High court rules for power company over Mont. dams
The Supreme Court sided with a power company Wednesday in a dispute with Montana over who owns the riverbeds beneath 10 dams sitting on three Montana rivers. More »
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Exxon Mobil signs 20-year field leases in Nigeria
Nigeria’s state-run oil company says Exxon Mobil Corp. has signed 20-year leases on three major oil fields in the West African nation. More »
Okla. panel wants to limit refunds for drillers
After pledging to Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry that it would make good on tax breaks temporarily set aside during a fiscal crisis, some legislators believe the state should repay developers only about 50 cents on the dollar. More »
Nonprofit to study Pa. gas drilling, public health
A nonprofit group has opened an office in western Pennsylvania to help the public with health concerns over Marcellus Shale gas drilling operations. More »
More testing likely in Wyo. water pollution case
It appears more testing will be done in a Wyoming gas field where the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency theorizes a link between hydraulic fracturing and groundwater pollution. More »
Fire at Egypt oil refinery kills 4 workers
The director of an oil refinery says four of his Egyptian workers died as they tried to put out a huge fire that erupted at the plant’s complex in the port city of Suez. More »
Chesapeake earnings more than double
Chesapeake posted earnings of $429 million or 63 cents per share, compared with $180 million, or 28 cents per share, a year ago. The company had hedging gains of $315 million in the fourth quarter., More »
Oil price climbs on fear Iran may stop more oil
“People are just scared about Iran,” independent analyst and trader Stephen Schork said. More »
Cabot, Williams announce new Marcellus pipeline
A natural gas driller and a pipeline company are proposing to build a new pipeline to carry natural gas from Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale to the New York and New England markets. More »
Shell: Nigeria can produce 4M barrels of oil a day
Nigeria could produce as much as 4 million barrels of oil a day, but production remains held back by chronic problems with the nation’s government and the rampant theft of crude from pipelines, a top official with Royal Dutch Shell PLC said. More »
Gingrich woos with prospect of $2 gallon gas
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is dangling the prospect of gas as low as $2 a gallon if he’s elected. More »
UGA scientists to study effects of Gulf oil spill
Three university of Georgia scientists have received a three-year grant to study the effects of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem. More »
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