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AUSTIN Texas Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian on Thursday issued a statement regarding the newly announced pipeline project, the 450-mile Eiger Express Pipeline, connecting the Permian Basin to ...

Railroad Commissioner Jim Wright is succeeding Christi Craddick as chair of the three-member commission. Wright was unanimously elected chairman at Tuesday’s open meeting of the commission. “I look ...

The Railroad Commission has reported the number of original drilling permits and completions it issued in June. The commission issued a total of 606 original drilling permits in June. The total ...

'The goal is to work alongside agency staff to identify what is working, what needs improving, and where small changes could lead to big wins for both the public and the regulated community', the RRC ...

The state of Texas will infuse more cash into a program for plugging inactive oil and gas wells in 2026 and 2027, as the average cost of sealing each well has rapidly increased. The state is ...

(Reuters) - OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo said Friday that he spoke with a Texas oil regulator about the oil market's current conditions and the "possibility of future cooperation." ...

EPA’s Region 6 last week denied a petition filed by several environmental groups asking EPA to revoke the Texas Railroad Commission’s authority to oversee waste injection wells in the Lone Star State.