In the booming Permian Basin oil field, a large unincorporated community just outside of the city of Odessa proper has ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part three in a four-part series. Read part one here ...

The rumble of sand-hauling trucks is a familiar sound in the Permian Basin, but soon, that sound may come without a driver ...

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He gestured out the window of his office in Odessa, Texas, toward a new row of apartments — a sign ... His department now has a specialized oilfield theft unit, focused on crime rings stealing pipe, ...

Before the year's state legislature comes to an end, one Midland law maker is putting oil field theft in the spotlight.

Oilfield traffic drives through a lease as a natural gas flare operates in the distance Monday, April 25, 2022, outside of Midland, Texas. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman) From oilfield thefts to ...

On Tuesday, Craddick filed HB 3707, which introduces stricter penalties for violations and creates new criminal offenses for illegal activities involving petroleum products and oil and gas waste, ...

ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- The rumble of sand-hauling ... signaling a future where these driverless trucks could be seen beyond oilfield routes. This new wave of automation isn’t stopping ...