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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 - 6d -
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 - 6d -
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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 - 5d -
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 - 5d -
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 - 4d -
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 - 2d -
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 - 2d -
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 - 2d -
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 - 18h -
Former MLB pitcher Art Schallock dies at 100
Art Schallock, former pitcher for the New York Yankees, has died at the age of 100. Before his death, he was the oldest surviving major leaguer. Maurice DuBois and John Dickerson have more.CBS News - Mar. 10 -
Canada's Carney to meet with European allies amid tensions with Trump administration
New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has arrived in Paris to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron, seeking support from one of Canada’s oldest allies as U.S. President Donald Trump ...ABC News - 19h -
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 - 2d -
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 - 5d -
Trump’s energy chief says US shale can ‘drill, baby, drill’ at low oil price
Chris Wright claims industry can raise output even if crude falls to $50 a barrel as administration has suggestedFinancial Times - Mar. 10 -
Oil tanker and cargo ship collide off U.K., setting both vessels on fire
An English port boss said he was told the North Sea collision produced "a massive fireball."CBS News - Mar. 10 -
Scotland’s last oil refinery needs up to £13bn for green transition, finds study
Government-backed task force outlines nine project options for a future industrial complex at GrangemouthFinancial Times - 5d -
Oil rises as Trump says Iran will be held responsible for any future Houthi attacks
Houthi strikes have forced international shipping companies to re-route container ships that would normally pass through the Red Sea and Suez Canal.CNBC - 9h -
Woman who lived to age 117 had genes keeping her cells ‘younger’, study shows
Maria Branyas Morera, US-born supercentenarian who died in Spain last August, found to have microbiota of an infant. The US-born woman who was the world’s oldest living person before she died in ...The Guardian - 4d -
US judge denies ex-Rosneft chief's claim to $300m seized superyacht
In a win for US justice department, judge rules ex-leader of Russian oil and gas company lacks plausible claim to yacht. A US judge on Monday ruled that a former chief of the Russian state oil and ...The Guardian - Mar. 10 -
Experts warn of North Sea collision’s ‘devastating’ impact on marine life
Highly toxic jet fuel leaking from oil tanker threatens local ecosystems as investigations begin into collision’s cause. Leaking fuel from the collision between a cargo ship and oil tanker in the ...The Guardian - 6d -
US energy industry’s climate retreat is putting profits over people, advocates say
Oil giants retreat on climate pledges, embrace Trump-era fossil fuel policies at CERAWeek in Texas. At a major oil and gas conference in Texas this week, companies publicly retreated from their ...The Guardian - 5d -
U.S. Energy Secretary Pledges to Reverse Focus on Climate Change
To applause from oil and gas executives, Chris Wright said natural gas was preferable to renewable energy and climate change was a “side effect of building the modern world.”The New York Times - 6d -
A Tanker Collision Threatens One of the UK’s Most Important Coastlines
An explosive crash between an oil tanker and a cargo ship in the North Sea could have huge consequences for ecologically and commercially crucial marine areas.Wired - 2d -
Rescue operation underway after U.S. tanker hits container ship off U.K. coast
A U.S. oil tanker has collided with a cargo ship off the coast of England in the North Sea, prompting a major rescue mission, officials say. CBS News' Ian Lee reports.CBS News - Mar. 10 -
SCOTUS rejects Republican-led effort to halt climate lawsuits in Dem-led states
The Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit from Republican attorneys general in 19 states aimed at blocking climate change suits against the oil and gas industry from Democratic-led statesABC News - Mar. 10 -
Man Arrested on Suspicion of Manslaughter After Ship Hits Tanker in North Sea
The 59-year-old man was arrested after a container ship struck an oil tanker in the North Sea on Monday. A crew member was presumed dead after an extensive search was called off.The New York Times - 6d -
RFK Jr praises beef tallow on Fox News show with burger and fries
Health secretary, under fire for his response to the measles outbreak, attacked seed oils in Sean Hannity interview. Robert F Kennedy Jr, the health secretary, appeared with a cheeseburger and ...The Guardian - 5d -
Trump administration to roll back Biden-era environmental protections
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday 31 actions rolling back key public health and climate change policies. These regulation cutbacks impact wastewater discharges, ...CBS News - 5d -
Cargo ship hits a tanker in fiery crash off England
A cargo ship struck a tanker Monday in a fiery crash in the North Sea off the coast of eastern England, causing fuel to stream into local waters. The tanker, named the MV Stena Immaculate, which ...The Hill - Mar. 11 -
Tugboat captain on how two massive ships collided at sea
Eddie Lucas, a tugboat captain and former "Below Deck" star, explains how a cargo ship crashed into a U.S. oil tanker off the coast of England. Despite strict maritime traffic rules, the collision ...CBS News - 5d
