government has issued an extensive report that gives a gloom-and-doom assessment of civilization unless drastic measures are taken...

The volatility in crude oil prices has just about everybody wondering where they will be tomorrow, next week, next month,...

While crude oil prices have declined 27 percent since Oct. 1, natural gas prices broke through the $4 barrier this...

The energy industry won three referendums on Tuesday that would have made energy production more expensive in Colorado, Washington and...

While oil and gas executives have grown more optimistic about economic conditions within the industry, they are concerned about growing...

Crude oil prices declined again this week as more questions arose regarding supply and demand. One thing is certain: oil...

Even though crude oil prices have declined 10 percent since Oct. 1, some analysts believe that the fourth quarter of...

Energy news last week included a hurricane sweeping through the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico, President Trump announcing a change in...

Crude oil prices in the U.S. and around the world continued their upward swing this week. U.S. oil prices on...

Petroleum plays a dynamic role in energy, economic, and geopolitical issues worldwide. Just this past week President Donald Trump told...

Increased crude oil production throughout Texas this year has resulted in a huge jump in U.S. oil production. Now, apparently...

Natural gas has become the major generator of electricity in the U.S. during the past 10 years. The Energy Information...

The Permian Basin of West Texas and Southeastern New Mexico is hot. It leads the state and nation in oil...

Global crude oil inventories are down creating upward pressure on crude oil prices around the world. Oil inventories fell 33...

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed this week changes to air emission regulations which will allow states to implement “the best...

Even though recent international events may create questions about the future demand for petroleum, the domestic oil and gas industry...

Some members of Congress recently resurrected a controversial idea. It’s called a carbon tax. It’s nothing new. President Bill Clinton...

Just about one year ago, the refining industry along the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana suffered a severe blow...

Summers are hot in Texas. Rising temperatures are accompanied by rising electric bills. Texans, however, don’t pay as much per...

Energy issues became a central point of discussion this week as the 29 countries in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization...

The headlines in three separate reports about the oil and gas industry indicate strong performance during the first half of...

Life in the oil and gas industry became more complicated in recent weeks when at least a half dozen major...

Crude oil and natural gas will continue to provide a major portion of the world‘s energy needs for the next...

Net crude oil and petroleum imports declined in 2017 to a record low, and the federal government expects net imports...