The rig count in the Permian Basin was unchanged this week, the latest count Friday by Baker Hughes shows, with 270 rigs active in the region. A year ago, 251 rigs were active in the region. Nationally, the oil and gas rig count is down one from last week at 598 rigs. A year ago, 549 rigs were ac...
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The Midland Victims Coalition hosted its 11th annual Walk for Domestic Violence Awareness event on Friday to support survivors and promote local resources....
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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK U.S. stocks climbed near their all-time high on Friday after the latest update on the U.S. job market cooled worries that a potentially hot U.S economy could make inflation much worse. The S&P 500 rose 0.7% and pulled within 1% of its reco...
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As the ongoing debate over automated license plate readers rages on, Ector County Sheriff Mike Griffis remains a stalwart fan of the law enforcement tool. ALPRs, such as those sold by Flock Safety, record passing license plates and enter them into a mappable database that officer...
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa lawmakers returned to the Statehouse Friday to consider expanding the ceiling on state tax incentives in an effort to secure a $15 billion steel plant project for the state because the company wouldn't accept what is currently allowed in law. Presiden...
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Federal authorities investigating the deaths of two University of Mississippi students have charged a store clerk and his son with selling an illegal kratom product, prosecutors announced Friday. A drug task force in Mississippi had previously urged people to avoid kratom, an her...
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Crude Oil: 91.11 (-1.76). Nymex MTD AVG: 91.9900. Natural Gas: 3.035 (+0.068). Gasoline: 3.3124 (-0.0902). Spreads: November/December (+1.68) December/January (+1.61). Plains WTI Posting: 87.59 (-1.76). The post DAILY OIL PRICE: October 2, 2026 appeared first on Odessa American ....
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Artificial intelligence has been a factor in the oil and gas business for a good while and its importance will grow across all phases of the industry. That’s according to Waco economist Ray Perryman and Odessa oilman Kirk Edwards, who say the necessary precautions are being taken...
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation has acquired a 650-acre property on Lake Palestine for a future state park. (Photo Courtesy of Josh Smith, a co-founder of TexasLand) By Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune A 650-acre ranch on Lake Palestine in Henderson County is on its ...
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By REBECCA BOONE The Associated Press Long before Christa Pike was brought into Tennessee’s execution chamber, prison leaders reviewed and approved a backup plan detailing exactly what to do if the first attempt at lethal injection failed. But the backup plan also failed, and Thu...
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Medical Center Hospital will host a grand opening for its newly-renovated Progressive Care Unit on Monday, October 5. The celebration will take place on the 4th floor in the central tower from 2 to 4 p.m. The completely modernized 14-bed PCU will serve patients whose conditions r...
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President Donald Trump is back on the campaign trail as he seeks to shore up lagging enthusiasm in the Republican Party ahead of next month’s midterm elections on Nov. 3. On Friday, he’ll attend a rally in Alabama, then travel to Ohio on Saturday. He could have his work cut out f...
