U.S. & International
ConocoPhillips in talks to buy Concho Resources in big shale bet
Wednesday, October 14, 2020, 6:50 AM MDT
ConocoPhillips is in talks to acquire rival Concho Resources Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, as one of…
Israel’s OPC to invest $200 million in U.S. solar projects
Wednesday, October 14, 2020, 6:31 AM MDT
Israel’s OPC Energy Ltd. will invest nearly $200 million in the “rapid growth” of a recently-acquired renewable energy business in…
Oil site leaked gases uncontrollably for months, group says
Friday, October 9, 2020, 6:31 AM MDT
An oil well site in the Permian Basin owned by a bankrupt shale producer has spewed polluting gases into the…
Commodity trader makes rare call for more green regulations
Friday, October 9, 2020, 6:26 AM MDT
The top oil executive at one of the world’s biggest commodity traders is calling for stricter regulations to force the…
Energy Transfer CEO steps down, but stays on
Friday, October 9, 2020, 6:21 AM MDT
Kelcy Warren, the Dallas billionaire known for controversial pipelines and aggressive dealmaking, is stepping down as chief executive officer of…
The numbers behind Exxon’s support for a carbon tax
Friday, October 9, 2020, 6:16 AM MDT
Exxon Mobil Corporation is no longer the most valuable energy company in the U.S. That distinction now goes to NextEra…
Europe’s fossil fuel firms not doing enough on emissions, funds say
Wednesday, October 7, 2020, 6:41 AM MDT
None of Europe’s largest oil, gas and coal companies are on track to limit global warming to within 2 degrees…
How the U.S. government can ramp up climate tech investment
Monday, October 5, 2020, 6:49 AM MDT
The last couple of weeks have brought a steady stream of new pledges to achieve net-zero carbon emissions within the…
Chile mulls financial aid for green hydrogen projects
Monday, October 5, 2020, 6:36 AM MDT
Chile’s government is considering ways to boost the attractiveness of green-hydrogen projects as the biggest copper-producing nation strives to become…
Small pipeline, large worries for some South Carolina residents
Monday, October 5, 2020, 6:15 AM MDT
The land agent who arrived at Reatha Jefferson's door in May, unannounced and unmasked in the middle of the pandemic,…
Permit in hand, entrepreneur advances Alaska-Alberta railway
Friday, October 2, 2020, 7:09 AM MDT
The team behind the proposed Alaska to Alberta railway aims to start prep work for construction in December, with a…
Oil refiner Marathon says 12% of workforce affected in jobs cull
Thursday, October 1, 2020, 6:41 AM MDT
Marathon Petroleum Corporation is slashing its workforce as the largest independent U.S. oil refiner adjusts to gasoline demand that’s showing no…
