Southern California gas prices expected to skyrocket next week
Within a week, experts predict that Southern California gas prices will increase by 15 to 30 cents, the result of spring refinery problems and low import rates regionally.
World is on a collision course with fossil fuels, California governor says
Addressing climate change, Gov. Jerry Brown said, requires reckoning with things that have made life comfortable for billions of people. “Oil, gas, coal has created the wealth we enjoy,” he said. “What was the source of our wealth now becomes the challenge of our future.”
Armored vehicles plug in
A fleet of six 26,000-pound, Class 5 armored vehicles will be converted to renewable natural gas PHEVs in an effort to comply with California air pollution standards.
U.S. oil output still barreling toward 45-year record
Despite the slowdown in the U.S. oil patch, producers still are expected to pump more oil in 2015 than they have in 45 years, with output expected to average 9.5 million barrels per day this year.
T. Boone Pickens: Natural gas is the key to winning the war on terror
More than ever, we need to move our heavy-duty trucks from diesel to natural gas.
EPA chief: Climate plan on track despite mercury ruling
A Supreme Court ruling that undermined a federal rule targeting mercury pollution will not affect the Obama administration’s plan to limit greenhouse gas emissions to slow the effects of global warming, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday.
Shell’s Arctic icebreaker damaged in Alaska
Shell’s drive to resume Arctic drilling this summer has hit another speed bump, with the discovery of a hole in the hull of an ice management vessel meant to safeguard the company’s operations in the Chukchi Sea.
Oil prices dive below $51 as Iran deal looms
Iran is nearing an historic nuclear deal with the West — and that’s scaring the oil markets.
Wave of new federal oil and gas mandates in the works
A wave of federal regulation is set to hit the oil and gas industry in coming years, but the crests of the coming mandates are visible now, as administration officials race to draft and finalize proposals before President Barack Obama leaves office.
American shale: Admirable ingenuity, awful finances
It makes sense to be cheery about the long-term prospects for shale energy—and to be queasy about today’s bunch of fracking firms.
