Oil field firefighter Paul N. "Red" Adair, who was instrumental in capping Kuwaiti oil wells set ablaze by Iraq and was immortalized by John Wayne in a movie based on his life, has died at age 89.

The Texas Railroad Commission has urgently requested an additional $100 million in emergency funding from state lawmakers as it faces an escalating crisis of leaking and erupting oil wells. The amount ...

Assam Well Blowout: The recent natural gas blowout at Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC’s) Bhatiapar well in Assam’s Sivasagar district has raised several questions about the complexities and ...

TEXAS, USA — This article was originally published by our content partners at the Texas Tribune. Read the original article here. Unable to keep up with the growing number of leaking and erupting wells ...

Depleted and abandoned oil wells in West Texas are causing environmental issues such as sinkholes and blowouts, leading to significant financial costs for cleanup. The Texas Railroad Commission has ...