Tag: Energy industry
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...
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...
Iran’s sole nuclear power plant up and running after closure
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s sole nuclear power plant is back online following an emergency shutdown two weeks ago, state TV reported Saturday.
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Tennessee Valley Authority considers replacing coal with gas
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The nation's largest public utility is looking at shutting down three of its five remaining coal-fired power plants, saying they are...
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...
Court strikes Trump EPA rule for full-year 15% ethanol sales
DES MOINES, Iowa — A federal appeals court on Friday threw out a Trump-era Environmental Protection Agency rule change that allowed for the sale...