The state of Texas is working to crack down on the growing problem of oilfield theft. Estimated losses from stolen crude across the state total a billion dollars.
in the remote, unmanned fields of the Permian Basin, plotting, planning, and running off with oil is well, super easy.
More than 40% of oil and natural gas operators in west Texas say their operations have been impacted by theft in the past year, a continued fallout of the border crisis.