Oil /tags/oil Oil en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:01:00 GMT How an oilfield con artist helped turn Texas into the energy capital of America /energy-environment/2025-02-12/east-texas-oil-field-columbus-marion-doc-joiner-daisy-bradford-well-disconnect It took a man actively trying not to find oil to make the biggest oil discovery in U.S. history. Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:01:00 GMT /energy-environment/2025-02-12/east-texas-oil-field-columbus-marion-doc-joiner-daisy-bradford-well-disconnect Mose Buchele Gas prices drop below $4 a gallon. These factors will determine what happens next /business/2022-08-11/gas-prices-drop-below-4-a-gallon-these-factors-will-determine-what-happens-next The national average price of gasoline has fallen below $4 a gallon. These are four key factors that could determine what happens next with prices at the pump. Thu, 11 Aug 2022 14:21:25 GMT /business/2022-08-11/gas-prices-drop-below-4-a-gallon-these-factors-will-determine-what-happens-next Arezou Rezvani Biden plans a major withdrawal from the country's oil reserves to control gas prices /2022-03-31/biden-plans-a-major-withdrawal-from-the-countrys-oil-reserves-to-control-gas-prices The decision comes as prices have spiked since the U.S. and allies have imposed steep sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Thu, 31 Mar 2022 15:55:48 GMT /2022-03-31/biden-plans-a-major-withdrawal-from-the-countrys-oil-reserves-to-control-gas-prices NPR Staff U.S. sanctions on Russian oil have Texas producers ready to up production. Environmentalists fear it’s at the expense of reducing emissions longterm. /energy-environment/2022-03-14/u-s-sanctions-on-russian-oil-have-texas-producers-ready-to-up-production-environmentalists-fear-its-at-the-expense-of-reducing-emissions-longterm Domestic producers say it’s time for more investment in oil and gas, but supporters of clean energy argue it may not drive down consumer costs � and could lock the U.S. into an oil-dependent future. Mon, 14 Mar 2022 17:17:17 GMT /energy-environment/2022-03-14/u-s-sanctions-on-russian-oil-have-texas-producers-ready-to-up-production-environmentalists-fear-its-at-the-expense-of-reducing-emissions-longterm Kyra Buckley | Houston Public Media Biden announces Russian oil import ban and warns gas prices could increase even more /2022-03-08/biden-announces-russian-oil-import-ban-and-warns-gas-prices-could-increase-even-more President Biden described the move as a critical step to punishing Russian President Vladimir Putin for invading Ukraine, but said as a result, Americans should prepare for price hikes at the pump. Tue, 08 Mar 2022 17:34:44 GMT /2022-03-08/biden-announces-russian-oil-import-ban-and-warns-gas-prices-could-increase-even-more Scott Detrow, Alana Wise Biden Order Blocks Keystone XL Pipeline /energy-environment/2021-01-20/biden-order-blocks-keystone-xl-pipeline This likely means the end of the $8 billion pipeline, a years-long project that would have carried oil sands crude from Alberta, Canada to the American Gulf Coast. Wed, 20 Jan 2021 19:22:27 GMT /energy-environment/2021-01-20/biden-order-blocks-keystone-xl-pipeline Jeff Brady How Will The Collapse In Oil Prices Impact Texas? It's Too Soon To Tell, Experts Say. /energy-environment/2020-03-09/how-will-the-collapse-in-oil-prices-impact-texas-its-too-soon-to-tell-experts-say Oil prices plummeted to their lowest point in decades overnight as Saudi Arabia declared a price war on Russia, adding another stressor to financial� Mon, 09 Mar 2020 20:54:22 GMT /energy-environment/2020-03-09/how-will-the-collapse-in-oil-prices-impact-texas-its-too-soon-to-tell-experts-say Kiah Collier Texas Oil Tycoon T. Boone Pickens Dies At Age 91 /texas/2019-09-11/texas-oil-tycoon-t-boone-pickens-dies-at-age-91 T. Boone Pickens, a brash and quotable oil tycoon who grew even wealthier through corporate takeover attempts, died Wednesday. He was 91.Pickens was� Wed, 11 Sep 2019 19:42:47 GMT /texas/2019-09-11/texas-oil-tycoon-t-boone-pickens-dies-at-age-91 Cliff Brunt, Associated Press Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Rollback Of Offshore Drilling Safety Rules /energy-environment/2019-06-12/groups-sue-trump-administration-over-rollback-of-offshore-drilling-safety-rules A handful of environmental groups are taking the Trump administration to federal court over its rollback of regulations meant to prevent offshore oil� Wed, 12 Jun 2019 15:43:43 GMT /energy-environment/2019-06-12/groups-sue-trump-administration-over-rollback-of-offshore-drilling-safety-rules Mose Buchele The World's First Zero-Carbon Oilfield Could Be Coming To Texas � Maybe? /energy-environment/2019-06-07/the-worlds-first-zero-carbon-oilfield-could-be-coming-to-texas-maybe Experts say carbon emissions need to be reduced and even removed from the atmosphere to avoid catastrophic climate change. Could carbon-neutral oil be a� Fri, 07 Jun 2019 21:13:24 GMT /energy-environment/2019-06-07/the-worlds-first-zero-carbon-oilfield-could-be-coming-to-texas-maybe Mose Buchele