Abandoned and orphaned oil wells in West Texas are causing costly environmental hazards like sinkholes and leaks, prompting ...

Researchers have found a way to enhance compressed-air energy storage (CAES) by utilizing geothermal heat in abandoned oil ...

As Pennsylvania celebrates plugging 300 abandoned oil and gas wells since 2023, ongoing lawsuits against the Trump ...

The sinkhole, which is so wide and deep that it could comfortably contain a four-story building, is feared to still be ...

Aging and abandoned oil wells in West Texas are causing significant environmental damage, public health risks, and financial ...

The bill would have set deadlines for the oil and gas industry to plug inactive wells, which can pose a danger to the ...

Moving from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources like wind and solar will require better ways to store energy for use when the sun is not shining or the wind is not blowing. A new study by ...

The rapidly-growing sinkhole in Upton County is the latest of many problems caused by old wells in the Permian Basin. A sinkhole in Upton County formed around an oil well that was plugged in the ...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says plans for cleaning up orphaned or inactive oil wells are to be made public in two weeks.

Alberta's energy minister says the government will not draw on the public purse to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells.