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Oil surged on Friday as tensions in the Red Sea escalated following attacks by the US and its allies against Yemeni sites controlled by Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
The session high was more than $80, highest this year so far. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures climbed 66 cents, or 0.9%, to settle at $72.68, paring gains after touching a 2024 high of ...
Jul. 10—AUSTIN — Statewide and county crude oil and natural gas production as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas for April 2024 came from 163,674 oil wells and 84,739 gas wells, a ...
May 5 – A leak occurred in a relief line, at a Keystone Pipeline Terminal in Beaumont, Texas. About 18,500 gallons of crude oil were spilled. The cause seemed to be internal corrosion. [5] July 28 – A gas line explosion and fire occurred in Martin County, Texas, which injured four workers. A ditching truck hit an existing high-pressure gas ...
In 1919, tax revenue from oil production surpassed $1 million ($17.6 million in today's terms) and in 1929 it reached $6 million ($106 million in today's terms). [ 34 ] [ 95 ] By 1940, the oil and gas industry accounted for approximately half of all taxes paid in the state.
Prior to Spindletop, oil was primarily used for lighting and as a lubricant. Because of the quantity of oil discovered, burning petroleum as a fuel for mass consumption suddenly became economically feasible. The frenzy of oil exploration and the economic development it generated in the state became known as the Texas oil boom. The United States ...
The Texas industry produced 5.86 million barrels per day of crude oil in October 2024 – led by production in west Texas in the Permian Basin. It was the largest total on record in history.
It was established in 1931 by Republic Oil Refining Company and sold to Plymouth Oil Company in 1957. [2] In 2005, the refinery could produce around 10 million gallons of gasoline per day. It also produced jet fuels, diesel fuels, and chemical feed stocks. Its 1,200-acre (490 ha) site was covered by 29 oil refining units and four chemical units.