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Feb 25, 2015 at 16:34 | Andy Tully

President Obama’s veto of legislation that would have allowed construction of the Keystone XL pipeline was directed only at the bill itself and doesn’t necessarily mean…

Feb 25, 2015 at 16:22 | Global Risk Insights

Estimates show that Lebanon has significant offshore energy reserves, including more than 120 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. International firms have lined up to begin…

Feb 24, 2015 at 16:33 | Andy Tully

Duke Energy Corp. will pay $102.2 million in penalties and damages to settle criminal charges that it violated the federal Clean Water Act by spilling tons…

Feb 24, 2015 at 16:28 | RFE/RL staff

Russian natural-gas giant Gazprom is threatening to cut off supplies to Ukraine entirely as early as February 26, a move the Russian company says could result…

Feb 23, 2015 at 17:25 | Andy Tully

The energy industry has been quick to criticize the Obama Administration’s proposed regulations for exploratory drilling in the US Arctic Ocean, calling them “unnecessarily burdensome.” The…

Feb 23, 2015 at 17:18 | Andy Tully

Fifteen refineries in the United States are now the targets of a strike by the United Steelworkers (USW) after the union and the principal management negotiator,…

Feb 23, 2015 at 17:08 | Climate Progress

Credit: Shutterstock The Obama administration has proposed the first-ever safety regulations for drilling in the U.S. portion of the Arctic Ocean,…

Feb 20, 2015 at 15:48 | Andy Tully

A group of 20 Senate Republicans and one Democrat is urging the US government to resume crude oil exports to Mexico, ending a four-decade ban. The…

Feb 20, 2015 at 15:44 | Andy Tully

Russia says it has begun supplying gas to the war-ravaged area of eastern Ukraine, now that the government in Kiev says it can no longer deliver…

Feb 20, 2015 at 15:40 | Metal Miner

This graph illustrates the extent to which BP’s Energy Outlook 2035 sees renewable energy sources having a meaningful impact in the years ahead.

Feb 19, 2015 at 16:14 | Andy Tully

So what do you do when a wealthy nation imposes sanctions on your chief – perhaps only – industry? In the case of Russia, the answer…

Feb 18, 2015 at 15:47 | Andy Tully

For OPEC and the rest of the global oil industry, the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel is at least 15 years away. And…

Feb 18, 2015 at 15:41 | Andy Tully

Nearly a decade has passed since Uganda discovered it had oil to offer the world, but finally it’s struck a deal with a consortium of companies…

Feb 18, 2015 at 15:36 | Metal Miner

India took its first step on the road to coal mining reform by initiating the auction of select coal blocks over the weekend. Environmentalists, though, were…

Feb 17, 2015 at 16:32 | Andy Tully

The International Energy Agency (IEA), which advises 29 industrialized countries on energy policy, has for the first time chosen one of its own to be its…

Feb 17, 2015 at 16:26 | Andy Tully

Rolls-Royce, the British engineering concern, has become the latest company to be linked to the web of corruption at Petroleos Brasiliero, or Petrobras, Brazil’s semi-public energy…

Feb 17, 2015 at 16:22 | Climate Progress

At least 14 rail cars of crude oil from a train owned by CSX Corp. are on fire in…

Feb 16, 2015 at 17:00 | Andy Tully

A federal judge in New Orleans has rejected a lawsuit that sought billions of dollars from energy companies for their role in eroding Louisiana’s coast, which…

Feb 16, 2015 at 16:56 | Andy Tully

“The Internet of Things” is supposed to involve just about everything, but right now it’s fairly limited to remotely connecting people to devices such as security…

Feb 16, 2015 at 16:52 | Climate Progress

Credit: Shutterstock A train carrying crude oil derailed in northern Ontario, Canada late Saturday night, spilling oil and causing a…