Nebraska State Patrol spokeswoman Deb Collins said they know there could be problems.  More »

About 42 gallons of crude oil spilled into the yard of a home.  More »

Future chairmen will be independent and former CEOs can’t assume the top board spot after they leave, the company said.  More »

In the same year that a massive explosion and oil spill rocked the Gulf of Mexico, a digital disaster played out halfway around the world. A rig was overwhelmed by malicious computer software, an infection that could have caused the blowout preventer and other systems to be unresponsive, possibly leading to a well blowout.  More »

Energy industry mergers valued at more than $50 million dropped in the first three months of the year compared to the frenzied fourth quarter, but rose over the first quarter of 2012.  More »

Contango companies chairman Kenneth Peak has died after brain cancer diagnosis.  More »

A lawsuit alleges that residents living near a Texas City refinery suffered health effects because of emissions from the plant.  More »

Outgoing Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says he expects his successor to reveal new rules for oil and gas drilling soon after she takes over the job.  More »

The move comes nearly two weeks after Exxon Mobil’s Pegasus pipeline ruptured.  More »

The CEO of Noble Energy criticized Israel’s decision in 2011 to nearly double tax rates on gas profits.  More »

The energy firms are accused of manipulating prices from 2000 to 2002.  More »

The Keystone XL pipeline has become a flashpoint in the U.S. debate over climate change.  More »