Some invoked memories of the 2015 Refugio Oil Spill as well as the massive 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill caused by a blowout on a Union Oil drilling rig. Public outrage over that spill helped shape the ...

The UK Government is finally considering stopping new licences for companies to explore for new oil and gas in the North Sea. There is a pause on approving new fields while the UK Government examines ...

The number of U.S. rigs drilling for crude — a closely followed metric that can point to future oil output — fell by nine to 480 this week, the biggest drop since June 2023, according to data ...

The Nigerian government's plans to resume oil drilling in Ogoniland face opposition from environmentalists concerned about past pollution. While some local communities are enticed by promises of jobs ...

The California Coastal Commission fined an oil company a record $18 million for repeatedly defying orders to stop work on a corroded pipeline in Santa Barbara County that caused a major oil spill ...

The California Coastal Commission fined an oil company a record $18 million on Thursday for repeatedly defying orders to stop work on a corroded pipeline in Santa Barbara County that caused a ...

Many companies say they cannot drill profitably if oil prices fall under $65 a barrel. New tariffs will make it more expensive to buy steel and equipment, industry watchers said, which could further ...

A Houston-based oil company has rebuffed the authority of the California Coastal Commission in a bid to revive drilling off the coast of Santa Barbara. April 6, 2025 Sable insists that it has ...

On the other hand, the Arctic itself sits atop vast reserves of untapped oil and gas resources. This dichotomy raises a significant ethical dilemma: can an individual truly claim to love polar bears ...

Florida lawmakers are moving the pieces into place on whether Florida will ban oil exploration and drilling along the Apalachicola River: The Senate bill (SB 1300), by Sen. Corey Simon ...