U.S. & International
U.S. Senate blueprint is lauded as potentially historic climate legislation
Thursday, August 12, 2021, 6:51 AM MDT
The $3.5 trillion budget framework the Senate narrowly passed early Wednesday sets the stage for a deluge of spending on…
Norway parties brace for oil showdown as UN report fuels debate
Thursday, August 12, 2021, 6:34 AM MDT
With a month to go before elections in Norway, the UN’s landmark climate report issued Monday is fuelling debate on oil…
Shell to pay $110 million to end 30-year Nigeria oil spill case
Wednesday, August 11, 2021, 1:40 PM MDT
Royal Dutch Shell plc’s Nigerian unit agreed to pay a community in the West African country more than $110 million…
Biden’s OPEC plea shows how cheap fuel fixation imperils climate
Wednesday, August 11, 2021, 1:37 PM MDT
President Joe Biden has pledged to wean the U.S. off of fossil fuels, and never has that call been more…
Permian Basin gets vote of confidence with infrastructure plan
Tuesday, August 10, 2021, 7:06 AM MDT
The region at the heart of the once-booming U.S. shale industry is signalling confidence in a nascent recovery after the…
Saudi Aramco follows big oil rivals with profit surge
Monday, August 9, 2021, 6:24 AM MDT
Saudi Aramco followed its Big Oil competitors with bumper earnings, boosted by a recovery in oil and chemical prices. The…
Shale-oil output forecasts may fall victim to driller discipline
Monday, August 9, 2021, 5:56 AM MDT
Shale drillers are showing so much financial self-discipline that next year’s oil-production forecasts may be in peril, according to Tudor,…
Texas oil regulator floats tax credits for natural gas projects
Friday, August 6, 2021, 6:43 AM MDT
The natural gas industry should receive tax incentives similar to those provided for renewable energy projects, according to one of…
U.S. automakers pledge huge increase in electric vehicles
Friday, August 6, 2021, 6:23 AM MDT
Declaring the U.S. must “move fast'' to win the world's carmaking future, President Joe Biden on Thursday announced a commitment…
Company fined $35M in North Dakota drilling wastewater spill
Friday, August 6, 2021, 6:13 AM MDT
An oil company that waited more than five months to investigate and report a 2014 pipeline spill in North Dakota that discharged…
Line 3 pipeline opponents file suit on behalf of wild rice
Friday, August 6, 2021, 6:09 AM MDT
Opponents of Enbridge Inc's Line 3 oil pipeline replacement across northern Minnesota are taking a novel legal approach to try to halt…
Nuclear talks enter danger zone as powers await word from Iran
Thursday, August 5, 2021, 6:52 AM MDT
The climate has turned gloomy around world powers’ talks with Iran to revive a frayed nuclear accord, as a new…
