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Applied Surety Underwriters Buys Majority of Argo’s In-Force Coal, Oil, Gas, Mining Biz

Apr 5 2024 // Applied Surety Underwriters (ASU), a subsidiary of Applied Underwriters’ United Risk division, announced it will acquire the majority of Argo Surety group’s in-force coal, oil, gas, and mining business.ASU will...

Utility Company Skips Texas Panhandle Wildfire Hearings

Apr 4 2024 // AMPA — A company hired to inspect utility poles in the Panhandle declined to testify before Texas lawmakers Wednesday, as part of the state’s inquiry into the Smokehouse Creek fire — the largest wildfire in state...

States Eye Requiring Fossil Fuel Companies to Pay for Some Climate Change Damage

Apr 3 2024 // The Vermont Legislature is advancing legislation requiring big fossil fuel companies pay a share of the damage caused by climate change after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme...

Pennsylvania County Suing Oil Industry Over Climate Change

Apr 2 2024 // A large suburban Philadelphia county has joined dozens of other local governments around the country in suing the oil industry, asserting that major oil producers systematically deceived the public about their role in...

Russia’s Oil Is Finally Getting Snarled by Sanctions

Mar 25 2024 // The Russian oil-export machine funding the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine is finally getting some grit in its gears.Indian oil refiners — Moscow’s second-biggest customers after China since the 2022 invasion —...

Red Sea Fighting Traps Two Oil Ships in Houthi Waters

Mar 22 2024 // Two tankers, containing oil and toxic waste, are stuck in the Red Sea in the firing line between Western naval forces and Yemen’s Houthi militants despite repeated efforts by the United Nations to empty and move the...

Denmark Detains Shadow Fleet Oil Tanker After Ship Collision

Mar 22 2024 // Danish maritime authorities have detained a tanker that was due to carry Russian oil after it collided with another ship in its waters earlier this month.The Andromeda Star collided with a cargo ship called Peace south of...

Chevron to Pay Over $13M in Settlement for California Oil Spills

Mar 21 2024 // Chevron will pay $13.1 million in settlement agreements with two California state agencies for past oil spills in Kern County, Bakersfield, the California natural resources agency said on Wednesday, as the major oil...

Shadow-Fleet Oil Tanker Damaged in Collision Near Denmark

Mar 20 2024 // A tanker from the shadow fleet of ships assembled to carry Russian oil was involved in a collision near Denmark, casting fresh light on the risks vessels with unknown ownership pose to the world’s oceans.The...

Update: Houthi Militants Say Fuel Tanker in Red Sea Targeted With Missiles

Mar 19 2024 // Yemen’s Houthis targeted a fuel tanker, MADO, in the Red Sea with naval missile and Israel’s Eilat port and resort region with winged missiles, the group’s military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said on...

Treasury Asked Why US P&I Club Insures Ships Carrying Iran Oil

Mar 18 2024 // A Republican congressman is asking the Treasury Department to explain its handling of a US insurance company that covered dozens of tanker ships suspected of carrying sanctioned Iranian oil.Representative Zach Nunn of...

Oil Sheen off California Possibly Caused by Natural Seepage From Ocean Floor

Mar 13 2024 // An oil sheen spotted off the Southern California coast last week was possibly caused by a natural seep from the ocean floor, but the exact source still isn’t known, U.S. Coast Guard officials said.Authorities...

No Recoverable Oil From Massive Spill Off Southern California Coast

Mar 11 2024 // No recoverable oil remains in the water after a sheen was reported off the Southern California coast, but the cause remains unclear, officials said.Authorities detected the 2.5-mile long oil sheen Friday morning. Crews...

Russia Oil Fleet Shifts Away From Liberia, Marshall Island Flags as Sanctions Ramp Up

Mar 6 2024 // Dozens of oil tankers used by Russia have stopped sailing under the Liberian and Marshall Islands flags in recent weeks after the United States ramped up sanctions enforcement on ships linked to those registries, according...

NTSB: Engine Oil Warnings Sounded Just Before Jet Crashed on Florida Interstate

Mar 5 2024 // ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Moments before the deadly crash of a charter jet on a Florida highway, three warnings about oil pressure problems in its two engines sounded, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a...

Oil Heavyweights Take Aim at Biden’s LNG Permitting Freeze

Feb 28 2024 // Top oil industry lobbying groups set the stage for a potential lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s pause in approving new liquefied natural gas exports.In a petition filed Monday with the Energy...

Trinidad and Tobago’s Government Confirms Fuel Oil Is Leaking off Tobago’s Coast

Feb 26 2024 // Trinidad and Tobago’s government on Friday confirmed the refined product leaking from a barge that struck a reef and overturned off the coast of Tobago was tested and determined to be a type of fuel oil.The leak,...

City of Chicago Sues Oil and Gas Corporations for Climate Change Deception

Feb 22 2024 // The City of Chicago is suing six oil and gas corporations and their largest trade association for deceiving Chicago consumers about the climate change dangers associated with their products, mayor Brandon Johnson announced...

Oil And Gas Producer Paying Millions to New Mexico Over Pollution Concerns

Feb 21 2024 // A company has reached a multimillion-dollar settlement with the federal government and the state of New Mexico to address air pollution concerns in the largest oil and gas producing region in the United States.The...

Update: Tankers Tied to the Russian Oil Trade Grind to Halt Following US Sanctions

Feb 13 2024 // A chunk of the vast fleet of tankers that Russia uses to deliver its crude oil is grinding to a halt under the weight of US sanctions, a sign that tougher measures by western regulators might be starting to have tangible...