All the headlines from our Energy Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 7 2022 // A federal appeals court has ordered a nine-year-old lawsuit filed against oil and gas companies over damage to Louisiana’s wetlands to be returned to state court for trial, potentially clearing the way for at least...
Nov 4 2022 // The UK government is to cap the price of Russian oil for any company in the world using the country’s insurance, brokerage and shipping services.The UK Treasury said in a statement on Thursday that the country will...
Nov 4 2022 // The Dutch government on Thursday said it intends to stop giving companies and banks credit insurance for exports in the fossil fuel sector as of Jan. 1, following through on a pledge made at the COP-26 climate conference...
Oct 24 2022 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A federal appeals court has ordered a nine-year-old lawsuit filed against oil and gas companies over damage to Louisiana’s wetlands to be returned to state court for trial, potentially clearing...
Oct 24 2022 // Just six weeks before European Union sanctions on Russian oil come into effect, insurers are still unclear as to exactly how they will work.At the heart of the uncertainty is a continued lack of detail surrounding US-led...
Oct 21 2022 // Russia can access enough tankers to ship most of its oil beyond the reach of a new G-7 price cap, industry players and a U.S. official told Reuters, underscoring the limits of the most ambitious plan yet to curb...
Oct 20 2022 // New Jersey officials announced a lawsuit Tuesday against five oil and gas companies and a petroleum trade organization, alleging they had known for decades about the harmful impact of fossil fuels on climate change but...
Oct 20 2022 // Insurance companies that have long said they’ll cover anything, at the right price, are increasingly ruling out fossil fuel projects because of climate change – to cheers from environmental campaigners.More than a...
Oct 18 2022 // Russia’s biggest oil exporter Rosneft has expanded its tanker chartering business to ease oil shipments for buyers amid looming Western sanctions on insurance of Russian oil shipments, three sources familiar with the...
Oct 17 2022 // Oil output at the giant Exxon-led Sakhalin-1 Russian Pacific project collapsed following the U.S. major’s refusal to accept local insurance for tankers after Western insurers pulled out due to sanctions, several...
Oct 17 2022 // Oil and natural gas spills from tankers and pipelines in U.S. waters dropped dramatically from the last decade of the 1990s to the one from 2010 through 2019, according to a federal report.The amounts spilled and dumped in...
Oct 11 2022 // European Union sanctions on Russian oil might still be eight weeks away, but they’re hitting trade in the nation’s crude already.The bloc’s measures, including a ban on insuring tanker shipments, enter...
Oct 7 2022 // Munich Re, the world’s largest reinsurer, on Thursday announced stricter policies for investing in and underwriting oil and gas projects, drawing praise from environmental activists.The German reinsurer said on its...
Oct 4 2022 // Norway’s military said on Monday it had posted soldiers to help guard major onshore oil and gas processing plants, part of a wider effort to boost security amid suspicion that sabotage caused leaks in the Nord Stream...
Oct 3 2022 // The European Union proposed making so-called pilot services exempt from sanctions targeting the transfer of Russian oil that are set to kick in this year to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.The exception, which...
Sep 30 2022 // TotalEnergies SE said it spotted an aerial drone close to an oil field in the Danish North Sea, intensifying concerns of an energy conflict erupting in Europe.Unusual drone activity was seen near its Halfdan B oil and gas...
Sep 29 2022 // Oil and natural gas spills from tankers and pipelines in U.S. waters dropped dramatically from the last decade of the 1990s to the one from 2010 through 2019, according to a federal report Wednesday.The amounts spilled and...
Sep 28 2022 // The European Union is considering adding shipping restrictions to its oil sanctions as the bloc continues to discuss the introduction of a price cap on Russian oil, according to people familiar with the matter.A shipping...
Sep 27 2022 // Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) on Monday urged oil companies to be more vigilant over unidentified drones seen flying near Norwegian offshore oil and gas platforms, warning they could pose a risk of...
Sep 27 2022 // BP Plc and Chevron Corp. on Monday said they have shut-in production at offshore oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, as a powerful Hurricane Ian bore down on the top U.S. offshore production region.The category 2 storm...