Latest Energy Headlines
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U.K. Bans Fracking on Concerns About Earthquake Risk
Nov 4 2019 // The U.K. fracking industry suffered a fatal blow as the Conservative government ended its support for the controversial practice. The move, just weeks ahead of a general election, effectively bans new wells using hydraulic...
Greek Tanker Manager Denies Connection to Oil Leak Tarring Brazil’s Beaches
Nov 4 2019 // The manager of an oil tanker being probed by Brazilian authorities in connection with an oil spill off the country’s coast has found “no proof” of the vessel conducting activities that may have led to...
Keystone Pipeline Leaks 383K Gallons of Oil in North Dakota
Nov 1 2019 // TC Energy’s Keystone pipeline leaked an estimated 383,000 gallons (1.4 million liters) of oil in northeastern North Dakota, state regulators said Thursday. Crews on Tuesday, Oct. 29 shut down the pipeline that...
Groups, Officials Pen Letter to 3 Large California Insurers Asking Them to Ditch Fossil Fuels
Oct 31 2019 // Several dozen activist groups, businesses and elected representatives released a letter on Thursday to the CEOs of Liberty Mutual, AIG and Farmers calling on the three biggest fire insurers in California to stop fueling...
Massachusetts Sues Exxon for Misleading Investors, Consumers About Climate Change
Oct 25 2019 // The state of Massachusetts sued Exxon Mobil Corp on Thursday, accusing the oil giant of misleading investors and consumers for decades about the role fossil fuels play in climate change. Attorney General Maura Healey filed...
How Exxon’s Climate Change Trial Ended Up Being About Numbers
Oct 25 2019 // Climate change protesters outside a Manhattan courthouse this week expressed overwhelming support for New York’s landmark securities fraud lawsuit against Exxon Mobil, even if they weren’t entirely sure what...
Exxon, New York AG Face Off Over Climate Change Accounting
Oct 23 2019 // A lawyer for New York’s attorney general on Tuesday told a state judge Exxon Mobil Corp. used two sets of books to hide the true cost of climate change regulations from investors, while an attorney for the oil major...
Exxon Faces Trial Over Claim It Misled Investors About Climate Change Risks
Oct 22 2019 // Exxon Mobil Corp. on Tuesday will face trial in a lawsuit by New York’s attorney general accusing it of misleading investors about the risks of climate change regulations to its business. The trial, expected to begin...
AXIS Capital Sets Clean Energy Policy Designed to Reduce Climate Risks
Oct 17 2019 // AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. won’t insure, invest in or provide insurance or reinsurance for new coal plants or oil pipelines as part of an initiative designed to reduce climate risks and support the switch to...
California Fuel Tank Fire Contained, Ending Order for Residents to Take Shelter
Oct 16 2019 // A fire at a San Francisco-area fuel terminal is contained after spewing black smoke high in the air, snarling rush-hour traffic and prompting officials to ask residents to take shelter. Authorities are working to assess...
Iranian Oil Tanker Struck, Probably by Missiles: Iran Media
Oct 11 2019 // An Iranian-owned oil tanker was struck, probably by missiles, in the Red Sea off Saudi Arabia’s coast on Friday, Iranian media said, an incident that if confirmed will stoke tension in a region rattled by attacks on...
Alaska Supreme Court Will Hear Youth’s Climate Change Lawsuit
Oct 10 2019 // The Alaska Supreme Court will hear arguments this week in a lawsuit that claims state policy on fossil fuels is harming the constitutional right of young Alaskans to a safe climate. Sixteen Alaska youths in 2017 sued the...
Shell Units Sued in U.K. over Massive Nigerian Oil Spill in 2011
Oct 9 2019 // Two Royal Dutch Shell Plc units were sued over their involvement in one of the largest oil spills in Nigeria’s history. Shell Nigeria Exploration & Production Co. and Shell International Trading & Shipping...
Norway’s Equinor Still Gauging Extent of Oil Spill at Bahamas Terminal After Dorian
Oct 8 2019 // Norway’s Equinor is still assessing the devastation and level of pollution at its oil terminal in the Bahamas, one month after a massive hurricane swept through the region, the company told Reuters on Friday [Sept....
South Dakota Regulators Want Bigger Bonds from Oil, Gas Drillers
Sep 30 2019 // State regulators will ask the Legislature to require bigger financial guarantees for oil and gas wells in response to a failed 40-well natural gas project in northwest South Dakota. Under current state law, drillers of...
Freeport McMoRan to Pay $100M in First Settlement in Louisiana Coastal Damage Suits
Sep 30 2019 // Lawyers representing coastal Louisiana parishes have negotiated their first settlement with one of the oil and gas companies accused of damaging the state’s coast. The settlement is with Freeport McMoRan Inc. and its...
Oil from Capsized Cargo Ship Found Along Georgia Coast
Sep 26 2019 // Authorities say oil from an overturned cargo ship has reached several parts of Georgia’s shoreline, leaving a sheen in marshes and oiled debris on beaches. State and federal authorities overseeing the cleanup say...
Damaged Barge Removed After Spilling 117K Gallons of Oil in Mississippi Waterway
Sep 19 2019 // Crews have removed a damaged barge that spilled oil from Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway in northeast Mississippi. U.S. Coast Guard Lt. David Schneider tells WTVA-TV that the Jamie Whitten Lock remains closed as cleanup...
Experts Not Worried About Saudi-Like Drone Attack Knocking Out U.S. Oil Production
Sep 17 2019 // The style of attack used against oil plants in Saudi Arabia that knocked out half of the country’s production on Saturday is unlikely to be a risk in the United States, energy and security experts say. “The...
Oil Industry’s $50B in New Projects Conflict with Paris Climate Goals: Think Tank
Sep 16 2019 // Major oil companies have approved $50 billion of projects since last year that will not be economically viable if governments implement the Paris Agreement on climate change, think-tank Carbon Tracker said in a recent...
