117100 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://www.barrons.com/articles/earthquake-permian-basin-environmental-concerns-51668706244?mod=hp_LEADSUPP_1The three companies didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment on whether the earthquake had affected their operations or resulted in any injuries. The Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico is the most productive oil-producing area in the U.S., with more than 300 rigs operating. Earthquakes have become a growing concern in the state.2022-11-17T22:58+0100barrons-fca238bfc67276c63872aafe5d25597b20221117225800https://www.worldoil.com/news/2022/11/17/west-texas-hit-by-largest-ever-earthquake-rattling-remote-oil-region/(Bloomberg) — West Texas was hit by its largest earthquake on record on Wednesday, rattling parts of the Permian Basin in the latest temblor for the oil-producing region. The 5.3-magnitude earthquake hit at 3:34 p.m. local time near Mentone, Texas, according to the US Geological Survey.2022-11-17T20:24+0100worldoil-e554ce457e9631463850b02ce355347a20221117202400https://eu.elpasotimes.com/story/news/2022/11/16/did-you-feel-that-earthquake-rattles-west-texas/69655382007/If you felt the ground move Wednesday afternoon in El Paso, you’re not alone. Earthquake monitoring sites detected a quake in West Texas, with the U.S. Geological Survey reporting a 5.3 magnitude quake at a depth of 6 miles and 23 miles west-southwest of Mentone, Texas.2022-11-17T00:28+0100elpasotimes-06ee53bc97b754f7240ccb02f442c13720221117002800https://vervetimes.com/4-1-magnitude-earthquake-hits-himachal-pradesh/| Photo: File (Image for representation) The National Centre for Seismology reports that on Wednesday, an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.1 jolted areas of Himachal Pradesh. The epicentre of the earthquake, which occurred at 9:32 p.m., was situated 27 km to the north-northwest of Mandi. Mandi, Kangra, and adjacent areas experienced tremors.2022-11-16T22:04+0100vervetimes-c8d1b9c0671298b6e3f840812a59a2b120221116220400