Nation May 06 Officials investigate Texas petrochemical plant fire that sent 9 workers to hospital By Juan A. Lozano, Acacia Coronado, Associated Press
Nation Apr 02 Watch 4:48 Biden’s complex relationship with oil and gas, despite campaign promises In 2020, Joe Biden promised to move the U.S. away from fossil fuels. But the Biden administration has a complicated relationship with the oil and gas industry — it has moved forward on plans to drill federally owned lands, auctioned… By John Yang, Winston Wilde, Kaisha Young
Politics Mar 30 House Republicans pass energy bill to roll back regulation of fossil fuel production The legislation would sharply increase domestic production of oil, natural gas and coal, and ease permitting restrictions that delay pipelines, refineries and other projects. By Matthew Daly, Associated Press
Politics Mar 13 Biden administration approves controversial Willow oil drilling project in Alaska Climate activists say allowing oil company ConocoPhillips to move forward with the drilling plan would break Biden’s campaign promise to stop new oil drilling on public lands. By Matthew Daly, Chris Megerian, Associated Press
World Oct 23 Unidentified drones over Norway’s offshore platforms fuel fears of Russian threat With Norway replacing Russia as Europe's main source of natural gas, military experts suspect the unmanned aircraft are Moscow's doings. By Mark Lewis, Associated Press
Oct 19 Watch 8:47 Biden releases more oil from strategic reserve to help lower gas prices By Geoff Bennett President Biden announced the release of an additional 15 million barrels of oil from the U.S. strategic reserve. The president insisted the move is not politically motivated ahead of the midterms and criticized oil companies for not doing more to… Continue watching
Oct 05 OPEC+ makes sharp production cut to boost prices; gasoline costs may rise By David McHugh, Associated Press The OPEC+ alliance of oil-exporting countries has decided to sharply cut production to support sagging oil prices. Continue reading
Jul 13 In Louisiana, orphan wells seen as an ‘accident waiting to happen’ By Roby Chavez There are thousands of orphaned wells in Louisiana that pose a threat to residents and the environment. New federal funding will help the state plug many abandoned wells, but some question if that's enough. Continue reading
Apr 14 Oklahoma has only slightly increased oil and gas production during the Ukraine war. Here’s why By Adam Kemp President Joe Biden has been calling on U.S. oil and gas companies to drill more. In Oklahoma, one of the nation's most productive oil regions, producers say there are hurdles to meet that demand, even though they want the president… Continue reading
Nov 02 Biden administration acknowledges impacts of oil and gas sales on public land, but hasn’t stopped them By Matthew Brown, Associated Press The Interior Department is preparing to offer oil and gas lease sales on large tracts of public land despite concluding that burning fossil fuels from those parcels could carry huge costs and contribute to climate change. Continue reading