Dec 07 Watch 5:22 News Wrap: House committees interview Comey privately In our news wrap Friday, the House Judiciary and Oversight Committees interviewed former FBI director James Comey in a closed-door deposition, as House Republicans investigate FBI actions during the 2016 presidential campaign. Plus, the man who killed a woman after… Continue watching
Nov 20 U.S. blacklists firms in Iran, Russia for shipping oil to Syria By Maria Danilova, Associated Press Placement on the list prohibits American entities or citizens from dealing with the companies and blocks any of the companies' U.S. assets. In Moscow, officials dismissed the sanctions as illegal. Continue reading
Oct 03 WATCH: Who’s to blame for rising gas prices? Putin tells Trump, ‘Look in the mirror’ By Larisa Epatko Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that President Donald Trump should “look in the mirror” to find the culprit behind rising oil prices. Continue reading
Aug 30 Oil-rich South Sudan to resume production in war-hit region By Sam Mednick, Associated Press Civil war-torn South Sudan says it will resume oil production in a key region next month to make up for more than $4 billion of revenue lost during years of fighting. Continue reading
Jul 11 U.S. poised to pass Saudis, Russia as top oil producer By David Koenig, Associated Press The latest forecast from the U.S. Energy Information Administration predicts that U.S. output will grow next year to 11.8 million barrels a day, putting it at the top of the global list for the first time since the 1970s. Continue reading
Dec 30 Trump administration aims to trim rules on offshore drilling By Associated Press The Trump administration on Friday proposed to rewrite or kill rules on offshore oil and gas drilling that were imposed after the deadly 2010 rig explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch 4:52 Trump’s rollback of Obama-era rules hits setback in court By PBS News Hour The Environmental Protection Agency cannot delay implementation of a rule limiting methane emissions from new oil and gas drilling wells, according to an appeals court ruling on Monday. William Brangham speaks with Juliet Eilperin of The Washington Post about the… Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch 7:42 In Colorado, surging suburbs and the oil and gas industry collide over safety concerns By PBS News Hour Following a fatal explosion in a Denver suburb in April, Colorado is taking a closer look at all oil and gas operations across the state. Colorado’s governor has set a Friday deadline for companies to complete inspections of oil and… Continue watching
Jun 03 Dakota Access Pipeline in operation after months of resistance By Synclaire Cruel The controversial Dakota Access Pipeline began shipping oil Thursday after months of protests by nearly 300 tribes created a national movement and drew international attention. Continue reading
May 10 Senate blocks move to repeal Obama-era rule on methane emissions By Matthew Daly, Associated Press A Congressional Review Act measure to repeal the methane waste reduction rule failed on a vote of 51-to-49 in the Republican-led chamber. Continue reading