Coal's decline is hitting education budgets, too

Apr 4, 2017
The dramatic downturn in coal and oil prices a couple of years ago may have been good for consumers, but it was very bad news for the economies of many energy-producing states. The consequences are now being particularly felt in Oklahoma, Alaska, North Dakota and Wyoming. In recent months, these states have begun cutting funding […]

Even with approval, Keystone pipeline may not get built

Mar 24, 2017
The Trump administration has approved a construction permit on the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline. Back when it was planned in 2010, oil was still trading at $100 a barrel and fracking had yet to fully ramp up. The project still serves as a symbol for both environmentalists and energy companies. But the overall impact of […]

International players from the oil industry meet in Houston

Mar 7, 2017
International players from the oil industry are meeting in Houston this week for the annual gathering called CERAWeek. It’s the first meeting since the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, declared a historic cut in oil output last November in order to bring prices up from a 12-year low. It’s also the first […]

Italian prosecutors seek criminal case in oil giants' deal in Nigeria

Feb 9, 2017
The case looks at an alleged bribery in a $1.3 billion oil deal.
A Shell employee at the Afam VI power plant takes a picture at the plant in Port Harcourt on September 29, 2015. 
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Corruption in the fossil fuel sector may get less prying eyes

Feb 1, 2017
The dismantling of coal, oil and gas industry regulations raises eyebrows and applause.

FERC loses a member, throwing a wrench into pipeline approvals

Jan 27, 2017
The agency that OKs pipelines will be stalled on a number of key builds for the foreseeable future.

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A look at energy policy in the age of Trump

Dec 23, 2016
Trump has promised to lift environmental restrictions on the energy sector.
 Supporters cheer for Donald Trump while he was on the campaign trail in West Virginia. 
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Energy independence – reality or myth?

Dec 21, 2016
Is it even achievable?
Shutting down California's offshore oil rigs would be costly.
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What does it mean to have the ExxonMobil CEO as secretary of state

Dec 13, 2016
The multinational oil company has what amounts to its own foreign policy, which can be contrary to U.S. policy.
Chairman and CEO of US oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil, Rex Tillerson, speaks during the 2015 Oil and Money conference in central London on October 7, 2015. 
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