Texas oil

Planned Texas Refinery Hits Environmental Bumps

Webb County Judge, Tano Tijerina has withdrawn his support for a proposed new oil refinery near Hebbronville due to environmental concerns. Tijerina originally supported the project but has since changed his mind after spending over a year with more questions than answers about the project. The oil company, Raven Petroleum, is the company seeking permission to build a… read more

Biggest Oil Rigs in Texas

Oil production in Texas has more than doubled since January 1999, when the state produced over 39 million barrels. As of August 2015, 106 million barrels were produced from over 176,000 oil wells across the state of Texas, marking the highest year oil production in the history of the United States. Texas continues to make… read more