The price of crude oil is steadily declining and in Scotland as in many other countries, this means the abandonment of oil rigs. To disassemble the machines is not just costly, it also might prove to ...

Illinois state Sen. Don DeWitte, R-St. Charles, and state Sen. Erica Harriss, R-Glen Carbon ©Greg Bishop / The Center Square (The Center Square) – A state lawmaker says recently-signed legislation ...

Texas is covered in oil rigs and storage tanks like this, because it’s more expensive to take them down than to just leave them. They can leak chemicals into the ground and water, as well as methane ...

(The Center Square) – A state lawmaker says recently-signed legislation will ensure that Illinois taxpayers don’t foot the bill for cleaning up abandoned oil wells. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Senate ...