The program is intended to reduce emissions and groundwater, fire and gas-leak hazards tied to low-producing wells.

On Tuesday, Los Angeles leaders took another swing at phasing out urban oil drilling, directing the city attorney to craft an ...

Ohio's oil and gas industry says Senate Bill 219 makes much-needed updates to state drilling laws, though environmental ...

RIVIERA, Texas — A years-long environmental concern in Baffin Bay is finally being addressed as state agencies work to plug and remove six orphaned oil and gas wells that officials say pose a threat ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A years-long environmental concern in Baffin Bay is finally being addressed as state agencies work to plug and remove six orphaned ...

JUST TWO WEEKS. PERMANENT LANES REOPENED IN 2024. ABANDONED OIL AND GAS WELLS ARE SITTING ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA, WITH RESEARCHERS CONCERNED THAT THEY’RE LEAKING METHANE AND METALS. BUT THE STATE ...

Jerome Bettis, former Pittsburgh Steeler running back, speaks during a news conference Wednesday commemorating the 400th orphan and abandoned well plugging in Pennsylvania during Gov. Josh Shapiro’s ...

see more of our stories on Google. Add Axios on Google The Bus is working to plug the area's abandoned gas and oil wells. Photo: Courtesy of Department of Environmental Protection ...

Orphaned wells can present a risk to the environment and public by emitting methane, contaminating groundwater, and/or impacting ecosystems. The National Academies will convene an ad hoc committee of ...

WASHINGTON — Plugging orphan oil and gas wells is an effective practice to mitigate the risks of leaks and reduce potential environmental and public health consequences from orphaned wells, says a new ...

Some Permian Basin drillers have shut in gas-heavy wells as negative prices at the Waha Hub persist despite a surge in oil prices. Prices remain depressed due to pipeline constraints and surging ...

When the day comes, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz will be an extraordinary event: restarting about 10,000 oil wells, pumping roughly 15% of the world’s production, that had been shut down for ...