Aug. 8—Questions still stir more than two years after the death of a young mechanical engineer near Alaska's North Slope oil fields. Colby Lord, 23, suffered a severe skull fracture on April 15, 2023.

Advocates predict that undocumented oil field workers will not be safe from ICE raids, despite the industry’s power. Uncertainty stems from the positions of New Mexico’s state government, too, as ...

A Texas oil field worker has been detained in one of Mexico’s most dangerous prisons for nine months after crossing the border in an “honest accident” — while his family pleads for his safe return.