Pentagon wants offshore drilling ban maintained in eastern Gulf
The Pentagon wants to continue a ban on offshore drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico that’s set to expire in five years.
Archive for year: 2017
U.S. will lose jobs if it quits Paris climate deal: U.N.
The United States will shoot itself in the foot if it quits the Paris climate accord because China, India and Europe will snap up the best power sector jobs in future, U.N. Environment chief Erik Solheim said on Thursday.
Exxon Mobil’s outdated equipment and procedures led to Torrance explosion, agency says
Exxon Mobil Corp. relied on outdated procedures and used equipment that was older than its safe operating life, which led to a 2015 explosion at the Torrance refinery, endangering 150,000 nearby residents, a federal agency said Wednesday.
You don’t have to wait for Tesla to get your electric pickup truck
The basic design of this quintessential American vehicle hasn’t changed much since, well, ever, but an Indiana company thinks it has found a better way: Make it electric.
North Dakota: the oil spill state
North Dakota is an oil-drenched state. In the year ending on May 1, 2017, according to the state’s Department of Health, the state’s oil and gas industry reported 745 involved oil spills — on average, a spill every 11 hours and 45 minutes.
Combining three vehicle technologies could nearly eliminate auto emissions
A new report finds that layering autonomous and electric tech with ride-sharing could cut carbon emissions 80 percent by 2050.
Bipartisan Senate bill on Venezuela calls for Trump to block Russian oil deal
A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators introduced a wide-ranging bill Wednesday aimed at the crisis in Venezuela, calling for sanctions and demanding President Donald Trump step in to prevent a deal struck by Venezuela’s state oil company that might lead to Russian ownership of U.S. oil.
Ethanol fight complicates push to repeal Obama drilling rule
A handful of GOP senators have said they might hold up legislation to repeal an Obama administration oil and natural gas drilling rule to secure a vote on an ethanol policy change.
How much does America’s foreign oil habit cost you?
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Colorado investigators link fatal home explosion to Anadarko well
Colorado investigators have linked a fatal home explosion last month to a faulty gas line connected to an old well owned by Anadarko Petroleum.
