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Fire at an olefins unit at Shell Deer Park, Texas chemical plant

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

FILE PHOTO: The sun sets behind an oil drilling rig in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
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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 hold news conference on the "Lower Energy Costs Act" at U.S. Capitol in Washington
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

The ConocoPhillips Alaska Inc. building overlooks the frozen Westchester Lagoon on a winter's evening in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. Feb. 10, 2020. File photo by Yereth Rosen/Reuters
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

Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store visits the Sleipner A platform
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

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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…

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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.

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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.

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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…

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Nov 02

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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.

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