Environmentalists celebrated a federal order Monday that they said opened the way for a more detailed review of a plan to restart the shuttered San Onofre nuclear power plant in California.  More »

A domestic natural gas boom already has lowered U.S. energy prices while stoking fears of environmental disaster. Now U.S. producers are poised to ship vast quantities of gas overseas as energy companies seek permits for proposed export projects that could set off a renewed frenzy of fracking.  More »

Iran’s oil minister says the country supports prices of $100 for a barrel of crude.  More »

Federal regulators are conducting a major inspection this week at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant near Athens.  More »

Hess Corp. will split the positions of CEO and chairman as it fights off a campaign by a major shareholder for a change in leadership at the New York energy company.  More »

Leading oil industry groups said Thursday federal land managers are blocking new energy development and job creation by postponing all oil and gas lease auctions on prime public lands in California until October.  More »

The Three Affiliated Tribes have broken ground for a $450 million oil refinery on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in northwestern North Dakota  More »

Environmentalists are counting on a game and fish amendment as their last, best chance this legislative session to control frack sand mining in Minnesota.  More »

A judge agreed to move the trial date to Oct. 15.  More »

Plains shareholders are set to vote on the deal May 20.  More »

Today’s U.S. natural gas storage report is the most important of the year as it may support last week’s data that sent prices down by the most in nine months, according to Schork Group Inc.  More »

The Permian Basin in West Texas is dotted with famous oil fields with names like Slaughter-Levelland, Seminole and Vacuum, where oilmen have made their fortunes for decades.  More »