LINCOLN, Neb. - Nebraska regulators are set to decide Monday whether to approve or deny an in-state route for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. It's the last major regulatory hurdle facing project operator TransCanada Corp. The Nebraska Public Service Commission's ruling is on the Nebraska route TransCanada has proposed to complete the $8 billion, 1,179-mile pipeline to deliver oil from Alberta, Canada, to Texas Gulf Coast refineries. The proposed Keystone XL route would cross parts of [Read more]
Congress debates oil drilling in largest US wildlife refuge
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Sometime next April, pregnant cows in the Porcupine Caribou Herd in Canada will take the lead in an annual migration of nearly 200,000 animals north to Alaska. From winter grounds in Canada's Yukon Territory, the caribou travelling in small and large groups will cross rivers and gaps in the mighty Brooks Range on the 400-mile (643-kilometre) journey. Their destination is the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a strip of flat tundra between the [Read more]
Oil pipeline opponent uses ‘necessity defence’ – What is it?
BISMARCK, N.D. - An American Indian activist and former U.S. congressional candidate in North Dakota accused of inciting a riot during protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline says he'll seek to present a "necessity defence" — justifying a crime by arguing it prevented a greater harm. Chase Iron Eyes has pleaded not guilty to inciting a riot and criminal trespassing. He could face more than five years in prison if convicted at trial in February. The pipeline has since begun [Read more]
Shell to buy electric vehicle charging providers
LONDON - Oil company Shell has signed an agreement to buy electric vehicle charging firm NewMotion. It did not disclose terms. The company, which will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, operates more than 30,000 private electric charge points for homes and businesses in the Netherlands, Germany, France and the U.K. Shell's Vice-President for New Fuels, Matthew Tipper, says Thursday that the deal will give customers "flexibility to charge their electric [Read more]
Enbridge Energy defends plan to replace Line 3 oil pipeline
MINNEAPOLIS - Enbridge Energy disputed a state agency's recommendation against the company's proposal for replacing its aging Line 3 oil pipeline across northern Minnesota, insisting in filings Wednesday that the project is needed to ensure adequate crude supplies for Minnesota and other Midwestern refineries for decades to come. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission is considering whether to grant a certificate of need for the project, which has aroused opposition from environmental [Read more]
Oil spill forces Greek authorities to close Athens beaches
ATHENS, Greece - Greek authorities have banned swimming along a long line of popular Athens beaches on Friday following extensive sea pollution from the sinking of a small oil tanker five days ago, which prompted a large containment and cleanup operation. The swimming ban covers much of a 20-kilometre (13-mile) stretch from Greece's main port of Piraeus to Glyfada, further south, as well as part of the island of Salamina. A Health Ministry statement said the prohibition would last until [Read more]
Oil will keep flowing, but UN sanctions hit North Korea hard
TOKYO - North Korea will be feeling the pain of new United Nations sanctions targeting some of its biggest remaining foreign revenue streams. But the Security Council eased off the biggest target of all: the oil the North needs to stay alive, and to fuel its million-man military. Though the United States had proposed a complete ban, the sanctions by the U.N. Security Council to punish North Korea for its sixth nuclear test cap Pyongyang's annual imports of crude oil at the same level [Read more]
France to ban oil, gas output on home soil in symbolic step
PARIS - France's government is unveiling a law to ban all production and exploration of oil and natural gas by 2040 on the country's mainland and overseas territories. The move is largely symbolic, however, as France's oil and gas production represents just 1 per cent of national consumption — the rest is imported. Current drilling permits will not be renewed, according to the draft bill obtained by The Associated Press. The bill is to be formally presented in a Cabinet meeting [Read more]
Harvey knocks out more refineries, shifting global oil flows
DALLAS - Hurricane Harvey is sending pump prices higher for U.S. motorists and causing temporary shifts in the flow of oil and gasoline around the world after taking down a huge chunk of U.S. refining capacity. It will be days or even weeks before the energy sector in the southeast Texas Gulf Coast is back to normal operations as it deals with flooding in the aftermath of Harvey, which has been downgraded to a tropical storm. The region from Corpus Christi, Texas, where Harvey made [Read more]
US rig count decreases by 6 this week to 940
HOUSTON - The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. decreased by six this week to 940. A year ago, just 489 rigs were active. Houston oilfield services company Baker Hughes said Friday that 759 rigs sought oil and 180 explored for natural gas this week. One was listed as miscellaneous. Among major oil- and gas-producing states, Louisiana, North Dakota and Ohio each added one rig. Pennsylvania and Texas each lost three rigs. Alaska, Oklahoma [Read more]
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