Oil ends week down 2 percent on tepid demand outlook
The price of oil was knocked lower Friday by a combination of ample supplies and lukewarm demand. More »
Tow vessel fuel problems preceded Shell grounding
Testimony in the grounding of a Royal Dutch Shell PLC drill barge off a remote Alaska island focused Thursday on why its towing vessel unexpectedly lost power in stormy conditions in the Gulf of Alaska. More »
US lauds India for reducing Iranian oil imports
A senior American official on Friday praised India for reducing oil imports from Iran and said the U.S. government will decide soon on New Delhi’s request to renew a waiver from sanctions on Tehran. More »
Oil leasing dispute heads to federal court
A dispute over greenhouse gases from oil and gas drilling will head to federal court in Montana as attorneys for the government and the industry face off against environmentalists who say too little is being done to reduce emissions that contribute to climate change. More »
Pipeline work can continue at state natural area
Tennessee environmental officials have given Piedmont Natural Gas permission to resume drilling on a Nashville pipeline project. More »
Exxon Mobil sets record low in gay-rights ranking
In the latest attempt to pressure Exxon Mobil Corp. into change, a gay-rights group called Freedom to Work teamed with a high-powered Washington law firm to file what they described as a groundbreaking discrimination complaint against the oil behemoth in Illinois. More »
Rig manager testifies in Shell barge grounding
After drifting toward shore on a floating drill rig tilted by 30-foot swells and 45-knot winds, then riding a basket up to a hovering Coast Guard helicopter, Todd Case said he would revise the towing plan for the vessel on a winter trip across the Gulf of Alaska. More »
Solar plane completes 2nd leg of trip in Texas
A solar-powered plane has landed in Texas, completing the second leg of a trip across the United States. More »
W.Va. to launch new oil, gas job training center
Two West Virginia colleges are teaming up to open a new training center for people who want to work in the oil and gas industry, complete with indoor and outdoor laboratories to simulate drilling operations. More »
Site plan approved for ND natural gas processor
An energy company has received approval to start construction of a new natural gas processing plant in northwestern North Dakota. More »
College fossil-fuel divestment movement builds
The campaign targets companies that own most of the world’s coal, oil and natural gas reserves. More »
Japan watchdog: Nuclear plant sits on active fault
Japan’s nuclear watchdog on Wednesday endorsed a panel’s conclusion that a seismic fault running underneath one of two reactors at an atomic plant in western Japan is active, making the reactor’s restart virtually impossible. More »
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