Drill, baby, drill? Not so fast. President Biden is expected to announce an executive order on Wednesday that will bring new oil and gas permits on federal lands to a halt, putting climate change front and center.
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The 10th Circuit will decide whether a federal judge should rule on Colorado’s practice of force pooling oil and gas rights or whether the issue belongs in state court.
Read moreOregon will still get to weigh in on water pollution a proposed natural gas pipeline could cause — a significant
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French oil and gas company Total said it has decided to withdraw from energy association American Petroleum Institute because it disagrees on climate-related policies.
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Gas is much cheaper in Slovenia, so neighboring Friuli Venezia Giulia uses a discount at the pumps to keep customers on Italy’s side of the border.
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Energy company Enbridge said Tuesday it intends to ignore a demand from Michigan officials to shut down its controversial dual pipelines through the Straits of Mackinac, arguing the equipment poses no danger to the public.
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A federal judge in Alaska Tuesday denied injunctive relief to environmental groups on the eve of a first-ever oil and gas lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
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Norwegian firm DNV GL said Monday it was halting work to certify the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline between Russia and Germany because of the threat of U.S. sanctions.
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Conservationists sued the Trump administration Monday challenging its greenlighting of ConocoPhillips’ massive oil-drilling project that, if completed, would account for half of Alaska North Slope oil produced to the detriment of caribou, polar bears, migratory birds and the environment.
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A group of environmental groups wrapped up two weeks of hearings on Thursday in a unique case that could force the oil giant Shell to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Southern California’s Carrizo Plain National Monument is home to spectacular pastel super blooms, ancient pictograph rock art and, if the Trump administration has its way, it will also be home to a new oil well and pipeline.
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European Union leaders early Friday gave the green light for the expansion of sanctions against Turkey over its exploration of gas reserves in Mediterranean waters claimed by EU members Greece and Cyprus.
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The Trump administration opened bidding for gas and oil drilling leases on California public land Thursday, putting 4,000 acres of resources up for sale in the first auction of its kind in eight years.
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A Ninth Circuit panel on Monday halted a project to build a nine-acre gravel island in the Alaskan Arctic’s only kelp forest, finding that multiple government agencies greenlighted the proposal without properly considering the consequences.
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Denmark has decided to end all oil and gas activities in the North Sea by 2050 and has cancelled its latest licensing round, saying the country is “now putting an end to the fossil fuel era.”
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The Trump administration announced Thursday it was opening oil and gas lease allotments on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, with the potential to despoil some of the most pristine natural environment on Earth.
Read moreA federal judge found that the Department of Interior erred in assigning 12 rights-of-way to a pipeline operator rather than its business partner, making it liable for the costly enterprise of maintaining the pipelines. The pipeline operator is entitled to an opportunity to be heard before the department makes its decision about the firm’s property rights and obligations.
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After a lengthy legal analysis and at least one threat of a lawsuit, Los Angeles will consider a ban on all oil drilling within the city limits.
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More than 17,000 Dutch citizens backed by environmental action groups told a Netherlands court Tuesday that oil giant Shell must drastically reduce its emissions for the world to avoid catastrophic warming.
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A Texas federal judge accepted the revised guilty plea Tuesday of self-proclaimed “Frack Master” Christopher Faulkner, who leveraged limited business experience and fake college degrees to raise over $80 million from oil and gas investors to fund an extravagant lifestyle.
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