Shell to cease Alaska offshore Arctic drilling
By DAN JOLING Royal Dutch Shell will stop drilling for oil and gas in Arctic waters off Alaska’s coast following disappointing results from an exploratory well backed by billions in…
Oil spills
BP to pay record $18.7 billion to states affected by spill
By KEVIN McGILL, REBECCA SANTANA and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN More than five years after the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history fouled beaches, coated seabirds in thick goo and threatened…
W.Va. oil train derailment was 1 of 3 with safer tank cars
By JOHN RABY and JONATHAN MATTISE The fiery derailment of a train carrying crude oil in West Virginia is one of three in the past year involving tank cars that…
Congress clears Keystone XL pipeline bill, setting up veto
By DINA CAPPIELLO The Republican-controlled Congress approved a bill Wednesday to construct the Keystone XL oil pipeline, setting up a confrontation with President Barack Obama, who has threatened to veto…
Senate passes bill approving Keystone XL oil pipeline
By DINA CAPPIELLO The Republican-controlled Senate on Thursday approved a bipartisan bill to construct the Keystone XL oil pipeline, defying a presidential veto threat and setting up the first of…
Montana, feds to seek damages from Exxon spill
By MATTHEW BROWN RETRANSMISSION TO CORRECT NAME OF REFINERY – FILE – In this July,10, 2011 file photo, oil-fouled islands and a sheen on the water are seen downstream of…
FREEH: POSSIBLE CORRUPTION IN BP CLAIMS HANDLING
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and CHEVEL JOHNSON FILE – In this July 2, 2013, file photo, former FBI Director Louis Freeh leaves Federal Court after meeting with U.S. District Judge Carl…