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Big Oil May Face More Climate Lawsuits After Shell Ruling, Say Lawyers, Activists
May 28 2021 // LONDON – A Dutch court’s decision to force Royal Dutch Shell to make deeper, faster cuts to its climate warming emissions on the basis of human rights could set a precedent, especially in European countries,...
People Moves: WTW’s Hegelbach to Newly Created Renewable Energy Role at Howden; Browne Is Division President, Consumer Lines, APAC, for Chubb
May 28 2021 // Howden Specialty announced the appointment of Severin Hegelbach as divisional director. In this newly created role, Hegelbach will lead a renewable energy advisory service, focused on providing in-depth risk advice for...
India Oil Giant Under Fire for Offshore Disaster During Cyclone Tauktae
May 28 2021 // When India’s weather office sent out cyclone warnings on May 13 and most vessels moved to safety, one barge working on Oil and Natural Gas Corp.’s field off the Mumbai coast stayed put. That decision would...
Shell Loses Landmark Climate Case in Ruling with Global Implications for Big Oil
May 27 2021 // THE HAGUE/LONDON – A Dutch court ordered Royal Dutch Shell to drastically deepen planned greenhouse gas emission cuts on Wednesday, in a landmark ruling that could trigger legal action against energy companies around the...
Cyclone Sinks Barge Operated by India’s Oil & Natural Gas Corp., Hundreds Rescued
May 18 2021 // A cyclone barreling through India’s west coast sank a barge hired by state-run explorer Oil & Natural Gas Corp. prompting a massive operation to rescue 96 people missing from the vessel. “Long-range...
China Reports Tanker Crash, Oil Spill in Yellow Sea
Apr 27 2021 // A tanker carrying around one million barrels of bitumen mix was involved in a collision near the Chinese port city of Qingdao, spilling oil into the Yellow Sea, Chinese maritime officials and tanker representatives said on...
Texas Dredging Company Charged, Faces $200K Fine Over 2016 Oil Spill
Apr 26 2021 // A Texas-based dredging company has been charged with violating the Clean Water Act in connection with a coastal Louisiana oil spill in 2016 and faces a fine of up to $200,000, the Environmental Protection Agency...
Company Asks for Pause in Memphis Oil Pipeline Dispute
Apr 22 2021 // A company facing resistance to its plans to build an oil pipeline over an aquifer that provides drinking water to 1 million people has asked for a “mutual pause” in its dispute with city officials in Memphis,...
New York Petroleum Carrier Pays $375K for Seaman’s Protection Act Violation
Apr 21 2021 // A Long Island, New York-based petroleum barge company and three former and current management officials have paid $375,000 in restitution to the brother of one of two seamen killed in a barge explosion off the coast of...
‘Insure Our Future’ Pressures Lloyd’s to ‘Immediately Stop’ Insuring Fossil Fuel Projects
Apr 15 2021 // Insure our Future, the anti-fossil-fuel campaign group, is pressuring Lloyd’s to immediately stop insuring coal and new oil and gas projects that exacerbate climate change. The group has launched a website, which is...
7 European Countries Commit to Halt Export Finance for Fossil Fuel Projects
Apr 14 2021 // Seven European countries, including Germany, France and Britain, will commit on Wednesday to stop public export guarantees for fossil fuel projects, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday. Coal, oil and gas...
Louisiana Treasurer Says $700K from 2010 BP Oil Spill Settlement Unclaimed
Apr 5 2021 // Louisiana’s treasurer says the state is holding more than $700,000 that has so far gone unclaimed by people and businesses affected by the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. That’s the worth of class...
New York City Loses Appeal Seeking to Hold Oil Firms Liable for Global Warming Effects
Apr 1 2021 // A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected New York City’s effort to hold five major oil companies liable to help pay the costs of addressing harm caused by global warming. Ruling in favor of BP Plc, Chevron Corp.,...
More than 10K Jobs Lost in North Dakota’s Oil Patch Last Year
Mar 16 2021 // The coronavirus pandemic has had a significantly negative impact on North Dakota’s oil and gas industry, resulting in the shedding of thousands of jobs last year. The oil industry’s recovery has been slow. Job...
Texas Oil, Gas Interests Left to ‘Self-Regulate’ in Aftermath of Winter Storm
Mar 9 2021 // After being battered by withering criticism of its management of the power grid during February’s winter storm, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) saw several of its board members resign and fired its...
Louisiana Oil Well Explosion Leaves 1 Person Dead
Mar 3 2021 // One person was killed when an oil well exploded in southwest Louisiana over the weekend, authorities said. Emergency crews were called to the scene of the explosion near Longville on Sunday evening, according to a...
Maryland Capital Sues Oil, Gas Companies Over Climate Change
Mar 1 2021 // Maryland’s capital city has filed a lawsuit against 26 oil and gas companies, saying their industry was taking the environment to a point where fighting climate change would be difficult. The City of Annapolis filed...
150 Years of Spills: Philadelphia Refinery Cleanup Reveals Toxic Legacy of Fossil Fuels
Feb 16 2021 // Wearing blue hard hats, white hazmat suits and respirator masks, workers carted away bags of debris on a recent morning from a sprawling and now-defunct oil refinery once operated by Philadelphia Energy Solutions...
UK High Court Allows Suit Against Shell by Nigerian Farmers, Fishermen Over Oil Spills
Feb 15 2021 // The UK Supreme Court on Friday allowed a group of 42,500 Nigerian farmers and fishermen to sue Royal Dutch Shell (RDS) in English courts after years of oil spills in the Niger Delta contaminated land and...
Louisiana’s Democratic Governor Balks at Biden’s Oil, Gas Policy
Feb 12 2021 // Gov. John Bel Edwards disagrees with President Joe Biden’s targeting of fossil fuel industries and wants the White House to reconsider its decision to pause new oil and gas drilling leases in the Gulf of Mexico, the...
