Tag: Oil and gas industry
US raises concerns on Mexico’s nationalistic energy policy
MEXICO CITY — The U.S. trade representative said Wednesday that she has raised the concerns about Mexico’s energy policies that favor state-owned Mexican companies....
Costly and critical: the battle for a key Yemeni city
MARIB CITY, Yemen — The two fighters stand shoulder-to-shoulder on a mountain overlook, with a clear view below of the enemy’s position. They are...
Gas prices up a bit more in northern New England
CONCORD, N.H. — Gas prices have gone up a little in all three northern New England states over the past week as drivers' demand...
Explosion kills 3 oil workers, injures more in south Iran
TEHRAN, Iran — An explosion ripped through a gasoline pipeline and oil pump house in Iran's southwest Tuesday, killing three oil workers and injuring...
New infrastructure deal must focus on climate, activists say
WASHINGTON — Climate activists and their Democratic allies in Congress are pressing with renewed urgency for huge investments to slow global warming, after a...
Mexico: Lightening storm ignited gas leak in Gulf
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s state-owned oil company said Monday that a bizarre chain of events, including a lightening storm and a simultaneous gas pipeline...
UAE rebuffs plan by OPEC, allies to extend production pact
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates on Sunday pushed back against a plan by the OPEC oil cartel and allied producing...
Blast rocks Caspian Sea sector near Azerbaijani gas field
MOSCOW — A strong explosion shook the Caspian Sea area where Azerbaijan has extensive offshore oil and gas fields and a column of fire...
Under presssure, company cancels Tennessee pipeline
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Environmentalists and activists claimed victory Saturday after a company canceled plans to build an oil pipeline through southwest Tennessee and north...
Swimmers warned about oil after Georgia ship spill
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Health officials warned swimmers and fishers to be on the lookout for oil sheens off two Georgia islands after oil spilled...