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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer ExxonMobil's profit declined in its first quarter as natural gas prices fell and industry refining margins dropped. The energy company...

Crude Oil: 83.57   (+0.76). Nymex MTD AVG: 84.7872. Natural Gas: 1.638   (-0.015). Gasoline: 2.7582   (+0.0239). Spreads: June/July   (+0.82)   July/August   (+0.82). Plains WTI Posting:...

AUSTIN The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) on April 25 adopted a new rule to implement the Texas Energy Fund Completion Bonus Grant...

By MATTHEW DALY The Associated Press WASHINGTON Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued Thursday...

AUSTIN The Railroad Commission of Texas assessed $2,456,002 in fines involving 711 enforcement dockets against operators and businesses at the Commissioners’ Conference on Wednesday....

By JOSHUA GOODMAN The Associated Press MIAMI A company started by a Texas billionaire oilman announced a deal Wednesday with Venezuela's state-owned oil company to...

Crude Oil: 82.81   (-0.55). Nymex MTD AVG: 84.8379. Natural Gas: 1.653   (-0.159). Gasoline: 2.7343   (+0.0090). Spreads: June/July   (+0.72)   July/August   (+0.74). Plains WTI Posting:...

March was a very healthy month for oilfield hiring in Texas and the Permian Basin Petroleum Association and Texas Oil & Gas Association say...

Note: The May Contract has expired, and the June Contract is now prompt. Today, the June Contract price increased by $1.46. Prompt month to prompt...

Tradition or myth holds that the Permian Basin’s rich oil and natural gas formations were made from the bodies of dinosaurs, which is an...