Oct 10 Watch Environment, Economy at Heart of Keystone XL Pipeline Debate A Canadian company wants to build a $13 billion, 1,700-mile pipeline to carry crude oil from the so-called tar sands region in Alberta through six states and a major aquifer to Texas for refining. Correspondent Tom Bearden reports from Nebraska… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch Tar Sands Pipeline Plan Renews Energy vs. Environment Debate A proposed pipeline would carry oil from Canadian tar sands fields to Texas refineries, but the project has sparked high-profile protests. Jeffrey Brown discusses the controversial Keystone XL pipeline proposal with the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research's Robert Bryce and… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch News Wrap: China Dealing With Large Oil Spill In other news today, crews in northeastern China used shovels, buckets and even their bare hands to clean up oil after a pipeline exploded in the Yellow Sea last week. Continue watching
Jul 13 Major Eurasian Pipeline Deal to Help Diversify Gas Supplies By John Richard Cookson The highly anticipated $11 billion Nabucco pipeline, connecting the energy-rich Caspian region to Eastern Europe, moved forward Monday when five countries signed an agreement in the Turkish capital Ankara. Continue reading
Jan 01 Russia Cuts off Gas to Ukraine, Supplies Continue to Europe By Admin, PBS News Hour Russia stopped supplies of natural gas to neighboring Ukraine over a contract and debt dispute, raising concerns of gas shortages in the rest of Europe which depends on gas supplies from Russia. Continue reading
Jul 29 Alaska Sen. Stevens Indicted in Corruption Probe By PBS News Hour Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, the Senate's longest-serving Republican, has been indicted on seven counts of making false statements about receiving more than $250,000 from an oilfield services company that helped renovate his home. Continue reading
Dec 26 Nigerian Pipeline Explosion Kills Hundreds By PBS News Hour More than 260 people were killed Tuesday when a punctured gasoline pipeline exploded in Lagos, Nigeria. Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch Alaskan Oil Pipeline Leak Raises Environmental Concerns The oil giant British Petroleum will shut down most of its production at the Prudhoe Bay oil field in Alaska because of corroded pipelines. An industry specialist outlines the environmental problems with the BP site and the president of BP… Continue watching
Aug 07 Alaska Oil Pipeline Shutdown May Force Government to Open Emergency Stockpile By PBS News Hour Britain's BP PLC, a major international oil company, was forced to begin shutting down production at the largest oil field in the United States on Sunday. Continue reading