All the headlines from our Energy Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 10 2010 // If a hurricane hits the Gulf Coast and whips up oil from BP’s massive spill, cleanup workers will not be able to swoop into action to fix the mess. A new Obama administration edict requires that the oil be tested...
Aug 10 2010 // Florida real estate developer St. Joe Co. is suing Halliburton Co. over its role in the rig explosion that led to the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.St. Joe said late Wednesday that Halliburton, which was...
Aug 10 2010 // The Canadian company whose pipeline ruptured and dumped hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into a southern Michigan waterway is buying two homes affected by the spill, and several other homeowners are considering...
Aug 6 2010 // American International Group Inc. reported a $2.7 billion quarterly loss compared to a net profit of $1.8 billion for the same quarter a year earlier. The second quarter 2010 loss was primarily due to a $3.3 billion...
Aug 5 2010 // A U.S. federal judge dismissed Tuesday Spain’s $1 billion lawsuit against an organization that declared seaworthy a tanker whose 2002 sinking created one of the world’s biggest oil spills.U.S. District Judge...
Aug 5 2010 // Major European insurance groups weathered a slew of damage claims for storms and the collapse of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig to post stronger-than-expected half-year earnings on Wednesday.But prospects for the rest of...
Aug 5 2010 // CNA now has a Commercial Affiliation Marketing (CAM) program for renewable energy contractors. CNA’s Renewable Energy Contractors insurance program is designed for non-residential wind, solar and geothermal energy...
Aug 5 2010 // In the wake of the BP oil disaster, more than 50 U.S. and other environmentally-active global investors have sent letters to major energy companies asking them to disclose information on their spill prevention and response...
Aug 4 2010 // Newport Beach, Calif.-based GCube Insurance Services Inc., a global insurer of renewable energy technologies, announced today that John McLane has joined the company as senior vice president. McLane will be responsible for...
Aug 4 2010 // The vast majority of oil from the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico is gone, President Barack Obama’s energy adviser said Wednesday, and the remaining oil reportedly does not pose a serious threat.The U.S. government...
Aug 4 2010 // A militant group linked to al Qaeda said on Wednesday that a suicide bomber was responsible for a mysterious explosion on a Japanese-owned oil tanker a week ago near the Strait of Hormuz.But analysts are sceptical about...
Aug 4 2010 // BP says it has begun expediting claim payments to businesses affected by the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, including establishing an Immediate Action Claims Team.According to a press update issued yesterday, the...
Aug 3 2010 // The British Petroleum, DeepWater Horizon oil spill may result in a loss in home value in Gulf coast communities of $648 million over one year, according to a new report from CoreLogic, a provider of information, analytics...
Aug 2 2010 // The Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico will not be a major event for the property/casualty insurance industry, but it may spur tightening of insurance terms and prices in the energy sector, according to...
Aug 2 2010 // No matter which television channel or Web site you turn to, the Gulf oil spill has dominated the news. This is an environmental crisis that will affect the region’s economic capabilities and natural resources for...
Jul 30 2010 // A U.S. senator from Florida called for a congressional inquiry into BP Plc’s plan to use losses from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill to reap $10 billion in tax benefits.Senator Bill Nelson said Wednesday he wants a...
Jul 30 2010 // Three months after the catastrophic oil rig explosion that sent millions of gallons of crude spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, the House of was poised Friday to debate legislation clamping down on the industry’s...
Jul 30 2010 // U.S. regulators have told Canada’s Enbridge to detail a safety and repair plan for a failed oil pipeline in Michigan after warning in January the company appeared to be in violation of safety standards because it was...
Jul 29 2010 // Crews are working to cap a new oil leak in a Louisiana coastal inlet after a barge slammed into an abandoned well on July 27, sending a shower of water, natural gas and oil spewing about 100 into the air.Emergency...
Jul 29 2010 // Republicans and some moderate Democrats in the U.S. Senate Wednesday began picking apart a new energy bill that they complained goes too far in holding oil companies responsible for accidents like the massive Gulf of...