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Elon Musk says he's refocusing on Tesla. Satellite images show Musk's growing business empire in Texas.
Since 2020, all of Elon Musk's major companies have moved headquarters to Texas. This includes Tesla, SpaceX, X, and The ...
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Spring surprise at the pump: Gas prices are still falling; Bend’s price drops another 7 cents a gallon
Oregon's gas prices, including in Bend, are declining for the second week in a row at a time of year when prices normally ...
Texas utility regulators could make grid history with 'superhighway' lines
Texas utility regulators with PUC could make grid history with first use of 675 kilovolt transmission lines in the ERCOT grid ...
Texas bill requires oil drillers to tell landowners about toxic waste pits
House Bill 4572 would introduce new requirements for pits where drillers bury oil and gas waste. Supporters of the bill gave ...
Texas breaks jobs records again, but oil-gas sector outlier indicates volatility
Texas broke its own employment records again in March, leading the U.S. in job creation. The outlier was in the oil and ...
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California losing another refinery, impacting AZ and NV; fuel shortages possible
() - With Valero announcing the pending closure of one of its two remaining California refineries, the state will lose at least 18% of its current refining capacity ...
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Living in Industry’s Shadow: How Black Communities Are Left Behind by EPA Cuts
What’s at stake for cities like Gary, Indiana, Beaumont, Texas, and San Francisco when protections go away amid the Trump ...
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West Texas, oil companies brace for downturn following Trump’s tariffs
When President Donald Trump boasted about falling oil prices on social media early Monday, the Texas oil and gas industry didn’t cheer along with him. Trump’s latest round of tariffs set off unease ...
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Cleanup underway of the Keystone oil pipeline spill in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Trucks and workers started cleaning up the Keystone oil pipeline spill in rural North Dakota, though its cause and the project timing is unclear. The pipeline ruptured ...
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Analysis: U.S. refiners unlikely to spend big to process more domestic oil
LyondellBasell Industries started to permanently shutter its 263,776-bpd Houston, Texas oil refinery earlier this year. U.S. net crude oil imports will fall by 20% in 2025 to 1.9 MMbpd, their lowest ...