Ida Leaves Toxic Chemicals, Sewage Swirling in Its Wake September 3, 2021 By Ari Natter Exxon Mobil Corp. released sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide at its Baton Rouge refinery as Hurricane Ida churned ashore. A...
After Colonial Attack, Energy Companies Rush to Secure Cyber Insurance May 28, 2021 By Laura Sanicola U.S. energy companies are scrambling to buy more cyber insurance after this month’s attack on Colonial Pipeline disrupted the U.S....
One Million Evacuated as New Cyclone Nears Covid-Ravaged India May 25, 2021 By Pratik Parija and Pradipta Mukherjee A powerful cyclone is set to slam into India early on Wednesday, the second in less than two weeks, with...
Canada’s Suncor Energy Reviews Mining Safety After Three Workers Killed February 4, 2021 By Rod Nickel Canada’s second-biggest oil company, Suncor Energy Inc, said on Thursday it had started a third-party safety review, after three contract...
Federal Officials Investigate Fiery Oil Train Derailment December 28, 2020 By Lisa Baumann BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Federal and local authorities were investigating a fiery oil car train derailment north of Seattle near...
Blast Rocks South African Oil Refinery, 7 Injured December 4, 2020 By Rogan Ward and Wendell Roelf DURBAN — An explosion rocked South Africa’s second-largest crude oil refinery in Durban on Friday injuring seven people, local emergency...
Pipeline Owner Held Liable for Economic Damages Caused by Oil Spill November 24, 2020 By Jim Sams An energy company whose criminal negligence caused an oil spill that soiled California beaches cannot escape liability for the damages...
Owner of Fire-Stricken Ship to Pay $1.8M for Sri Lankan Help September 25, 2020 By Bharatha Mallawarachi COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The owner of a large oil tanker that caught fire off Sri Lanka’s coast has agreed...
Sri Lanka Names Captain of Oil Tanker a Suspect In Fire September 18, 2020 By Bharatha Mallawarachi COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A Sri Lankan magistrate on Thursday ordered the captain of an oil tanker that caught fire...
Blaze Breaks Out Again on Oil Tanker Off Sri Lanka, Cargo Area Intact September 4, 2020 By Arjuna Ranawana and Nidhi Verma COLOMBO/NEW DELHI — A new fire broke out on a supertanker carrying about 2 million barrels of oil in the...