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Oklahoma AG Threatens California Commissioner on Insurer Fossil Fuel Rules

Jun 20 2017 // Oklahoma’s attorney general has sent a letter to California’s insurance commissioner threatening legal action if that state continues with its policy of requiring insurance companies to publicly disclose...

After 18 Months, Houston Hurricane Vulnerability Documents Arrive from Feds

Jun 8 2017 // Note: This article originally appeared in the Texas Tribune.Eighteen months ago, the Texas Tribune and ProPublica asked the federal government for some documents. At the time, we were investigating what will happen the...

Oklahoma Oil and Gas Worker Safety Alliance Renewed

Jun 5 2017 // U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Mid Continent Exploration and Production Safety Network have renewed an alliance to promote safety at oil and gas operations in...

Trump Hands Climate Leadership Role to China to Dismay of Global Leaders

Jun 2 2017 // President Donald Trump’s decision to isolate the U.S. on climate change triggered waves of complaints from government and business leaders around the world and handed China a golden opportunity to burnish its image...

Trump Expected to End U.S. Participation in Paris Climate Pact

May 31 2017 // President Donald Trump plans to make good on his campaign vow to withdraw the United States from a global pact to fight climate change, a source briefed on the decision said on Wednesday, a move that promises to deepen a...

Oil Tank Blast in Colorado Kills Worker, Safety Questions Follow

May 31 2017 // An oil tank explosion in northern Colorado killed a worker and burned three others, shooting up flames just miles away from an unrelated gas blast last month and prompting fresh questions about safety in one of...

3 Fossil Fuel Groups Drop Bid to Join Teens’ Climate Change Lawsuit

May 30 2017 // Three fossil fuel industry groups dropped their attempt to intervene in a court case over climate change this week after failing to reach an agreement on a unified legal position on climate science, court filings show.The...

OSHA, Mid Continent Recommit to Oklahoma Oil and Gas Worker Safety Alliance

May 26 2017 // U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Mid Continent Exploration and Production Safety Network have renewed an alliance to promote safety at oil and gas operations in...

Leaks Discovered in Dakota Access Pipeline System

May 24 2017 // The Dakota Access pipeline and a feeder line leaked more than 100 gallons of oil in North Dakota in separate incidents in March as crews prepared the disputed $3.8 billion pipeline for operation.Two barrels, or 84 gallons...

Companies May Soon Be Required to Disclose Financial Impact of Climate Risk

May 24 2017 // Companies’ disclosure of risks to their business from climate change could become mandatory in a few years as investor pressure gathers pace, climate finance experts said on Tuesday.Investors have urged companies,...

Private Equity Firm Carlyle Sues Insurers Over Oil Losses

May 22 2017 // Julia Payne U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group is suing a group of its insurers over $400 million worth of oil it claims it lost when Morocco’s sole refinery went bankrupt two years ago, court documents...

Workplace Regulation to Reduce Incidents at California Oil Refineries OK’d

May 18 2017 // California’s Department of Industrial Relations’ Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board today approved a regulation aimed at strengthening workplace safety and health at oil refineries across the...

1st Suit Filed Against Petroleum Corp. Following Colorado House Explosion

May 17 2017 // Neighbors have filed the first lawsuit stemming from a fatal house explosion in northern Colorado that’s blamed on unrefined natural gas flowing from a severed pipeline.The Longmont Times-Call reported Swiin Jeffrey...

Sompo Develops Nat Cat Model for NW Australia Offshore Oil & Gas Installations

May 17 2017 // Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc. (SJNKI) and Sompo Canopius AG are launching a natural catastrophe risk model for north-west Australia offshore oil and gas installations.The model development was carried out by Sompo...

Black Elk Energy Agrees to $4.2M Penalty Over Deadly Gulf Oil Platform Fire

May 15 2017 // An energy company pleaded guilty on May 12 to safety and environmental charges, agreeing to a $4.2 million penalty and avoiding manslaughter charges in connection with a 2012 offshore oil platform fire that killed three...

Source of Clean Energy? Wind Turbines Are Spilling Oil in Mexico

May 15 2017 // Wind turbines were planted along a strip of Mexico’s southern coast to make the country’s power industry cleaner. Now they’re spilling oil.In the town of Juchitan last month, a clean-up was under way...

BP Settles with Louisiana Parish Over Oil Spill for $45M

May 11 2017 // A coastal Louisiana parish announced a $45 million settlement with BP over damages from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil spill.Plaquemines Parish juts out into the Gulf of Mexico from Louisiana’s southeastern tip. Oil...

Only 3 to Check Safety on Colorado Pipelines from Thousands of Wells

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...

Oklahoma Earthquake Risk: What a Difference Year Makes

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:...

Mississippi Railroad Reopened After Weekend Crude Oil Train Collision

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,...