New oil well drilling in Russia has accelerated to the fastest in five years despite the recent oil price decline, Bloomberg has reported, suggesting the pick-up in activity anticipates a further ...

HOUSTON, May 6 (Reuters) - A top executive of Schlumberger NV (SLB), the world's largest energy services firm, on Monday predicted autonomous drilling of oil and gas wells will beat autonomous driving ...

The Interior Department also said it would allow a contentious road to be built through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing a bill to streamline permitting for new oil wells. It’s a proposal that environmental groups say would wipe out scrutiny of the industry.

Drilling at Russia’s oil production wells likely beat a post-Soviet record in 2023, according to industry data Bloomberg has seen—evidence that the Western sanctions haven’t affected drilling rates ...

On Friday, the Department of Interior released a new rule that will impose stricter financial requirements for oil and gas companies that operate on federal public land – the first such change since ...

A California law that bans drilling new oil wells near places like homes and schools will take effect soon after the oil industry said it would withdraw a referendum from the November ballot asking ...

Sojourner Oil Company began drilling a new oil well in a north side Abilene neighborhood over the winter holidays. The operation is loud and produces smoke within the neighborhood, yet so far, no ...

A judge delivered a blow to a Los Angeles City Council ordinance to phase out new oil drilling in L.A., ruling that only the state has the power to regulate oil drilling. In a 16-page ruling dated ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. SACRAMENTO — In a bid to stabilize struggling crude-oil refineries, state lawmakers on Saturday passed a ...