Alabama's oil and gas industry has enjoyed a long and remarkable history. As early as 1808, American Indians in the Tennessee Valley in north-central Alabama were selling oil from asphaltic rocks for medicinal purposes. The first wells drilled for oil in the southeastern U.S. were drilled in Lawrence County in 1865, just six years after the first oil well in the U.S.(more)

• Oil and Gas Regions (Map)
• Oil and Gas Industry (PDF)
• Coal Bed Methane (PDF)
• Offshore (PDF)
• Tar Sands (PDF)
• Board History (PDF)
• Gas Production Milestones (PDF)

• Activity (table)
• Permits
• Production
• Gas Production
• Severance Tax
• Offshore Revenue
• Offshore Trusts