The Nation.Big Oil's Grip on CaliforniaThe Nation.On the morning of June 21, 2011, a worker named Robert David Taylor was walking through an oil field west of Taft, California, when he noticed a plume of steam coming from the darkened earth. Taylor, 54 …

Seeking AlphaIs There A Reason To Fear Oil Rig Increases?Seeking AlphaIn this piece I decided to look at the oil production data provided by the EIA in regards to the four major basins the organization covers. Unlike in a prior analysis of mine, the EIA&#3 …

The Times of IsraelCriminal negligence suspected at Haifa oil refinery blazeThe Times of Israel“Oil Refineries Ltd. works according to all the applicable laws and rules, which are among the most stringent in the Western World. The blaze was dealt with prof …

Wall Street JournalObama Administration Issues Rules on Methane From Oil, Gas OperationsWall Street JournalWASHINGTON—The Interior Department issued regulations Tuesday to cut methane emissions from oil and natural gas operations on federal lands, one of t …

Wall Street JournalCanada's Oil Provinces Object to Trudeau's Carbon-Pricing PlanWall Street JournalOTTAWA—Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday unveiled a national carbon-pricing proposal, sparking an immediate clash with two of the cou …

VanguardOil workers end strike after govt pledges no job cutsVanguardNigerian unions on Thursday ended a day-old strike against the revamp of the beleaguered state oil firm after a minister promised there would be no job cuts. The strike, launched on Wedne …

Wall Street JournalUS to Target Existing Oil, Gas Wells in Effort to Cut Methane EmissionsWall Street JournalWASHINGTON—The Obama administration is expected to announce its first step toward regulating methane emissions from hundreds of thousands of oil an …

Wall Street JournalUS Targets Oil, Gas Wells to Cut Methane EmissionsWall Street JournalWASHINGTON—The Obama administration is expected to announce its first step toward regulating methane emissions from hundreds of thousands of oil and natural gas wells a …

MIT NewsEngineering undergraduates characterize sulfur emissions from Hawaiian volcanoMIT NewsWith the volcano's eruption now in its 33rd year, research from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) provides an improved understanding …