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Despite an overwhelming public response from Adams County residents who spoke out against a temporary ban on oil and natural gas permits, Adams County Commissioners voted 5-0 to approve a new six-month moratorium.
A top Interior Department official told oil industry leaders the Trump administration is seeking to sign contracts leasing new coastal waters for oil drilling under favorable terms that will be difficult for future presidents to revoke or rewrite.
North Korea successfully evaded sanctions to import as much as seven-and-a-half times the allowed amount of refined petroleum last year, according to the U.S. government.
Pemex is personal for Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who grew up in Mexico’s oil heartland at a time when the state company was a source of national pride.
Oil closed at its highest yet this year as OPEC and its partners committed to continuing production cuts until at least June, when they will meet to discuss an extension.
Petrochemical tank fires that covered the Houston skyline in thick, black smoke will likely burn for two more days or until the fuel runs out, first responders said.
Saudi Arabia led fellow members of the OPEC+ coalition to reaffirm their commitment to output cuts, but conceded they should defer until June the decision on whether to extend the curbs.
Eni SpA committed to eliminating all carbon dioxide emissions from its oil and gas exploration and production operations by the end of the next decade, in part by planting forests on a large scale.
The U.S. energy czar and former Texas governor, Rick Perry had a startling response to the author of the Green New Deal: Let’s talk.
During Day 2 of CERAWeek 2019, the leadership dialogue continued with Chevron Chairman of the Board and CEO Mike Wirth, who spoke to the crowd about Chevron’s goals in the Permian basin and Gulf of Mexico.
Targets needed to get more women in oil: Shell's U.S. head
Yesterday, the Florida Petroleum Council welcomed the permanent re-authorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) into law as part of the public lands bill, S. 47 (116).
A proposal to overhaul Colorado’s drilling laws had its first hearing yesterday, pushing the bill one step closer to a vote by the Democrat-controlled state legislature.
Today, the Colorado Petroleum Council and the Colorado Oil and Gas Association will join energy workers and supporters from across Colorado for a rally to protect and defend the hundreds of thousands of Colorado jobs supported by the state’s oil and gas industry.
In a major blow to the Canadian oil industry, Enbridge Inc. now expects the replacement and expansion of its Line 3 crude oil pipeline to be in service about a year later than expected.
Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC is pleased to announce it has successfully pursued an intellectual property lawsuit against Tesco Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nabors Industries, to a favorable outcome.
DNV GL has opened a failure analysis facility in Houston, Texas which will provide failure analyses that support the industry in conducting effective and efficient root cause analyses.
Nigeria implemented its portion of the OPEC+ production deal in February, said the country’s oil minister, a move that enhances the impact of supply cuts that have already boosted crude prices.
U.S. Gulf refiners are bidding up prices for Colombian crude amid sanctions on Venezuelan imports, historically one of America’s top oil suppliers.
The American Petroleum Institute released the third edition of API Recommended Practice 1160 (RP 1160), “Managing System Integrity for Hazardous Liquid Pipelines.”