Mar. 8—The rig count in the Permian Basin was down two this week, the latest count Friday by Baker Hughes shows, with 313 rigs active in the region. A year ago, 343 rigs were active in the region. Nationally, the oil and gas rig count is down seven from last week at 622 rigs. A […]
The Merced County Sheriff Coroner’s Office identified the man killed in a collision involving two big rigs. Ricardo Alonso, a 26-year-old from Santa Maria, died early Tuesday morning in the Los Banos area off Interstate 5, according to Deputy Michael Domingue. Shortly after 3 a.m. Tuesday, Los Banos area California Highway Patrol officers responded the […]
Fellow Democrats are excoriating Rep. Katie Porter for saying her opponents, including rival Rep. Adam Schiff, sought to “rig” California’s Senate primary — language that echoes former President Donald Trump’s election denialism. Porter finished a distant third in the Super Tuesday contest behind Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey. The swift reaction to her social media […]
Mar. 1—The rig count in the Permian Basin was up one this week, the latest count Friday by Baker Hughes shows, with 315 rigs active in the region. A year ago, 349 rigs were active in the region. Nationally, the oil and gas rig count is up three from last week at 629 rigs. A […]
A deputy is dead, and another deputy and an inmate were seriously injured after their vehicle collided with a big rig, Texas officials say. Deputy Charles Rivette was killed in the Feb. 21 crash in Centerville — roughly 120 miles north of Houston, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said on Thursday, Feb. 22. Rivette was […]
KINGS COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A person died after rear-ending a big rig near Lemoore early Saturday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. At around 12:10 a.m. officers say they responded to a crash on northbound Highway 41 just south of State Route 198. Upon arrival, CHP says they learned a Ford F-150 truck […]
(KRON) — A big rig and an SUV crashed Sunday night in the area of I-80 eastbound and I-780 westbound highways, according to California Highway Patrol. Around 8:08 p.m., the big rig jackknifed on the transition ramp where an Audi then struck the truck. The driver of the Audi was injured, although the extent of […]
Dec. 22—The rig count in the Permian Basin was down three this week, the latest count Thursday by Baker Hughes shows, with 307 rigs active in the region. A year ago, 352 rigs were active in the region. Nationally, the oil and gas rig count is down three from last week at 620 rigs. A […]