Fight over drilling ban postponed – for now
The anticipated showdown between House Republicans and Interior Department officials over the Obama administration's decision to temporarily halt deep-water drilling after the 2010 Gulf oil spill won't...
View ArticleNew subpoenas authorized in drilling ban probe
A congressional panel today voted to authorize subpoenas for Interior Department officials who could shed light on why a government report falsely implied a panel of engineers and oil industry experts...
View ArticleRepublicans grill Interior Department watchdog in drilling ban probe
Congressional Republicans grilled the Interior Department's top internal investigator and suggested her involvement in a government offshore safety panel undermined her independence.
View ArticleHouston’s Black Elk Energy had history of violations before fatal fire
Before last week's fatal fire at one of Black Elk Energy's oil production platforms, the five-year-old firm had racked up more than 300 documented mistakes and violations offshore, according to federal...
View ArticleDemocrats press Grand Isle Shipyards for info on fatal production platform fire
Leading House Democrats are broadening their probe into what caused a fatal offshore production platform fire by scrutinizing the contractor working on the facility when it ignited last month.
View ArticleCustomers, workers lose in utility deregulation
A Hearst Newspapers investigation found that over a decade of deregulation, the frequency of outages has crept up, maintenance of aging infrastructure has been deferred and line workers have been laid...
View ArticleInvestigation of coal exports to Asia launched
The U.S. Department of Interior is investigating whether mining companies are skirting royalty rules as they increase exports of coal to Asia.
View ArticleWorkplace deaths drop, except in oil industry
Oil and gas field services and drilling workers were killed on the job in Texas more than those in any other profession, according to a Houston Chronicle analysis.
View ArticlePower partially restored at nuclear plant in Japan
Power has been restored to two fuel storage pools at Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi plant, which was severely damaged in the 2011 tsunami. But concerns linger about the fragility of the facility, which...
View ArticleFederal judge rules against Transocean in spill subpoena challenge
A federal court on Monday rejected Transocean's request to dismiss subpoenas for records tied to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster.
View ArticleAppeals court rejects delay of spill subpoenas
A federal appeals court denied Transocean’s effort to delay compliance with subpoenas related to the deadly 2010 explosion on its Deepwater Horizon offshore rig.
View ArticleHalliburton also contacted in antitrust probe of fracturing
The company gave no details about the information requested by the government.
View ArticleFeds begin probe of Gulf gas well blowout
Federal regulators have opened a formal investigation into last week's blowout of a natural gas well in the Gulf of Mexico, which forced the evacuation of a rig crew and later ignited a fire on the rig.
View ArticleWorkers begin relief well at site of Gulf blowout
Workers on Sunday began a month-long quest to plug a gas well that blew out in the Gulf of Mexico in July, forcing the evacuation of 44 people and igniting a fire that raged for two days.
View ArticleEmbassy of the Philippines vows to protect claims of workers hurt in Gulf blast
Officials from the Philippines vowed to protect the rights and claims of workers from the country who were injured and killed in last year's fatal Gulf platform blast.
View ArticleAs Bakken booms, drug arrests spike
Authorities have released mugshots of twelve people indicted on federal charges alleging they were involved in a ring that distributed methamphetamine in the Bakken oil patch along the North Dakota border
View ArticleOpponent accuses Cameron of panic response to rising energy prices
Ed Miliband, the leader of the U.K.’s opposition Labour Party, accused Prime Minister David Cameron of making up energy policy in a panicked response to public anger at soaring electricity and gas bills.
View ArticleFire extinguished at suburban Chicago oil refinery
Officials are monitoring air quality near a suburban Chicago oil refinery after a fire lit up the evening sky.
View ArticleFeds: Safety culture ‘poor, at best’ before fatal Black Elk platform blast
In their report on the fatal explosion of a Black Elk platform last year, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and the Coast Guard said that workers who were "worried about losing their...
View ArticleEthanol industry takes aim at AP investigation
Ethanol industry officials emailed newspapers and other media, referring to the AP's report as a "smear," ''hatchet job" and "more dumpster fire than journalism."
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