Tag: Energy industry
Biden widens list of Chinese firms off-limits for investment
President Joe Biden has nearly doubled the list of Chinese companies whose shares are off-limits to U.S. investors in the latest sign he is...
Denmark suspends Baltic gas pipeline, in setback for Poland
WARSAW, Poland — Denmark has withdrawn permission for a planned pipeline that was designed to bring Norwegian gas to Poland, citing the need to...
Judge: US can’t delay challenge to public land coal sales
BILLINGS, Mont. — A U.S. judge has rejected the Biden administration's attempt to delay a lawsuit from several states and environmentalists who are seeking...
Oil refinery fire near Iran’s capital burns into second day
TEHRAN, Iran — A massive fire at an oil refinery near Iran's capital burned into a second day Thursday as firefighters struggled to extinguish...
Top European court faults Germany for high air pollution
BERLIN — The European Union's top court ruled Thursday that Germany “systematically and persistently" exceeded limits on nitrogen dioxide, a harmful gas produced by...
Seacor Power oil boat to be pulled from sea after capsizing
PORT FOURCHON, La. — Authorities say they’re preparing to move a capsized oil industry boat from the site of its deadly April accident.
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Granholm joins Manchin in West Virginia to tout clean energy
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm joined a key member of the U.S. Senate in West Virginia on Thursday to promote the role...
Slow to start, China mobilizes to vaccinate at headlong pace
TAIPEI, Taiwan — In the span of just five days last month, China gave out 100 million shots of its COVID-19 vaccines.
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Drought ravages California’s reservoirs ahead of hot summer
OROVILLE, Calif. — Each year Lake Oroville helps water a quarter of the nation’s crops, sustain endangered salmon beneath its massive earthen dam and...
Huge plume of smoke rises near oil refinery in Iran capital
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian state television is reporting that a huge plume of black smoke is rising over southern Tehran, and officials are investigating....