Gene Ames Jr. is a fourth generation oilman whose wildcatter grandfather drilled his first well in 1913 in Cushing, OK. “I really know the oil field,” said Ames, 83, whose grandchildren are now in the ...

HOUSTON (Reuters) -Autry Stephens, the billionaire founder and chairman of Endeavor Energy Resources, has died aged 86, the company disclosed on Friday, after a prolonged battle with cancer. Stephens ...

In the oil business, the wildcatter is an operator who combines the cunning of a coyote, the nimble independence of a mountain goat and the ornery courage of a longhorn bull. Relying on instinct and ...

Naya Desir-Johnson offers a star-making performance as a precocious Black youngster determined to strike it rich in 1913 ...

At 78, rough, tough Mike Benedum, “greatest wildcatter in the world,” wanted just one more big strike. His Plymouth Oil Co. had leased 800 acres in desolate Upton County in western Texas and started ...

Directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh, the biographical drama blends faith, fortitude, and a fortune that would make oil tycoons blink ...

In the upcoming film, “Sarah’s Oil,” her miraculous story will be shared for the first time on screen. Born at the turn of ...

Harold Hamm’s willingness to make risky bets helped him build Continental Resources Inc. into the one of the biggest oil producers in North Dakota’s Bakken Shale and a symbol of the U.S. energy boom.

A young Black girl learns that her land allotment is rich with oil in this story that aspires to teach us a lesson about white predation.

It's still unclear how much oil Namibia has, and no discoveries have yet been declared commercial, though the government has estimated resources as high as 11 billion barrels. Image by rarrarorro via ...