The rig count in the Permian Basin was up one this week, the latest count Friday by Baker Hughes shows, with 269 rigs active in the region. A year ago, 254 rigs were active in the region. Nationally, the oil and gas rig count is up four from last week at 595 rigs. A year ago, 542 rigs were active...
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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK Wall Street capped an up -and- down week Friday with a mixed finish for U.S. stock indexes, as elevated bond yields and oil prices weighed on the market. The S&P 500 inched 0.2% higher after drifting between modest gains and losses for muc...
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Texas National Guard soldiers check concertina wire fence where migrants must cross through to turn themselves into Border Patrol in El Paso as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico on June 1, 2024. Credit: Paul Ratje for the Texas Tribune By Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas...
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SAN ANTONIO Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas filed 264 new immigration and immigration-related criminal cases from September 11 through September 17, announced U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons. Charges were brought against alien smugglers and illegal aliens wit...
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Crude Oil: 100.30 (-1.61). Nymex MTD AVG: 97.1310. Natural Gas: 2.912 (+0.011). Gasoline: 3.5276 (+0.0203). Spreads: October/November (+4.22) November/December (+4.03). Plains WTI Posting: 96.78 (-1.61). The post DAILY OIL PRICE: September 18, 2026 appeared first on Odessa Americ...
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By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and MATTHEW PERRONE The Associated Press WASHINGTON The Pentagon has rolled out formal guidance for mandatory testosterone testing for male service members 30 and older, a policy that leaves out women for now and faces questions from medical experts about th...
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN The Associated Press WASHINGTON President Donald Trump announced Friday that all 50 states will join in on a program set to provide Most Favored Nation pricing to some drugs within the Medicaid program, bringing the net price of selected drugs down to prices pai...
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Saudi Arabia, long the king of the global energy industry with its dominance of OPEC and OPEC-Plus, has found itself unpleasantly embroiled in the Middle East conflict with the Iran-backed Houthis just having knocked out the Saudis’ big east-west Petroline oil pipeline. The Saudi...
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A vehicle bomb exploded Friday at a mosque near police offices in northwestern Pakistan as gunmen tried to storm the compound in an attack that killed at least 21 people and wounded 80 others, police and rescue officials said. Among those killed and woun...
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By REBECCA SANTANA The Associated Press COMSTOCK, Texas The Trump administration has started building the border wall through a west Texas section of the Big Bend region, marking the first major construction in an area of the U.S.-Mexico border where the administration’s plans ha...
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Bo French, Republican nominee for the Texas Railroad Commission, answers a question during a Texas Republican candidate forum at the Civic Center in Canton on Jan. 17, 2026. Credit: Emil T. Lippe for The Texas Tribune By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune Bo French, the rab...
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Gov. Greg Abbott speaks with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito during a ceremonial swearing in of Texas Supreme Court Justices James Sullivan and Kyle Hawkins at the Capitol in Austin on May 7, 2026. Credit: Kaylee Greenlee for The Texas Tribune By Katlyn Ma, The Texas Trib...
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By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER The Associated Press WASHINGTON Attorney General Todd Blanche is blurring traditional boundaries between politics and federal law enforcement with recent speeches at political events that mark a sharp departure from norms meant to protect the Justice Depar...
