ODESSA, Texas -- At least three times a week, Darin Mitchell gets the call. Oil drums have been stolen. Copper wires were yanked. Other field equipment at an oil and gas facility was pilfered.

Texas creating task forces to combat Permian Basin oil field thefts A task force led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, he said, estimated that operators in the Permian Basin lose up to ...

Written by state Rep. Drew Darby, R-San Angelo, and Sen. Kevin Sparks, R-Midland, the bills instruct the Department of Public Safety and the Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates the state’s oil ...

The Texas Tribune (ODESSA) — At least three times a week, Darin Mitchell gets the call. Oil drums have been stolen. Copper wires were yanked. Other field equipment at an oil and gas facility was ...

Texas Creating Task Forces to Target Permian Basin Oil Field Thefts ODESSA, Texas (AP) — At least three times a week, Darin Mitchell gets the call. Oil drums have been stolen. Copper wires were ...

Texas lawmakers hope a series of new laws will help end oil field thefts in West Texas. (Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune, Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune) Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly ...

The Texas Legislature has passed a suite of bills that lawmakers, a sheriff, and oil and gas industry leaders say are crucial to combat what they call a billion-dollar loss in oil field thefts in ...

ODESSA, Texas (AP) — At least three times a week, Darin Mitchell gets the call. Oil drums have been stolen. Copper wires were yanked. Other field equipment at an oil and gas facility was ...