Energy interests and environmentalists fight Biden oil lease plan from different sides
Oil companies are challenging a Biden administration move to protect an endangered species of whale by scaling back a pl...
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US tightens some offshore oil rig safety rules that had been loosened under Trump
The Biden administration has tightened offshore oil drilling safety regulations, including rules regarding the use of “b...
Tanker believed to hold sanctioned Iran oil begins to be offloaded near Texas despite Tehran threats
An American-owned oil tanker long suspected of carrying sanctioned Iranian crude oil has begun offloading its cargo near...
Appeals court strikes down Utah oil railroad approval, siding with environmentalists
A U.S. Appeals Court has struck down a critical approval for a railroad project that would have allowed oil businesses i...
New Mexico congressman in swing district seeks health care trust for oil field workers
A bill aimed at compensating oil field workers and immediate relatives for uninsured medical costs related to air-pollut...
