Latest Energy Headlines
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Coast Guard OKs Winding Down BP Spill Cleanup
Nov 10 2011 // BP will no longer be responsible for cleaning up oil that washes up on the Gulf Coast unless officials can prove it comes from the company’s well that blew out in 2010, causing the worst offshore spill in U.S....
Gulf Oil-spill Workers Sought for Study
Nov 9 2011 // Federal researchers are looking for cleanup workers willing to participate in a $17.8 million study of long-term health effects from last year’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill. They want to interview more than 50,000...
North Dakota Governor Asks Legislature to Approve Disaster Help
Nov 9 2011 // North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple has unveiled a $569 million plan to provide disaster aid to flood-stricken areas and to help western North Dakota towns struggling to cope with oil development. Speaking to a joint session...
Firms Want Government Probes Banned from Gulf Oil Spill Liability Trial
Nov 9 2011 // The companies involved in the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history are trying to prevent government investigations blaming them for the disaster from being used against them by the people and businesses who are suing...
Millions Awarded in Louisiana Oil Lawsuit
Nov 7 2011 // A Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana judge has awarded more than $11 million to a Houma family stemming from a dispute over unpaid oil royalties. The Courier reports attorney Michael St. Martin and his wife, Virginia, filed a...
Top 10 Risky Industries to Avoid
Nov 7 2011 // Future Looks Brighter for Overall Economy But These Top Industries Will Be Left Behind, Says IBISWorld As the United States inches toward recovery, there are several industries that aren’t expected to improve along...
Louisiana Must Turn Over Records to BP-U.S. Judge
Oct 28 2011 // Louisiana must quickly turn over documents requested by oil giant BP, or else face dismissal of its lawsuit against the company for losses caused by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a judge ruled Thursday. Louisiana faces...
Oil Firm Agrees to Plead Guilty in North Dakota Bird Deaths
Oct 26 2011 // One of seven oil companies charged with killing migratory birds during drilling operations in North Dakota has agreed to plead guilty and pay $12,000. Slawson Exploration Co. Inc., of Wichita, Kan., was charged under the...
BP Gets $4 Billion from Anadarko for Gulf Oil Spill Costs
Oct 18 2011 // Anadarko Petroleum Corp. will pay BP Plc $4 billion toward clean-up and victim compensation for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The amount is less than BP might have won in court, but it softens the blow of overall...
BP Settles for $4 Billion from Anadarko for Oil Spill Costs
Oct 18 2011 // Anadarko Petroleum Corp will pay BP Plc $4 billion toward clean-up and victim compensation for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The amount is less than BP might have won in court, but it softens the blow of overall...
Stricken New Zealand Container Ship May Break Apart or Sink
Oct 18 2011 // Salvage crews raced Monday to pump oil from a stricken ship teetering on a reef off the New Zealand coast, while also preparing for the worst: Authorities believe the vessel will break apart or sink soon. The salvage work...
Washington Coast Oil and Fuel Spills Fully Contained
Oct 17 2011 // It was a busy weekend for oil and fuel spills around Washington’s coast. Containment efforts are wrapped up on three oil or fuel spills off the state’s coast. On Saturday, a barge carrying a 5-ton crane that...
U.S. Sanctions BP, Contractors for Gulf Oil Spill
Oct 13 2011 // The U.S. offshore drilling regulator Wednesday formally issued sanctions against BP and the major contractors involved in the 2010 explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig that killed 11 workers and spewed more than 4...
New Zealand Says Oil Spill ‘Worst-ever Maritime Environmental Disaster’
Oct 12 2011 // Rough weather has jostled a cargo ship stuck off New Zealand’s coast and worsened its oil leak fivefold to make it the country’s worst-ever maritime environmental disaster, the government said Tuesday. Clumps...
California Fund Proposes Insurance to Stimulate Clean Energy Investments
Oct 11 2011 // Finding the capital to get a new power plant in the ground is no small task for any company, but for developers aiming to use emerging clean energy technologies, the challenges are even greater. A California clean energy...
Treasurer: Oklahoma Economy Continues Steady Growth
Oct 6 2011 // Oklahoma’s economy showed more signs of improvement in September, with increases across all major tax sectors compared to the same time last year, although the growth rate has slowed, State Treasurer Ken Miller...
Regulators Tell Oil Firms to Improve Safety
Oct 5 2011 // Oil and gas companies must improve the way they deal with safety issues in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico and Montara oil spills, regulators said at a two-day conference on safety in the sector. The issue has come to the...
BP Oil Spill Report May Prompt $30B Payout
Oct 3 2011 // Findings of the second major investigation by the U.S. government into the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill may press BP into putting more than $30 billion on the table to quickly settle its outstanding legal headaches. The...
BP Oil Spill Report May Prompt Big Damages Payout
Oct 3 2011 // Findings of the second major investigation by the U.S. government into the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, may press BP into putting over $30 billion on the table to quickly settle its outstanding legal headaches. The joint...
Settlement Reached in 2007 Bay Bridge Oil Spill
Oct 3 2011 // A civil settlement in the 2007 oil spill in San Francisco Bay with the owners and operators of the M/V Cosco Busan was announced recently. The settlement resolves all natural resource damages, penalties and response costs...
