Shell had a lot riding on Arctic rig’s snapped tow lines
What Shell doesn’t seem to fully appreciate is that to the public, it’s irrelevant whether Shell’s problems involve actual drilling or the maritime operations that support it. More »
Environmentalists take anti-Exxon message to TV
The commercial heading for TV starts out with the line, “Here at Exxon, we hate your children.” Hint: It’s not made by Exxon Mobil. More »
Who should be the next energy secretary?
We need someone who can find a middle ground, who can allay some of the unfounded fears about fracking, promote public understanding of the energy opportunity we now face, yet also help the industry embrace better standards of transparency and safety. More »
Keystone XL activists arrested outside TransCanada Houston office
See video of the Keystone XL pipeline protest outside of one of TransCanada’s Houston offices, where two activists were arrested Monday morning. More »
Is Shell in danger of getting frozen out of the Arctic?
The company can’t afford any more mistakes in Alaskan waters, even the logistical kind. More »
`Promised Land’ courts controversy, doesn’t find it
`Promised Land’ avoids the factual vacuity of “Gasland,” but it tries so hard to be evenhanded that it winds up devoid of a point of view. More »
Floods blamed for 2.4M gallons of spilled crude, feds say
Flood-related pipeline spills account for fewer than 1 percent of all pipeline accidents, but pose a greater threat to drinking water. More »
Feds fault Houston delay in Yellowstone oil spill
Houston pipeline controllers could have reduced the size of the 1,500-barrel spill by about two-thirds if they had isolated the rupture as soon as problems emerged, investigators say. More »
Southern Co. faces risks on Mississippi power plant
Betting that natural gas prices will rise again, Southern Co. is funneling billions into a new coal-to-gas power plant, technology that critics say is untested and costly. More »
Cheniere, Total agree to LNG export deal from Sabine Pass
A partnership formed by Houston-based Cheniere Energy that owns the Sabine Pass liquefied natural gas terminal in western Louisiana and an affiliate of French oil and gas firm Total have inked a 20-year LNG purchase agreement for exports from the site. More »
Judge: Victims of Gulf disaster can weigh in on BP plea deal
A federal judge is giving victims of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon rig explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico a chance to weigh in on whether the court should accept an agreement between BP and the U.S. government under which the British oil giant would plead guilty to manslaughter and other criminal charges and pay a multibillion dollar fine. More »
Judge delays trial for former BP exec charged in Gulf disaster case
A federal judge has postponed the trial of a former BP executive charged with obstruction of Congress stemming from statements he made about the amount of oil that was flowing from a blown-out well following the deadly 2010 Gulf of Mexico disaster. More »
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