Oil & Gas 360º

JUNE 10, 2025

(Oil Price) – As if WTI oil prices in the low $60s per barrel aren’t enough to slow production growth at America’s top producing shale basin, the Permian, new guidelines for permitting saltwater disposal wells could raise the costs for operators, especially smaller producers with limited resources.

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RBN Energy

JULY 30, 2025

Through the early years of the Shale Era, produced water gathering systems in the Permian were mostly small, simple and focused solely on transporting the salty, petroleum- and mineral-tainted water emerging from wells to nearby saltwater disposal wells.

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Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

JULY 14, 2025

Last year, the Permian Basin Petroleum Association created a set of recommended practices to combat oilfield crime, incorporating physical, cyber, and operational security measures. Senate Bill 494 aims to combat the theft of petroleum products in Texas by creating a dedicated task force within the Railroad Commission of Texas.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 6, 2017

Chesapeke Operating, LLC , the Sierra Club alleged that the deep injection of liquid waste from oil and gas activities has caused an increase in the number and severity of earthquakes in Oklahoma. Defendants Chesapeake Operating, LLC, Devon Energy Production Co., In Sierra Club v.

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Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

MAY 1, 2025

Industry-Related Issues From the start of the 140-day session, the overall goal of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association (PBPA) has been to support legislation that promotes the safe and responsible development of the natural resources found in the Permian Basin, said PBPA Executive Vice President Stephen Robertson.

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