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Whistleblower reveals oil giant's 'awful' pollution
Colombia’s Ecopetrol polluted hundreds of sites, including water sources and wetlands, the BBC finds.BBC News - 6d -
The Oil Oligarch Shaping Trump’s Energy Strategy
Harold Hamm, Trump’s energy mentor, wants to take us back to the 1990s.The New York Times - 2d -
Cheap oil is not the Trump administration’s top energy priority
Plus politics versus markets in TurkeyFinancial Times - 1d -
Trump puts Venezuelan oil importers in tariff crosshairs
Also in today’s newsletter, the prospect of a new nuclear arms race and how lawyers are reacting to Trump’s attacksFinancial Times - 1d -
Cybercriminals Allegedly Used a StubHub Backdoor to Steal Taylor Swift Tickets
Plus: The world’s “largest illicit online marketplace” gets hit by regulators, police seize the Garantex crypto exchange, and scammers trick targets by making up ransomware attacks.Wired - Mar. 8 -
Are You Still Hungry for Baked Feta Pasta?
Tomatoes. Garlic. Olive oil. And a trend that emptied shelves of blocks of feta.The New York Times - Mar. 12 -
Venezuela to resume repatriation of migrants after deal with US
U.S. Treasury Department withdrew Chevron’s license to export Venezuelan oil.ABC News - 3d -
Banksy "Crude Oil (Vettriano)" painting fetches $5.5 million at auction
Some proceeds from the sale of Banksy's painting — inspired by the recently deceased Scottish painter Jack Vettriano — will go to Los Angeles wildfire victims.CBS News - Mar. 4 -
Banksy "Crude Oil (Vettriano)" painting fetches $5.5 million at auction
Some proceeds from the sale of Banksy's painting — inspired by the recently deceased Scottish painter Jack Vettriano — will go to Los Angeles wildfire victims.CBS News - Mar. 4 -
Supreme Court Rejects an Effort to Block States From Suing Oil Giants
The justices declined to hear unusual arguments from Republican-led states that sought to end lawsuits against energy companies over their role in global warming.The New York Times - Mar. 10 -
Oil tanker and cargo ship collide, causing fiery explosion
A Portuguese cargo ship carrying sodium cyanide hit a U.S. tanker loaded with military jet fuel off the coast of England, triggering multiple explosions, setting both vessels on fire and sending ...CBS News - Mar. 10 -
WATCH: Container ship collides with anchored US oil tanker sparking inferno
A cargo ship collided with an anchored U.S. tanker carrying jet fuel off the east coast of England in the North Sea on Monday, causing a massive fire and fuel spill, officials said.ABC News - Mar. 10 -
Watch: Charred cargo ship and oil tanker seen from above
The two ships collided in the North Sea on Monday and the cargo ship is still on fire.BBC News - Mar. 11 -
BBC Verify examines moments before cargo ship and oil tanker collision
Ship tracking data sheds light on what happened before the two vessels, the Solong and Stena Immaculate, collided in the North Sea.BBC News - Mar. 11 -
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Hamm’s Continental Resources expands into Turkey to develop oil reserves
Shale pioneer and US-based TransAtlantic Petroleum in joint venture with Ankara’s national energy companyFinancial Times - Mar. 12 -
Watch: At sea taking a closer look at 'blistered and burnt' oil tanker
While at least two million litres of jet fuel are in the water, there is some positive news.BBC News - Mar. 12 -
U.S. toughens sanctions on Russian oil, gas and banking sectors
The stiffer restrictions come as the Trump administration is trying to convince Russia to accept terms of a proposed 30-day ceasefire.CBS News - Mar. 13 -
Saudi Aramco and big oil is on ‘wrong side of history’, says John Kerry
Former US climate envoy says companies have been ‘intimidated’ by Trump presidency into dropping green targetsFinancial Times - Mar. 15 -
Big oil gathers in Texas – but beneath the bravado, Trump-induced anxiety
Energy summit in Houston makes clear US is nowhere close to curbing fossil fuels, but tariffs are causing disquiet. This week, the world’s most influential fossil-fuels conference, which has been ...The Guardian - Mar. 15 -
Trump administration sends a clear message to the oil and gas industry: 'You're the customer'
The officials leading Trump's energy agenda downplayed climate change and called for more energy production to support economic growth and national security.CNBC - Mar. 15 -
Grangemouth: A new dawn for the home of UK's oldest oil refinery?
Its history was built on fossil fuels - but now the site's future depends on its reinvention as a green energy industrial hub.BBC News - Mar. 17 -
Texans grapple with rising toxic pollution as oil, gas production booms
This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part three in a four-part series. Read part one here and part two here. ODESSA, Texas — For retired pastor Columbus Cooper, ...The Hill - Mar. 17 -
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Norway’s oil fund buys into London’s Covent Garden estate
Norges Bank Investment Management makes fresh bet on fortunes of UK capital’s retail and leisure districtFinancial Times - 6d -
Donald Trump imposes sanctions on Chinese companies over Iranian oil shipments
Measures from the US Treasury department are latest salvo in a ‘maximum pressure’ campaign on TehranFinancial Times - 6d -
Trump open to extending Chevron's license to produce oil in Venezuela, WSJ reports
The Trump administration had given Chevron until April 3 to wind down its operations.CNBC - 6d -
How Texas oil workers, technology are helping build a new renewable boom
This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part four in a four-part series. Read part one here, part two here and part three here. On any other day, David Rodriguez’s ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump to hit countries that buy Venezuelan oil with 25% tariff
Move could sharply increase levies on China and India as major purchasers of Caracas’s crudeFinancial Times - 1d -
Russian ship captain charged with manslaughter appears at Hull court
Filipino national killed during collision between Vladimir Motin’s vessel and a US oil tanker in the North Sea. The captain of the Russian container ship that crashed into a US oil tanker in the ...The Guardian - Mar. 15 -
Shell plans more cuts to costs and spending but hands CEO bigger bonus
Increase in pay package comes despite fall in profits and as oil company watered down pledge to cut emissions. Business live – latest updates The oil company Shell has revealed plans to ramp ...The Guardian - 1d -
Tanker and cargo vessel in fiery collision off England, triggering explosions and fuel leak
An oil tanker and a cargo vessel collided off the British coast in the North Sea on Monday, the U.K. coast guard said.NBC News - Mar. 10 -
Hear coastguard distress call as black smoke billows from North Sea collision
An oil tanker involved in a collision with a cargo vessel off east Yorkshire's coast is on fire.BBC News - Mar. 10 -
In West Texas' measles outbreak, families forgo conventional medicine along with vaccines
As the measles outbreak continues to spread in West Texas, some families are opting for unproven remedies including cod liver oil.NBC News - Mar. 10 -
Search for ship collision crew member called off
The search for a missing crew member has ended after a ship hit an oil tanker in the North Sea.BBC News - Mar. 11 -
Captain of Ship That Hit North Sea Tanker Is Russian, Company Says
The police in Britain detained the ship’s captain on suspicion of gross negligence after it crashed into an oil tanker that was being operated by the U.S. Navy.The New York Times - Mar. 12 -
First picture of North Sea tanker collision crew released
Oil tanker Stena Immaculate and cargo ship Solong collided in the North Sea on 10 March.BBC News - Mar. 18 -
Report says 800 green jobs could be created at Grangemouth
The Project Willow report identifies nine areas for potential investment at the site of Scotland's only oil refinery.BBC News - Mar. 19 -
What channel do Purdue, Houston, Tennessee, Kentucky play on in March Madness Sweet 16?
Indianapolis will host an NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional at Lucas Oil Stadium on Friday and Sunday, March 28 and 30, 2025.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
J. Bennett Johnston, Who Helped Shape U.S. Energy Policy, Dies at 92
A four-term Democratic senator from Louisiana, he pushed for nuclear power and ending the nation’s reliance on foreign oil.The New York Times - 8h
