Big Oil’s yuge problem
Big Oil just doesn’t seem to be as enamored with the ‘big’ thing as it once was.
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Entries by Landon Hall
Over 40 percent of VW owners seek emissions cheating settlement
About 210,000 owners of Volkswagens with 2-liter diesel engines that cheat on emissions tests have registered to settle with the company under the terms of a June court agreement.
Oil floods the streets of Iraqi town after ISIS opens tap
Iraqi media are reporting that ISIS militants have opened the taps of an oil pipeline in the town of Qayyarah, in northern Iraq. Crude is flowing in the streets, as images from Qayyarah show, and people are worried about what will happen if someone decides to set the crude on fire.
Gas is cheap; U.S. drivers use it to log more miles than ever
The nation’s vehicles collectively logged 1.58 trillion miles in the first six months of this year, according to U.S. Department of Transportation data.
Oil ‘has has near zero predictability, and will have for awhile’
When a barrel of crude oil hit $145 in July of 2008, no one predicted that 8 years later it would be trading at less than $50.
Colorado anti-fracking measures fail to make ballot; possible forgery alleged
Two measures that sought to restrict fracking in Colorado won’t appear on the ballot in November after environmentalists failed to gather enough valid signatures to put the issue before voters.
Cheap prices halt Michigan drilling, kill oil, gas jobs
Low oil and natural gas prices are proving to be a short-term ally for environmentalists and consumers but a job killer for the industry as new drilling slows in Michigan.
Americans United for Change criticizes API-funded report about biofuels emissions
Calling it the latest case of oil industry payola, pro-RFS group Americans United for Change encouraged readers of a new report on biofuel C02 emissions to strongly consider the source.
So the Paris climate deal enters into force: Then what?
Excitement is building over the likely entry into force of the UN’s climate deal – but that will only be the start of a new set of tricky negotiations
Ethanol credit spike divides gas stations
Apparently, it’s not just the nation’s refineries that are getting hit by a recent spike in the price of government credits for biofuels.
