The head of the largest independent oil producer in the Permian Basin predicts US shale production has peaked and will likely decline from here as oil prices hovers near four-year lows. “We have a ...

Economic headwinds and oil-market turbulence mean U.S. shale's crude output has likely peaked and is set to decline, according to Permian producer Diamondback Energy. The warning didn't name President ...

Oil fields are just as quick to make fortunes as break them. The 1901 Spindletop gusher in Texas jumpstarted the petroleum ...

Diamondback Energy predicts that peak onshore crude oil production in the United States has been reached and will decline due to reduced drilling activity prompted by lower oil prices.

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On Monday, global crude prices sank after OPEC+ agreed over the weekend to surge production for a second month, adding to ...

It’s been cool and cloudy around Lubbock and most of the South Plains, with occasional drizzle after the morning rain departed. Meanwhile, the sun has been shining in Southeast New Mexico into the ...

Midland-Odessa faces severe storms Monday with threats of large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes and flash flooding, according ...

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Lightweight proppants engineered from refinery coke are giving Exxon an up to 15% lift in Permian EURs. “We generally surprised ourselves with the improvements,” CEO Darren Woods said.

Advocates for conserving the lizard argued its primary threats were mining for sand used in the hydraulic fracturing.

Murphy, a true freshman out of Little Rock Parkview, enrolled early at Arkansas and went through spring practices before ...