Gov. Greg Abbott signed all three this month in Midland, saying in a statement that Texas is “bringing the full weight of the law to crack down on oil theft in the Permian Basin to protect the ...

MIDLAND, Texas — The Sensia Petro-Technical Applications Seminar (SPAS) is revolutionizing technologies in the oil and gas industry. The seminar took place at the Bush Convention Center in ...

Texas lawmakers hope a series of new laws will help end oil field thefts in West Texas. Credit: Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune ODESSA — At least three times a week, Darin Mitchell gets the call ...

Gov. Greg Abbott signed all three this month in Midland, saying in a statement that Texas is “bringing the full weight of the law to crack down on oil theft in the Permian Basin to protect the ...

ODESSA, Texas (AP) — At least three times a week, Darin Mitchell gets the call. Oil drums have been stolen. Copper wires were yanked. Other field equipment at an oil and gas facility was ...

Gov. Greg Abbott signed all three this month in Midland, saying in a statement that Texas is “bringing the full weight of the law to crack down on oil theft in the Permian Basin to protect the ...

Written by state Rep. Drew Darby, R-San Angelo, and Sen. Kevin Sparks, R-Midland, the bills instruct the Department of Public Safety and the Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates the state’s oil ...

The Texas Legislature has passed a suite of bills that lawmakers, a sheriff, and oil and gas industry leaders say are crucial to combat what they call a billion-dollar loss in oil field thefts in ...

Texas lawmakers have approved bills creating task forces to address oil field theft in the Permian Basin. The task forces, formed by the Department of Public Safety and the Texas Railroad ...

ODESSA, Texas -- At least three times a week, Darin Mitchell gets the call. Oil drums have been stolen. Copper wires were yanked. Other field equipment at an oil and gas facility was pilfered.