President Obama vowed in his State of the Union speech to make oil companies provide more disclosure of the fluids used in hydraulic fracturing, and last week, the Houston Chronicle obtained a draft proposal of the new federal rules. As Fuelfix reported at the time:  More »

New federal laws require oil companies to disclose the contents of fracking fluids, but exemptions may allow them to exclude the concentration of hazardous chemicals.  More »

As a general rule, corporate giving is a good thing. Unless, of course, it’s used to downplay corporate taking.  More »

Wind and solar energy companies are finding it more difficult to attract top executives. As recently as four years ago, renewable energy companies were able to lure managers from Silicon Valley with the promise of tech-industry-like stock options and the chance to lead the fight against global warming.  More »

Wind and solar energy companies are finding it more difficult to attract top executives. As recently as four years ago, renewable energy companies were able to lure managers from Silicon Valley with the promise of tech-industry-like stock options and the chance to lead the fight against global warming. Now, as Bloomberg News points out, mounting [...]  More »

When Nabors Industries’ overpaid chairman, Eugene Isenberg, agreed last week to give up his $100 million severance, the word “charity” came up a lot. Isenberg himself said he hoped that the company used “a substantial portion of these savings for worthy charitable purposes.”  More »

Wall Street wins again.  More »

When Nabors Industries’ overpaid chairman, Eugene Isenberg, agreed last week to give up his $100 million severance payment, the word “charity” came up a lot. But how much is he really giving?  More »

Facing measures that will hold directors more responsible for runaway executive pay, the boards of two major local employers are already changing their habits.  More »

Conflict allegations by El Paso Corp. shareholders attempting to block the pipeline company’s takeover by Kinder Morgan are “serious,” a Delaware judge declared Thursday. But he may not do anything about it.  More »

Conflict allegations by El Paso Corp. shareholders attempting to block the pipeline company’s takeover by Kinder Morgan are “serious,” a Delaware judge declared Thursday. But he may not do anything about it. Chancery Court Judge Leo Stine said he didn’t want to issue an injunction in the case because shareholders can still vote it down, [...]  More »

Yesterday, I tried to register for CERAWeek, the annual oil industry confab next month. The computer, of course, asked me to create a password. I entered an easy one that I could remember. It wasn’t a great password, I’ll admit, but this is a conference registration, not an application for Pentagon clearance. Not good enough. [...]  More »