All the headlines from our Energy Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 9 2017 // State records show Colorado has only three people assigned to check on the safety of pipelines running from about 54,000 active oil and gas wells, a task that came under scrutiny after a leaking pipeline was blamed for a...
May 8 2017 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic.For nearly the past decade, the growing number of earthquakes in Oklahoma has gained widespread attention. As described in the CoreLogic® Insights Blog Earthquake Risk:...
May 3 2017 // Canadian National Railway Co. has reopened a Mississippi railroad after two southbound trains collided Sunday, sparking a fire.The Greenwood Commonwealth reports a tank car leaked more than 20,000 gallons of crude oil,...
May 1 2017 // The 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill did $17.2 billion in damage to the natural resources in the Gulf of Mexico, a team of scientists recently found after a six-year study of the impact of the largest oil spill in U.S....
Apr 28 2017 // More than 3,000 petroleum wells are being shut down in Colorado as a precaution after a house explosion killed two people, an oil and gas company said.Anadarko Energy said it operated a well about 200 feet (60 meters) from...
Apr 27 2017 // A Houston-based pipeline company continued cleanup at the site of a nearly 19,000-gallon oil spill in northwest Oklahoma that threatened a local water supply over the weekend.Crews from Plains All American Pipeline were at...
Apr 24 2017 // Renewable power investments will need to rapidly grow in the coming two decades to be in line with the Paris Agreement climate goals, according to the Allianz Climate & Energy Monitor Deep Dive, which aims to inform...
Apr 20 2017 // The 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill did $17.2 billion in damage to the natural resources in the Gulf of Mexico, a team of scientists recently found after a six-year study of the impact of the largest oil spill in U.S....
Apr 18 2017 // A committee of attorneys involved in litigation arising from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill has made its recommendation for dividing some $700 million in fees among 122 law firms involved in years of complex legal...
Apr 6 2017 // Managing general agency, Worldwide Facilities – Houston, announced a partnership with Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association (OIPA) for well control insurance through the OIPA’s Partners Program.Worldwide...
Apr 5 2017 // The Trump administration is proposing to slash funding for grants to prevent lead poisoning, climate change research and criminal enforcement against polluters as part of its plan to reduce funding at the Environmental...
Apr 3 2017 // Oklahoma experienced fewer earthquakes last year compared with 2015 and a recent study of human-induced earthquakes predicts another year of reduced seismicity for the state in 2017.The U.S. Geological Survey warns,...
Mar 31 2017 // Oklahoma experienced fewer earthquakes last year compared with 2015 and a recent study of human-induced earthquakes predicts another year of reduced seismicity for the state in 2017.The U.S. Geological Survey warns,...
Mar 30 2017 // A worker at Delmarva Petroleum in Lincoln, Del., nearly died after fire from a chop saw ignited an explosion.The Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office tells local media that the explosion happened shortly after 1 p.m....
Mar 28 2017 // A crude oil spill in western North Dakota in December is now believed to be about three times bigger than originally estimated, pipeline owner True Companies said, making it the largest crude leak to affect water in the...
Mar 28 2017 // President Donald Trump is moving aggressively to undo policies designed to keep the carbon-cutting promises the U.S. made alongside nearly 200 other countries in Paris, while stopping short of a decision to formally...
Mar 23 2017 // The developer of the Dakota Access pipeline has reported “recent coordinated physical attacks” on the much-protested line, just as it’s almost ready to carry oil.Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners...
Mar 21 2017 // Attorneys for a south Louisiana flood board aren’t giving up on their attempt to make scores of oil and gas companies pay for damage to the state’s coastline.A federal judge dismissed their lawsuit in 2015 and...
Mar 20 2017 // Warren Buffett’s compensation for running Berkshire Hathaway Inc. edged up 4.0 percent last year to $487,881 reflecting the higher cost of keeping the world’s second-richest person safe.Buffett’s pay was...
Mar 20 2017 // Oil and gas companies, including some of the most celebrated industry names in the Houston area, are facing increasingly sophisticated hackers seeking to steal trade secrets and disrupt operations, according to a newspaper...