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Petroleum

oil and gas platform surrounded by water
Energy
Norway becomes top gas supplier to Europe after Russia invasion
A motorcyclists watches as an employee of a fuel stationin fills petrol, in Mumbai, India
Energy
India, China growing markets for shunned Russian oil
Ghana has been producing commercial oil since 2010.
Business, Economics and Jobs
As global oil prices surge, some African countries may see a silver lining
Protestors hold up signs at a rally against a proposed Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion on Burnaby Mountain in 2014 in British Columbia. In late May, the Canadian government announced it would fund an expansion project for the Kinder Morgan Trans Moun
With pipeline decision, Canada’s Trudeau draws ire of environmental supporters
A gas flare is seen in the background with the Iranian flag flying in the wind in the foreground.
Business
European refiners winding down purchases of Iranian oil
"Water is Life"
Environment
In Canada, a pipeline environmental engineer protests her former company’s tar sands plan
Demonstrators against the Dakota Access oil pipeline block a road near North Dakota's Standing Rock Reservation in October. The pipeline would cross historic Native land and pass under the Missouri River, the source of the local water supply.
Environment
It’s not just about a pipeline. Native activists say Dakota battle is their biggest stand in decades.
"Kayaktivists" demonstrate in Seattle's Elliot Bay against the arrival last month of the Shell's massive Polar Pioneer oil rig, rising behind them above the city's waterfront. Shell is using Seattle as a staging area for its new offshore drilling operatio
Environment
The road to Arctic oil drilling runs through Seattle. People there are trying to block it.
A work boat passes an oiled marshland one year after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in Bay Jimmy near Myrtle Grove, Louisiana.
Environment
Five years later, the Gulf of Mexico is still recovering from Deepwater Horizon
Under the new federal fracking rules, wastewater must be managed onsite and in closed tanks, not in the open pits seen here.
Environment
Fracking is about to change, and almost no one is happy about it
Opponents of the Keystone XL oil pipeline rally in front of the White House on February 24, 2015, the day President Barack Obama vetoed a bill circumventing administration review of the project and mandating its construction.
Environment
President Obama’s veto isn’t the end of the Keystone XL story
A pump jack is seen at sunrise near Bakersfield, California.
Economics
How Saudi Arabia can stop America from producing more fuel
A salesman stands next to a Hummer for sale at an auto trading center in Shanghai on June 3, 2009.
Economics
The gas-guzzling Hummer makes a comeback as fuel prices plunge
The Keystone Oil Pipeline is pictured under construction in North Dakota.
Environment
A decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline is almost here
oil tanker United Kalavyrta
Business
A ship full of Kurdish oil remains trapped at sea off the coast of Texas
Gas flares at the Suncor Oil Sands Mining Site.
Environment
The view over Alberta’s tar sands shows booming wealth — and environmental destruction
Environment
Commission: BP, Transocean, Halliburton to Blame for Gulf Oil Spill
Global Politics
Documents reveal congressional safety concerns prior to BP disaster
Environment
Canada moves to put tougher limits on dangerous oil trains
Conflict & Justice
New Orleans judge will rule on hundreds of BP lawsuits
Gas station in Tehran
Business, Economics and Jobs
In oil-producing Iran, a slight hike in gas prices could cause a jump in discontent
Gas station in Tehran
Business, Economics and Jobs
In oil-producing Iran, a slight hike in gas prices could cause a jump in discontent
Environment
Oil spill: a farewell to the Gulf coast’s lifestyle?
Environment
So many oil spill cleanup ideas, so little time
Environment
Giant plumes of oil in Gulf: how BP will stop the flow
Environment
How much oil is really gushing into the Gulf?
Business, Economics and Jobs
Mexico opens the gates to foreign investment in its state-controlled oil industry
Energy East
Business, Economics and Jobs
Canada takes another run at finding a pipeline for its tar sands oil
Environment
Pipelines and oil trains provide different risks, rewards
Environment
Canadian oil company seeks to expand pipelines other than Keystone XL
Environment
Ecuadorian locals still seeking damages from Chevron for environmental damage
Environment
British Columbia rejects oil pipeline, casting Keystone in new light
Business, Economics and Jobs
Cost of getting energy to market rising as resources become more scarce
Environment
Canadian First Nations group raises red flag on proposed oil mining
Environment
‘Energy sufficiency’ for the U.S. in reach as American oil companies consider exports
Environment
Two-year-old Michigan oil spill still not completely cleaned up, yields large fine
Environment
Report: U.S. energy imports down, exports up; energy independence in sight?
Environment
Oil prices climb as tensions with Iran persist
Environment
EPA acknowledges link between fracking, well pollution in Wyoming
Development & Education
America set to become a net exporter of petroleum fuel products
Health & Medicine
Natural gas boom may be making people sick
Environment
How $20 billion in BP fines can go to restoring the Gulf
Business, Economics and Jobs
Why Libya can scare the economy
Business, Economics and Jobs
Impact of global events on oil prices
Environment
Oil pipeline from Canada could be election issue for Obama
Ecosystems after the Gulf oil spill
Environment
Impact of oil spill on US energy policy
Environment
Debate over oil pipeline running from Canada to Texas
Environment
Obama taps Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Environment
Dropping fuel prices good and bad
Environment
World energy prices decline
Environment
Drilling for oil off the shores of America
Global Politics
House plan for offshore drilling
Mystery Route For Keystone XL
DOE Looks for Orphan Wells
Conflict & Justice
Report Alleges BP Hid Health Impact of Gulf Oil Dispersant
Petition to Regulate Tar sands Oil Pipelines
Environment
Waste Water from Oil Extraction Can Cause Earthquakes
Keystone XL Pipeline Report
Research Update on the Impact of BP Oil Spill