“We have a lot of tools in our tool belt to identify those [high-emitting wells],” she said. “If you think of the oil and gas industry, our entire existence depends upon finding reservoirs ...

OIL CITY, LOUISIANA - MARCH 8: An orphaned well with a temporary cap sits in the backyard of a home ... [+] owned by Rickey Jordan in Oil City, Louisiana on March 8, 2023. (Photo by Cooper Neill ...

They drilled ever-bigger wells and installed sensors and other ... “Per person, we’re producing a lot more.” That the oil and gas industry has become more productive is good news for the ...

In arid West Texas, water seeps and bubbles from old wells, sometimes carrying oil, brackish water or other pollutants to the surface. But the real danger lies underground — where oil ...

LOS ANGELES— A judge approved an agreement today to end litigation over approvals for 17 new oil and gas wells, some near homes and schools, in Los Angeles and Kern counties. The agreement comes after ...

Onshore wells typically cost about $30,000 to plug, yet the commission has paid more than 10 times that amount to plug wells that are gushing with contaminated water. The commission, which ...