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Virginia Tech Scientists: BP Oil Spill Caused $17.2B in Natural Resource Damage

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....

Colorado Petroleum Wells Shut Down After Home Explosion

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...

Pipeline Company Investigating 19,000-Gallon Oil Spill in Oklahoma

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...

BP Oil Spill Caused $17.2 Billion in Natural Resource Damage: Virginia Tech Scientists

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....

Louisiana Law Firms Could get $87M Each For 2010 Oil Spill Litigation

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...

Worldwide Facilities, Oklahoma Petroleum Assoc. Partner on Well Control Insurance

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...

Proposed EPA Cuts Include Oil Spill, Lead Poisoning Prevention and Climate Research

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...

USGS Forecasts Lower Overall Seismic Hazard for Oklahoma in 2017

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,...

USGS Lowers Seismic Hazard Forecast for Oklahoma in 2017

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,...

Delmarva Petroleum Worker in Delaware Seriously Hurt in Explosion

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....

Pipeline Owner: North Dakota Crude Spill Larger than First Estimated

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...

Trump Moves to Undo Federal Climate Change Policies

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...

Reported Dakota Access Pipeline Vandalism Exposes Risk of Sabotage

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...

Louisiana Flood Board’s Suit Against Oil Companies Still Alive

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...

Berkshire Opposes Political Contribution Disclosure, Fossil Fuel Divestment Proposal

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...

Report: Oil & Gas Operations Vulnerable to Hackers

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...

Thousands of Safer Ethanol Rail Tank Cars Sit Idle: Reuters

Mar 17 2017 // While crossing a small wooden bridge in northwestern Iowa last Thursday, 20 rail tank cars in a mile-long train transporting ethanol flew off the tracks, sending fireballs into the sky, while thousands of gallons of the...

Update: Fuel Tanker Hijacking Revives Fears of Somali Pirate Threat

Mar 16 2017 // The hijacking of a fuel tanker off Somalia’s coast shows the threat pirates still pose to one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes, a risk that may also hamper the Horn of African country’s efforts to...

Oil And Gas Spills Down in Colorado During Drilling Slowdown

Mar 15 2017 // Spills related to oil and gas development in Colorado are down for the second straight year amid a slowdown in drilling. The Daily Sentinel reported Tuesday that an analysis of state data by the conservation group Center...

Oregon Bills Intend to Prevent Or Mitigate Oil-Train Disasters

Mar 15 2017 // Native Americans, environmentalists and a fishing guide spoke out this week in support of two Oregon bills that aim to prevent, or at least mitigate, an ecological disaster like an oil spill into the Columbia River.One...