The Mercury NewsJerry Brown signs new laws to block Trump's California offshore oil drilling plansThe Mercury NewsIn a move aimed at stopping President Trump's plans to expand offshore oil drilling along the California coast, Gov. Jerry Brown on Sa …

The Mercury NewsCalifornia passes bill to block Trump's offshore oil drilling plansThe Mercury NewsIn the biggest move yet aimed at blocking the Trump administration's plans to allow new offshore oil drilling off the California coast, state lawmake …

Financial TimesCollapsing Venezuela oil exports seen to be pushing prices higherFinancial TimesWith Venezuela's exports of crude on the brink of collapsing below 1m barrels a day to historic lows, the bull case for energy has additional support as cred …

Sacramento BeeOil industry allies challenge California regulator's funding requestSacramento BeeA group of California lawmakers wants to block a funding increase for the regulatory agency that oversees the state's oil and gas industry, unless it ta …

Pacific StandardThe Trump Administration Is Set to Name a Former Oil Spokesman Head of a Regional EPA OfficePacific StandardThe Trump administration is expected to name Michael Stoker, a California attorney and former oil spokesman, to head the Environment …

Japan's trade surplus drops sharply on higher oil importsJapan TodayJapan's trade surplus fell sharply in November, the government said Monday, as the rising cost of oil and smartphone imports outweighed strong exports of cars and steel. The world& …

Los Angeles TimesNot producing oil isn't enough. California should ban new gas-powered carsLos Angeles TimesTo the editor: I strongly echo Jacques Leslie's plea that Gov. Jerry Brown take steps to reduce oil production by California. (“Keeping Cali …

Los Angeles TimesWith new climate legislation, Gov. Brown gets even with the oil industryLos Angeles TimesGov. Jerry Brown got mad and one year later has gotten even with the oil lobby. It's a textbook example of what can happen in a representative dem …

IET and IAgrE team up for agricultural engineering challengesThe EngineerThe Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE) are inviting students to solve real life agricultural problems in a series of …

Express.co.ukTravel chaos as all trains cancelled due to overrunning engineering works and ICEExpress.co.ukTravel chaos as all trains cancelled due to overrunning engineering works and ICE. THOUSANDS of commuters using the Southeastern rail network connect …