Tag: Oil

Chevron Corp. failed to maintain equipment at a California refinery and has not responded adequately to multiple airborne chemical releases, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday. (AP/Alan Diaz)

Energy and Environment

EPA: Chevron violated law at California refinery

Jason Dearen · December 18, 2013 5:00 am

FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2013 file photo, former BP drilling engineer Kurt Mix arrives at the Hale Boggs Federal Building in New Orleans, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013. Jurors are scheduled to hear closing arguments Monday in Mix's trial on two counts of obstruction of justice. He is charged with deleting text messages about the company's response to its massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Jonathan Bachman, File)

Energy and Environment

Ex-BP engineer convicted on 1 obstruction charge

Associated Press · December 18, 2013 5:00 am

The federal government may be leaving some oil and gas rights revenue on the table, according to a new report. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Energy and Environment

Feds not getting fair share of oil and gas dollars, report finds

Zack Colman · December 17, 2013 5:00 am

Wholesale gasoline rose 4.09 cents to $2.6847 a gallon, according to trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. (Thinkstock Image)

Oil above $97 following solid European data

Pablo Gorondi · December 16, 2013 5:00 am

FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2013 file photo, former BP drilling engineer Kurt Mix arrives at the Hale Boggs Federal Building in New Orleans, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013. Jurors are scheduled to hear closing arguments Monday in Mix's trial on two counts of obstruction of justice. He is charged with deleting text messages about the company's response to its massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Jonathan Bachman, File)

Energy and Environment

Trial winds down for former BP engineer

Associated Press · December 16, 2013 5:00 am

One of President Obama’s most radical Interior nominees is confronted by Sen. John Barrasso

One of President Obama’s most radical Interior nominees is confronted by Sen. John Barrasso

Ron Arnold · December 14, 2013 5:00 am

US companies poised to move into Mexican oil industry after reform vote

Energy and Environment

US companies poised to move into Mexican oil industry after reform vote

Zack Colman · December 13, 2013 5:00 am

A truck loaded with refined oil leaves Chevron's El Segundo Refinery in El Segundo, Calif., Monday, April 21, 2008. (AP File)

US sees least volatile oil prices in 17 years

Washington Examiner · December 11, 2013 5:00 am

A boat works to collect oil that has leaked from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead in the Gulf of Mexico on April 28, 2010 near New Orleans, Louisiana. A federal judge has refused to declare a mistrial in the case of former BP drilling engineer charged with obstruction of justice following the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Energy and Environment

Judge rejects mistrial motion for ex-BP engineer

Kevin McGill · December 11, 2013 5:00 am

New technology has led to a boom in oil and gas production and turned the nation into a net energy exporter. (AP File)

Should we know who wants to drill on public lands?

Sean Higgins · December 9, 2013 5:00 am

Multiple groups are battling it out over the EPA's biofuel mandate. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Energy and Environment

Opponents of biofuel mandate prepare for renewed congressional push

Zack Colman · December 5, 2013 5:00 am

The price of oil edged higher above $97 a barrel Thursday as investors reacted to a drop in U.S. stockpiles, but concerns of oversupply in the Middle East capped gains.

Oil gains above $97 after US stockpiles drop

Associated Press · December 5, 2013 5:00 am