Algeria hostage crisis ends; Katy man killed
Katy resident Frederick Buttaccio was killed in the attack on a natural gas facility in Algeria. Another Houston-area man also was taken captive. His fate is unknown. More »
Clinton urges cooperation in resource-rich Arctic
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday ventured north of the Arctic Circle and urged international cooperation in a region that could become a new battleground for natural resources.
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Activists to stage protest for SEC energy rules
Human-rights and anti-poverty activists plan to urge regulators to finalize long-delayed rules requiring certain publicly listed oil, gas and mining companies to disclose payments to host governments. More »
Clinton predicts “profound effect” from SEC disclosure rules
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton predicted Thursday that pending rules to require oil, gas and mining companies to disclose payments o host governments would have a “profound effect” on curbing corruption and boosting transparency in foreign nations
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Senate to vote on Keystone XL, drilling amendments to highway bill
Two measures pertaining to a federal permit for the Keystone XL pipeline are among those that will get votes Thursday as amendments to sweeping Senate transportation legislation, under an agreement announced late Wednesday night. Also up for consideration is a GOP amendment that would expand offshore drilling to certain waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. More »
GOP senators want exemptions for oil, mining payments
Two Republican senators including Texas Sen. John Cornyn urged the Securities and Exchange Commission to add exemptions to proposed disclosure requirements for oil, gas and mining companies’ payments to host nations, saying the rules would harm U.S. industry. More »
Clinton wants tough SEC oil, gas disclosure rules
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday called on the Securities and Exchange Commission to “go as far as possible” with rules requiring certain oil, gas and mining companies to disclose their payments to host nations. More »
U.S., Mexico, reach accord on drilling below maritime border
The U.S. and Mexican governments agreed Monday to cooperate on oil and gas development in waters along the nations’ maritime border in the Gulf of Mexico. More »
State Department official to testify on Keystone XL permit denial
The hearing will come a week after the Obama administration denied a permit for Keystone XL, saying a congressionally imposed Feb. 21 decision deadline didn’t give enough time to study alternative routes. More »
State Dept. said to be weighing altering Keystone XL route
The U.S. State Department is weighing whether to seek a rerouting of TransCanada Corp.’s planned $7 billion Keystone XL pipeline away from the Sandhills region of Nebraska, a department official said. More »
Hillary Clinton vows fair review on Keystone pipeline
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday she has “no reason to believe” that the State Department is biased in favor of a Canadian company’s plan to build a massive oil pipeline from western Canada to the Gulf Coast, as some critics charge. More »
Pipeline protests planned on eve of final Keystone XL hearing
The “Occupy Wall Street” protests that have taken over lower Manhattan and parts of Chicago are now headed to the State Department, as activists plan a sleep-in to protest the Keystone XL pipeline that would deliver Canadian oil sands crude to the Gulf Coast. More »
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