Salt domes changed Texas history: the discovery of oil on top of one such dome at Spindletop, south of Beaumont, birthed the modern petroleum industry. On top of another, ...

Salt: the ultimate storage system. Salt domes and layers of salt found in other parts of the world, like the Permian Basin in West Texas, have a few unique properties that could make them ...

AUSTIN, Texas — It's a common ingredient in our food pantries and can be used as a way to flavor food to the production of chlorine. But did you know salt could help lower carbon energy sources ...

With its numerous salt domes surrounded by porous sedimentary rock, the Texas Gulf Coast is particularly well suited for this type of combined production and storage, according to the researchers.

BEAUMONT, Texas — Jefferson County Commissioners and Beaumont City Council members have approved tax incentives for a project that would store helium underground. ... or salt domes, ...