May 11 Thousands of oil and gas wells left unchecked by government inspectors By Associated Press The government has failed to inspect thousands of oil and gas wells it considers potentially high risks for water contamination and other environmental damage, congressional investigators say. Continue reading
May 11 Watch Crude oil brings boom times and safety concerns to North Dakota By PBS News Hour In North Dakota an oil boom has transformed the state's economy. Nearly a million barrels of crude come out of the ground each day in the state, and instead of traveling by pipeline, most North Dakota oil goes by rail. Continue watching
May 10 As oil booms in North Dakota, questions of rail safety linger By Stephen Fee After a series of fiery derailments over the past year -- including a deadly incident in Quebec last summer -- regulators and policy makers are asking questions about the safety of oil by rail. Continue reading
May 07 Emergency order requires crude oil shippers to disclose train routes By Joan Lowy, Associated Press The emergency order requires that each railroad operating trains containing more than 1 million gallons of crude oil — the equivalent of about 35 tank cars — from the booming Bakken region of North Dakota, Montana and parts of Canada… Continue reading
Apr 11 Libya’s oil slowly comes back online after deal, driving speculation By Andy Swab New protests in Libya on Friday soured a lucrative oil deal between the parliament in Tripoli and rebel groups in the eastern part of the country. The protests shut down an oil terminal and refinery at Zawiya, located 28 miles… Continue reading
Mar 24 25 years later, scientists still spot traces of oil from Exxon Valdez spill By Ashley Ahearn, KUOW/EarthFix Twenty-five years ago the Exxon Valdez, an oil tanker bound for Long Beach, Calif., ran aground off of the south coast of Alaska. The vessel released 11 million gallons of oil into Prince William Sound, polluting 1,300 miles of coastline. Continue reading
Mar 17 SEALs capture former North Korean tanker loaded with stolen Libyan oil By Associated Press The SEALs boarded the tanker Morning Glory late Sunday in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea near Cyprus. Rear Adm. John Kirby said no one was injured in the operation, which was approved by President Barack Obama. Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch Raising health and air quality concerns in Texas’ fracking frontier By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch Changing relations with Mideast allies may affect U.S. position in the region Changing relations with Mideast allies may affect U.S. position in the region… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch Ecuador Exposes Rain Forest and its Inhabitants to Oil Extraction Effort Ecuador Exposes Rain Forest and its Inhabitants to Oil Extraction Effort… Continue watching