The Crude Life

Water is the lifeblood of New Mexico. From our farms and ranches to our families and businesses,every drop matters. As our state faces ongoing drought and rising demand, we must look at every available tool to protect and stretch our water resources. One innovative solution is already taking rootin the […]

Recent activities by Ukraine against Russian refineries, and the incident at the Chevron Refinery in California, are exposing the vulnerability of major Goliath infrastructures being stationary targets for slaying by the David’s in the world. The misunderstanding of “green” delusionists is treating electricity as interchangeable with materials, as it is […]

A recent Scientific Reports article from Nature dives deep into a topic most Americans rarely think about but every oil and gas worker lives by: pigging. These odd-named tools—pipeline inspection gauges, or “pigs”—move through thousands of miles of buried pipe, cleaning, inspecting, and recording the unseen pulse of the energy […]

If the first season of Landman left you with grit under your fingernails and a thirst for more West Texas oilfield grit, hold onto your ten‑gallon hat—season 2 is revving up to blow the roof off. Enter Sam Elliott: The Man, the Myth, the Sheri-dan Sam Elliott, that gravel-voiced legend of the screen, […]

The Bayfront Convention Center in Erie is preparing to welcome one of the most anticipated events on the energy calendar: SHALE INSIGHT® 2025. For the shale industry, the conference represents more than an annual gathering; it’s a convergence point for decision-makers, innovators, and policymakers shaping the future of natural gas in […]

Stripper wells—also known as marginal wells—are oil or gas wells that are nearing the end of their economically viable life. In the U.S., a stripper oil well typically yields 15 barrels per day or less over a 12‑month period, while a stripper gas well is one producing 60,000 to 90,000 […]

UGI Utilities, Inc. is rolling out a major infrastructure upgrade in Stroudsburg, with a gas main replacement project set to begin September 2, 2025. The work, focusing on Scott Street (between North Ninth Street and Bell Terrace) and Bell Terrace itself, will proceed weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., […]

In a strategic push to address emissions and mitigate environmental risks, Colorado’s Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) has awarded reimbursement grants to 30 operators to plug 142 low-producing, or “marginal,” oil and gas wells. These wells, which often skirt their economic life yet continue to leak methane and other […]

When farmland meets the expanding footprint of industrial-scale solar, the collision is more than just environmental—it’s cultural, economic, and deeply political. On the latest Energy Realities podcast, hosts Irina Slav, David Blackmon, Stuart Turley, and Tammy Nemeth sit down with veteran energy journalist and filmmaker Robert Bryce to discuss his […]

When Jason Spiess signs onto the Zoom line for another episode of Spiess On Earth, the conversation isn’t about sticking to one fuel or another—it’s about cutting through the noise. His guest, Canadian energy columnist Terry Etam, is no stranger to that noise. Author of The End of Fossil Fuel […]

Welcome to Astro-Oilology, where we mix a little stardust with drilling dust to reveal your true oilfield destiny. Forget zodiac signs — out here, your birth month tells us exactly which oil play fuels your personality. From the sun-baked rigs of the Permian Basin to the frozen iron of the […]

A version of this story originally appeared in Capital & Main. The Centennial State may become first in the nation to require retailers to warn consumers that burning fossil fuels “releases air pollutants and greenhouse gases, known by the state of Colorado to be linked to significant health impacts and global heating.” The […]

Crude oil pipeline operator South Bow Corp. says its Keystone system has restarted after a rupture last week in North Dakota. The Calgary-based company says it has repaired and replaced the affected pipe and recovered most of the more than 556,000 litres that leaked onto farmland. South Bow says it’s […]

Crescent Energy Company (NYSE: CRGY) (“Crescent” or the “Company”), announced the closing of the sale of non-operated Permian Basin assets to a private buyer for $83 million in cash, subject to customary post-closing purchase price adjustments. The assets are located in Reeves County, Texas and had projected full-year 2025 production […]

The oil and gas industry has long been criticized for its environmental footprint, particularly when it comes to water use. From hydraulic fracturing to enhanced oil recovery, the industry consumes billions of gallons of water annually—often in arid regions where every drop counts. However, in recent years, a quiet revolution […]

Kansas Corporation Commission staff on Tuesday testified about the need to expand Evergy’s power generation capabilities and defended their decision to support the company’s request to build two natural gas plants. Evergy and other utility companies file an Integrated Resource Plan with the KCC that details its decision-making process, expectations […]

The Trump administration has shortened the approval procedure for new oil and gas projects to just 28 days—at most—from several years under the national energy emergency that the White House declared earlier this year. The new “emergency permitting procedures”, per the Department of the Interior, will cover not just oil and […]

As the Alaskan who leads the board of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation , I write to provide a frank update about the Alaska LNG Project, which has been in the news a lot lately — AGDC signed a deal with Glenfarne to take over the project, President Trump and our congressional […]

The RRC’s long history of common sense, science-based regulation of the oil and gas industry has safeguarded Texas communities and the environment while also fostering responsible production benefitting the state economy and America’s energy independence, the RRC said in a news release. The Texas oil and gas industry continued a […]

BP is expected to announce it will slash its renewable energy investments and instead focus on increasing oil and gas production. The energy giant will outline its strategy later following pressure from some investors unhappy its profits and share price have been much lower than its rivals. Shell and Norwegian […]

China drilled its first ultra-deep scientific exploration well to a depth of 10,910 meters on Jan. 5 in the Tarim Basin of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, setting a record as Asia’s deepest and the world’s second-deepest vertical well. During the drilling, the well “Shenditake 1” penetrated 12 different lithological […]