According to a report by Reuters, new sanctions against Venezuela may affect a military-run oil services company, and restrict insurance coverage for Venezuelan crude shipments. Xinhua / SIPA USA / TNS photo. Sen. Marco Rubio pushing [Read more]
Libyan oil smugglers are driving instability in the OPEC nation, according to the US Treasury Department. Reuters photo by Aidan Lewis. Libyan oil smuggling sanctions imposed against six people, 24 companies, seven vessels The United [Read more]
Trump offshore drilling plan announced in late January would see federal waters off nearly every state opened to oil and gas drilling. Getty Images photo by David McNew. Trump offshore drilling plan not “in the [Read more]
The ban on US oil exports was lifted by the Obama administration in 2015, opening up global crude market to US producers. Getty Images photo. In 2015, the Obama administration lifted a 40-year ban on [Read more]
During the first year of the Trump presidency, we have seen a dizzying number of new state-based declarations of intent to maintain and expand on prior climate commitments. New York Times photo by Luke Sharrett. [Read more]
Saudi Aramco owns the Port Arthur Texas refinery. Beaumont Enterprise photo by Guiseppe Barranco. Saudi Aramco controls a refinery in Texas According to a report by Reuters, Saudi Aramco, the giant oil and natural gas company [Read more]
Europe has a history of dramatically closing down power plants in response to political pressures. Nuclear power has been the main target due to public concerns about safety and waste disposal. Originally posted on The [Read more]
Washington and Oregon states both have put forward pollution pricing plans to their legislatures for approval this year. BP photo. Pollution pricing already in place in California, British Columbia By the end of 2018, California, [Read more]
This article was originally posted on brookings.edu on Jan. 9, 2018 US oil and gas deregulation hits feverish pitch in January By Samantha Gross In the last few days, the Trump administration’s oil and gas [Read more]
NAFTA deadline could be extended beyond March After learning that US President Donald Trump is open to extending talks to modernize NAFTA, Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada is prepared to spend as much [Read more]
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