Ars TechnicaAbandoned oil and gas wells are still leaking methaneArs TechnicaThe development of oil and gas has a 150-year history in the US, with wells stretching across the nation from California to Texas to Pennsylvania. We continue to reap the benefits …

Financial TimesS&P 500 hits record as oil rally shrugs off dollar strengthFinancial TimesThat added to comments from Iran's oil minister over the weekend that he was optimistic Opec members will agree to proposed supply cuts at the forthcoming Vien …

OregonLive.comOregon Officials Want a Hold on Oil Trains After DerailmentABC NewsThe fiery derailment of an oil train in Oregon's Columbia River Gorge has state transportation officials asking for a halt to the massive trains because of concerns their …

RTRussia wants to stop ISIS' illegal oil trade – ChurkinRTRussia is working with the UN Security Council on a document that would enforce stricter implementation of Resolution 2199, which aims to curb illegal oil trade with and by terrorist groups, Rus …

Wall Street JournalNew York Wants Oil Companies to Treat Oil Shipped on TrainsWall Street JournalNew York's attorney general is calling on federal transportation regulators to impose new safety rules governing the combustibility of crude oil shipped by …

FortuneRegulators blink in standoff with Buffett over shipping oil by railFortuneU.S. railroads may not be obligated under federal law to carry freight including crude oil and hazardous materials from Jan. 1 if they fail to meet a year-end deadline for imp …

Montreal GazetteLac-Mégantic marches against crude oil returningMontreal GazetteDemonstrators march through the streets of Lac-Mégantic Saturday July 4, 2015 to voice their opposition to oil being transported by rail through their community, two years afte …

Wall Street JournalOil Firms Agree to Pay Millions in Compensation for Quebec Train BlastWall Street JournalOil companies have quietly agreed to pay tens of millions of dollars into a compensation fund for deaths and damage caused by a 2013 oil-train explo …

Wall Street JournalBig Oil Firms Put Millions Into Compensation Fund for Train BlastWall Street JournalOil companies have quietly agreed to pay tens of millions of dollars into a compensation fund for deaths and damage caused by a 2013 oil-train explosion …

WRAL.comOil on Derailed Train in North Dakota Met State Rule, Hess SaysWall Street JournalMr. Roper said the crude had been run through a “heater treater” to remove volatile gases and make the crude oil less combustible. He said the vapor pressure of the c …