New Orleans (UPI) Dec 3, 2015 - In the interest of justice a U.S. court dismissed manslaughter charges against BP engineers on the Deepwater Horizon rig at the time of the 2010 accident.
Washington (UPI) Dec 3, 2015 - Steady growth expectations for Asia and OPEC anticipation offset European trajectory, giving crude oil prices a major lift after Wednesday's sell off.
New York (UPI) Dec 03, 2015 - Crude oil prices declined dramatically in early Wednesday trading on expectations members of OPEC would stand pat on production levels at their next meeting.
Moscow (AFP) Dec 03, 2015 - Russia on Wednesday accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his family of involvement in illegal oil trading with Islamic State jihadists, ratcheting up the heat in a dispute over Ankara's downing of one of Moscow's warplanes.
Moscow (AFP) Dec 3, 2015 - Russia and Turkey, at loggerheads since Ankara shot down a Russian warplane last week, have suspended talks on their joint TurkStream project to pipe gas to Turkey and southern Europe, Russia's energy minister said Thursday.
Moscow (UPI) Dec 3, 2015 - Talks between Russian and Turkey on building a natural gas pipeline through to Europe are suspended, Russia's energy minister said.
The Hague, Netherlands (UPI) Dec 3, 2015 - Royal Dutch Shell announced it cleared a regulatory hurdle for the planned combination with BG Group from an Australian financial regulator.
Stavanger, Norway (UPI) Dec 3, 2015 - Norwegian energy company Statoil said it expressed reserved exploration interests in a Barents Sea area covered in a bilateral agreement with Russia.
Beijing (AFP) Dec 2, 2015 - China will reduce the discharge of pollutants by 60 percent before 2020 through a major upgrade of its coal-fired power plants, officials said Wednesday, as major climate talks were underway in Paris.
Washington (AFP) Dec 2, 2015 - The stench of clogged toilets fills the air at the US capital's wastewater treatment facility. And for good reason - it's one of the world's largest projects to transform human waste into electricity.
Newark NJ (SPX) Dec 02, 2015 - A comprehensive scientific report released by The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) has concluded that there are still critical research gaps hampering efforts to both assess the environmental impacts o
London, UK (SPX) Dec 02, 2015 - Crude oil just capped off a third straight week of declines, as WTI nears the $40 per barrel threshold. Goldman Sachs is once again raising the possibility of oil dipping into the $20s per barrel.
Calgary, Alberta (UPI) Dec 1, 2015 - The provincial government of Alberta, Canada, said it aims to phase out coal by 2030 by adding more renewable energy resources to its grid.
Calgary, Alberta (UPI) Dec 1, 2015 - An Alberta regulator struck a major blow to rival Suncor in its hostile takeover bid by confirming shareholder rights, Canadian Oil Sands Ltd. said.
New York (UPI) Dec 1, 2015 - Lingering economic concerns pulled on crude oil prices Tuesday amid anticipation over the next move by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
Brussels (UPI) Dec 1, 2015 - A European regulator said the benefits of moving a British power plant from coal to biomass outweigh any concerns about competition stemming from state support.
