US and International News

June 5, 2017

MADRID — Spanish energy company Repsol and London-based BP say they have found a gas field in the Caribbean containing an estimated two trillion cubic feet of natural gas — equivalent to two years of Spanish demand. Repsol says it is the largest volume of gas it has discovered … Read More ➝

June 3, 2017

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota regulators are getting ready to open a series of 22 public meetings on an oil pipeline project that opponents have dubbed the next Dakota Access pipeline struggle. Enbridge Energy is seeking approval to replace its aging Line 3 pipeline across northern Minneso… Read More ➝

June 2, 2017

DALLAS — President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord may have only limited immediate impact on many U.S. companies, accordi… Read More ➝

June 2, 2017

ST.PETERSBURG, Russia — The head of Russia’s state-controlled Rosneft oil giant says that that a rise in shale oil output in the U.S. would likely offset the effect from OPE… Read More ➝

June 1, 2017

BISMARCK, N.D. — The $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline began shipping oil for customers on Thursday, as Native American tribes that opposed the project vowed to continue fighti… Read More ➝

May 31, 2017

BISMARCK, N.D. — The developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline, which is expected to begin shipping oil on Thursday, will face scrutiny later this summer on whether it violated North Dakota rules during construction. The three-member North Dakota Public Service Commission is lookin… Read More ➝

May 31, 2017

DALLAS — Exxon Mobil shareholders pushed the company on Wednesday to share more information about whether regulations designed to reduce climate change will hurt the oil giant… Read More ➝

May 30, 2017

BISMARCK, N.D. — A private security firm hired by the developer of the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline conducted an aggressive, multifaceted operation against protesters that … Read More ➝

May 30, 2017

OMAHA, Neb. — Conagra is selling Wesson oil for $285 million to the J.M. Smucker Company as it hones its focus on its strongest brands. CEO Sean Connolly said Tuesday that the sale is part of a reorganization that was undertaken after he was picked to lead Conagra in 2015. Con… Read More ➝

May 27, 2017

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — President Donald Trump’s plan to help balance the federal budget features a new attempt to open the coastal plain of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildli… Read More ➝