VENTURA, Calif. - An estimated 29,400 gallons of crude oil spilled Thursday from a pipeline and flowed down an arroyo in Ventura County, California, officials said. The oil moved a half-mile from the spill but did not reach a beach, Ventura Fire Department spokeswoman Kelly Flanders said. The spill was reported in the Hall Canyon area above the city of Ventura and flowed into the Prince Barranca, a ravine that ends at San Buenaventura State Beach near the Ventura Pier. [Read more]
Railroad blamed for fiery oil train derailment
PORTLAND, Ore. - Federal investigators on Thursday blamed Union Pacific Railroad for a fiery oil train derailment along the Oregon-Washington border, saying the company failed to properly maintain its track. Preliminary findings on the June 3 derailment in the Columbia River Gorge raise questions about why the company didn't find the broken bolts that triggered the wreck when it inspected the tracks right before the derailment. Union Pacific faces potential penalties for safety [Read more]
Obama administration decries judge’s fracking ruling
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration on Wednesday decried a ruling by a federal judge that blocks rules for hydraulic fracturing, saying the decision prevents regulators from using "21st-century standards" to ensure that oil and gas operations are conducted safely on public lands. Jessica Kershaw, a spokeswoman for the Interior Department, said "modernized fracking requirements" imposed by Interior Secretary Sally Jewell reflect best industry practices and are aimed at ensuring adequate [Read more]
Enbridge getting cleanup equipment just in case of oil spill
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - A Canadian company that owns twin oil pipelines in the area where Lakes Huron and Michigan converge said Monday it will spend $7 million over the next two years on additional equipment that could be deployed quickly in the event of a spill, while insisting prospects are remote that it ever will be needed there. Enbridge Energy, based in Calgary, Alberta, said its purchases would include skimming and containment devices that would help crews recover oil quickly in [Read more]
1 killed, 3 hurt in oil well explosion in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. - One worker was killed and two others were seriously injured in an explosion and fire at an oil well in western North Dakota, authorities said. The McKenzie County Sheriff's Department said 52-year-old Johnny Stassinos of Rock Springs, Wyoming, died Saturday afternoon from injuries suffered that morning at a well site operated by XTO Energy Inc. near Watford City. The department's statement issued Monday said Daniel Montes, 28, of Fruita, Colorado, and Richard [Read more]
1 killed, 3 hurt in oil well explosion in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. - One worker was killed and two others were seriously injured in an explosion and fire at an oil well in western North Dakota, authorities said. The McKenzie County Sheriff's Department said 52-year-old Johnny Stassinos of Rock Springs, Wyoming, died Saturday afternoon from injuries suffered that morning at a well site operated by XTO Energy Inc. near Watford City. The department's statement issued Monday said Daniel Montes, 28, of Fruita, Colorado, and Richard [Read more]
US rig count rises 10 this week to 424 in 3rd week of gains
HOUSTON - The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. rose by 10 this week to 424, marking the third-consecutive week the count has increased after a slide that lasted months and pushed the count to record-low levels amid depressed energy prices.A year ago, 857 rigs were active.Houston oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday 337 rigs sought oil and 86 explored for natural gas. One was listed as miscellaneous.Among major oil- and gas-producing states, Texas [Read more]
US rig count rises 4 this week to 408, up from record low
HOUSTON - The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. rose by four this week to 408, the first gain in months and halting a slide that pushed the count to record-low levels amid collapsed energy prices.A year ago, 868 rigs were active.Houston oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday 325 rigs sought oil and 82 explored for natural gas. One was listed as miscellaneous.Among major oil- and gas-producing states, Texas and Alaska each gained three rigs. New Mexico [Read more]
Colorado’s new, higher oil and gas fines are biting industry
DENVER - Colorado is imposing heftier fines on energy companies as the state struggles to resolve conflicts between growing cities and big oilfields at their doorstep, an Associated Press analysis shows.Regulators say the tougher penalties for breaking health, safety and environmental rules are prompting energy companies to be more careful. Others say it's too early to call them a success.The higher fines kicked in a year ago after lawmakers said Colorado's existing penalties were too light. The [Read more]
Residents to start return to fire damaged Fort McMurray
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — A phased return of more than 80,000 residents of the fire-damaged oil sands city Fort McMurray will begin Wednesday as planned, Alberta's premier announced Tuesday. Rachel Notley said that the wildfire is no longer an imminent threat to the city and critical infrastructure has been repaired. The massive wildfire destroyed about 2,400 structures almost a month ago in Fort McMurray but 90 percent of the city remains intact. Residents of three neighborhoods won't be able [Read more]
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