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• A Coalition Of States Is Suing The EPA

  Published 03 August 2016 | viewed 4,509 times

  West Virginia is leading a coalition of 13 states that have filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency. The suit is over the agency’s…

• Khamenei Calls Out U.S. For Failing To Uphold Nuclear Deal

  Published 02 August 2016 | viewed 3,083 times

  On Monday, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said that the United States has failed to honor the pledges it had made with Iran in…

• No Take-Overs In Sight, Says Tullow Oil

  Published 02 August 2016 | viewed 6,394 times

  Aidan Heavey, the chief executive of Tullow Oil, says that despite the fact that analysts have eyed Tullow as red meat for a takeover, Tullow…

• Unknown Militants Attack Shell Pipeline In Niger Delta

  Published 01 August 2016 | viewed 7,257 times

  No one has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Shell pipeline in the early morning hours in the Niger Delta region on Sunday. The…

• Iran Expected To Approve New Oil Contract Models This Week

  Published 01 August 2016 | viewed 6,965 times

  It’s expected that Iran will approve a new model for oil contracts on Wednesday that should open the door for foreign investors to help the…

• Pioneer Boasts $2 Per Barrel Production Costs

  Published 29 July 2016 | viewed 32,527 times

  Scott Sheffield, the chief executive of Pioneer Natural Resources said on Thursday that improved methods of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, have cut his company’s costs…

• Hess Sues Schlumberger over Faulty Valve

  Published 28 July 2016 | viewed 10,516 times

  Hess Corporation has announced it plans to take legal action against Schlumberger. Hess is looking for US$40 million from Schlumberger over claims that the company…

• Appalachian Gas Pipeline Expansion Will Raise Carbon Footprint – Study

  Published 28 July 2016 | viewed 3,730 times

  A study released by Oil Change International claims that expanding the natural gas pipeline network from the Appalachian Basin across the country would prevent the…

• Europe Offshore Wind Power Gets US$15 Billion Boost In H2 2016

  Published 27 July 2016 | viewed 5,384 times

  New investment in offshore wind energy in Europe saw a spike of EUR14 billion, the equivalent of US$15.4 billion, in the first half of 2016,…

• Oil Bust Takes Its Toll On Alberta, Amount Of ‘Orphans’ Increases By 45%

  Published 27 July 2016 | viewed 10,599 times

  Low oil prices and the growing number of energy companies closing their doors are talking a toll on Alberta, Canada, with the number of abandoned…

• Shell Philippines To List In $629 Million IPO

  Published 26 July 2016 | viewed 10,905 times

  Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp, the local unit of Royal Dutch Shell, has filed for an initial public offering that could be worth up to US$629…

• Two Pension Fund Groups Bid for TransCanada's $2B Mexican Pipeline

  Published 26 July 2016 | viewed 4,978 times

  A TransCanada Mexican pipeline is drawing significant interest from pension funds. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Public Sector Pension Investment Board and Borealis Infrastructure Corp.…

• Ecuador’s Central Bank Pays US$112 Million To Chevron In Dispute Settlement

  Published 25 July 2016 | viewed 4,614 times

  The central bank of Ecuador reports that it has paid Chevron US$112 million as a settlement on a contract dispute dating back forty years. Diego…

• Japan’s Business Lobby Calls For A Shift From Nuclear Power To Renewables

  Published 22 July 2016 | viewed 8,166 times

  Japan must look toward renewable energy instead of nuclear power for its power needs, Teruo Asada, vice chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives,…

• World’s Largest Oil Rig Builder Plans To Hunker Down

  Published 22 July 2016 | viewed 14,033 times

  Forecasting a “long harsh winter ahead” in terms of work, and preparing to “hunker down,” Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd. is bracing for tough times…

• Saudi Aramco Signs Engineering Contracts For $13.3B Gas Plant

  Published 21 July 2016 | viewed 5,650 times

  The state-owned Saudi Arabian energy company, Saudi Aramco has announced that it has signed four engineering contracts for the construction on its Fadhili gas processing…

• Human Error Leading Cause of Oil Industry Accidents in India

  Published 21 July 2016 | viewed 8,627 times

  Speaking at the PetroSafe-2016 hydrocarbon safety conference in Jaipur, India this week, M K Surana attributed the main cause of oil and gas industry accidents…

• Louisiana Runs Out Of Solar Tax Credits

  Published 21 July 2016 | viewed 4,301 times

  Demand has exceeded supply when it comes to solar tax credits in Louisiana, and homeowners are will no longer be financially incentivized by the state…

• Chesapeake and Former SandRidge CEO Sued for Rigging Leases

  Published 20 July 2016 | viewed 4,898 times

  Chesapeake Energy, along with former SandRidge Energy’s ex-CEO Tom Ward are facing a lawsuit from leaseholders claiming that along with the Chesapeake, Ward conspired to…

• Oil Industry CEO Claims Democrats Have Done More For Oil

  Published 20 July 2016 | viewed 14,848 times

  With the Republican National Convention set to wrap up on Thursday, and the Democratic National Convention getting ready to kick off in Philadelphia next week,…