All the headlines from our Energy Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 22 2021 // A man was killed July 21 when part of an oil rig he was working on fell on him near Houston, officials said. The incident happened in a remote area of the northeastern part of Harris County, 10 miles northeast of Houston,...
Jul 20 2021 // With a focus on delivering unmatched underwriting acumen via programs that fill complex needs within the market, Amwins Underwriting is excited to announce the launch of two new Oil and Gas programs: Oil & Gas...
Jul 12 2021 // Royal Dutch Shell Plc has abandoned its final attempt to argue that a major lawsuit brought by thousands of Nigerians over an oil spill in the West African country should be heard in Nigeria rather than the...
Jul 7 2021 // This group of International People Moves covers appointments at three brokers: Miller, BMS and Lockton Re.A summary of these new hires follows here. Miller, the London-based independent specialist re/insurance broker,...
Jul 5 2021 // The number of noticeable earthquakes has been increasing year after year since 2017 in the key oil producing regions of the U.S., according to an analysis by an independent energy research firm.The analysis of seismic...
Jun 25 2021 // It’s been a year and a half since California Gov. Gavin Newsom directed oil regulators to consider new health and safety measures to protect people living near oil and gas drilling sites.But those regulators missed...
Jun 15 2021 // The number of noticeable earthquakes has been increasing year after year since 2017 in the key oil producing regions of the U.S., according to an analysis by an independent energy research firm.The analysis of seismic...
Jun 11 2021 // TC Energy Corp. has ended its 16-year quest to build the Keystone XL oil pipeline, a controversial cross-border project that became a litmus test for climate activism and was blocked by President Joe Biden.Calgary-based TC...
Jun 10 2021 // A failed oil trader in Singapore that owes creditors more than $3.5 billion is suing Deloitte & Touche LLP, alleging the auditing firm failed to detect “serious irregularities” in its financial statements...
Jun 3 2021 // Salvors and authorities are watching for any leaking of fuel after halting efforts to tow a fire-gutted container vessel away from beaches and fishing grounds off the coast of Sri Lanka.The ship’s stern hit the ocean...
May 28 2021 // LONDON – A Dutch court’s decision to force Royal Dutch Shell to make deeper, faster cuts to its climate warming emissions on the basis of human rights could set a precedent, especially in European countries,...
May 28 2021 // Howden Specialty announced the appointment of Severin Hegelbach as divisional director. In this newly created role, Hegelbach will lead a renewable energy advisory service, focused on providing in-depth risk advice for...
May 28 2021 // When India’s weather office sent out cyclone warnings on May 13 and most vessels moved to safety, one barge working on Oil and Natural Gas Corp.’s field off the Mumbai coast stayed put.That decision would prove...
May 27 2021 // THE HAGUE/LONDON – A Dutch court ordered Royal Dutch Shell to drastically deepen planned greenhouse gas emission cuts on Wednesday, in a landmark ruling that could trigger legal action against energy companies around the...
May 18 2021 // A cyclone barreling through India’s west coast sank a barge hired by state-run explorer Oil & Natural Gas Corp. prompting a massive operation to rescue 96 people missing from the vessel.“Long-range maritime...
Apr 27 2021 // A tanker carrying around one million barrels of bitumen mix was involved in a collision near the Chinese port city of Qingdao, spilling oil into the Yellow Sea, Chinese maritime officials and tanker representatives said on...
Apr 26 2021 // A Texas-based dredging company has been charged with violating the Clean Water Act in connection with a coastal Louisiana oil spill in 2016 and faces a fine of up to $200,000, the Environmental Protection Agency...
Apr 22 2021 // A company facing resistance to its plans to build an oil pipeline over an aquifer that provides drinking water to 1 million people has asked for a “mutual pause” in its dispute with city officials in Memphis,...
Apr 21 2021 // A Long Island, New York-based petroleum barge company and three former and current management officials have paid $375,000 in restitution to the brother of one of two seamen killed in a barge explosion off the coast of...
Apr 15 2021 // Insure our Future, the anti-fossil-fuel campaign group, is pressuring Lloyd’s to immediately stop insuring coal and new oil and gas projects that exacerbate climate change.The group has launched a website, which is...