BP appeals to Cameron over US crisis
BP appeals to Prime Minister David Cameron to intervene over the escalating compensation costs of the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster.
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Monday, May 20th, 2013
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
EU probes oil-price setting
European Union antitrust authorities carried out inspections at oil companies in three countries and a price-index publisher, part of an investigation into whether oil...
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
US boom transforming global oil trade
NEW YORK (AP) -- The surge in oil production in the U.S. and Canada and shrinking oil consumption in the developed world is transforming the global oil market.
UK’s Cameron wants ‘global standard’ on energy payments disclosure
British Prime Minister David Cameron wants a global standard under which petroleum and mining companies will report their payments to governments, calling it a way to curb...
Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
Judge seeks fast action on challenge to SEC oil disclosure rule
A federal judge hopes to move quickly on industry litigation challenging Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules that will force oil, gas and mining companies to...
Saturday, May 4th, 2013
Clean technology investors shift focus to drilling
NEW YORK (AP) -- A decade ago, large investors in so-called clean technology had a straightforward goal: finance companies that would help eliminate the world's...
Friday, May 3rd, 2013
Interior Department boosts estimates of technically recoverable oil-and-gas resources in North Dakota
A federal reassessment found the region holds twice as much shale oil and three times the resourc as previously estimated.
Shell bets big on natural gas
Royal Dutch Shell is investing heavily in the business of bringing gas from remote locations to energy-hungry destinations.
Sunday, April 28th, 2013
Senate bill on US-Mexico drilling lacks Dodd-Frank exemption
New Senate legislation to implement a U.S.-Mexico energy accord omits House language that exempts oil companies operating under the pact from controversial regulations...
House GOP moves to shield oil companies from disclosure rule
A House GOP bill to implement a U.S.-Mexico offshore energy accord exempts oil companies operating under the pact from controversial federal rules that force energy...
Thursday, April 25th, 2013
Energy boom strengthens U.S. clout in world, Obama advisor says
NEW YORK, April 24 (Reuters) - The boom in domestic oil and gas production has strengthened the hand of the United States in global affairs and is having a profound impact...
Friday, April 12th, 2013
Rosneft, Exxon reveal plans for $15 bln Russia LNG project
ULAN-UDE, Russia, April 11 (Reuters) - Rosneft and ExxonMobil on Thursday unveiled details of a $15 billion liquefied natural gas project to supply Asia-Pacific markets...
Senate votes 87-11 to confirm Sally Jewell to be Interior Secretary
Jewell will head an agency at the center of intense political battles over energy throughout President Obama’s tenure.
ConocoPhillips suspends Arctic drilling plans
The oil company cited regulatory uncertainties in announcing that it would not drill in Alaskan waters in 2014.
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013
BP puts U.S. wind farm arm up for sale
LONDON, April 3 (Reuters) - BP has put its U.S. wind farm operation, one of the largest in the country, up for sale, marking the continued retreat of big oil companies...
Poll: Two-thirds back Keystone pipeline
Sixty-six percent back construction of the proposed oil sands pipeline, including 54 percent of Democrats.
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
Natural gas industry group lands senior API lobbyist for top job
America’s Natural Gas Alliance (ANGA) has landed Marty Durbin, a senior lobbyist for the American Petroleum Institute, as its next CEO.
Monday, March 25th, 2013
In farewell speech, Salazar calls reducing oil imports top achievement
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said in his Monday farewell speech that realizing a goal since his Senate days of curtailing oil imports topped his accomplishments at the...
Sunday, March 24th, 2013
Rosneft completes TNK-BP deal
The Russian state oil giant has now become the world's largest listed oil producer, with BP holding almost a 20% stake.
Wednesday, March 20th, 2013
Transocean should have done more before 2010 Gulf spill: CEO
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The chief executive of Transocean Ltd, owner of the rig destroyed after BP Plc's Macondo well blew out in 2010, told a federal judge on...
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