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3 US coal mining deaths in 3 days called troubling
Federal regulators are urging U.S. coal companies to refocus on health and safety regulations after three mine fatalities in three days last week. In West Virginia, a miner was hit on the head by a piece of equipment and became that state's sixth fatality this year. In Illinois, a miner ...
Judge hears conflicting estimates of BP oil spill
For weeks after BP's massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, people across the globe were captivated by a live video feed from underwater cameras that showed the company's blown-out well belching plumes of black crude into the water. On Monday, more than three years later, clips from ...
Iraqi Kurds OK Abu Dhabi's Taqa plans to pump oil
Iraq's northern self-ruled Kurdish region has given the green light to a consortium led by a United Arab Emirates state-run energy investment company to pump oil, a statement said Monday, in a latest move shows the Kurds' determination to pursue ambitious oil plans despite central government objections. Ethnic Kurds and ...
WWF seeks to protect Congo park from oil developer
The World Wildlife Fund is trying to block proposed oil exploration in Africa's oldest national park where 200 gorillas live. The Swiss-based conservation group filed its complaint Monday with Britain's Department for Business Innovation and Skills in a bid to stop SOCO International's exploration in Congo's Virunga National Park, a ...
Oil falls below $103 as US debt deadline nears
The price of oil fell below $103 a barrel Monday as a partial U.S. government shutdown entered a second week and crude production in the Gulf of Mexico got back on track after a storm system passed through. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for November delivery was down ...
BP trial to focus on scientists' spill estimates
A federal judge was set to begin hearing three weeks of testimony Monday about how much oil made it into the ocean during the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Experts for BP and the federal government will provide U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier with very different estimates when the ...
Sudan: Another Arab state feels heat from street
In recent times Sudan has gone through two major civil wars, the loss of its rebellious southern oil region, and the indictment of its president for war crimes. Now, with its economy in disarray, it's the latest Arab country to be feeling heat from the street. The crunch came with ...
Consortium boosts production at Iraq oil field
An Iraqi official says a consortium led by Royal Dutch Shell has boosted production at a prized oil field in the country's south to 175,000 barrels a day, speaking at a ceremony formally inaugurating commercial production. The head of the state-run South Oil Company, Dhia Jaafar, said Sunday that Shell ...
Energy sales tax holiday runs through Sunday in Ga
Those looking to purchase certain energy- and water-efficient appliances and products will enjoy a sales tax holiday this weekend in Georgia. Officials with the state Department of Revenue say the sales tax holiday is limited to items that cost no more than $1,500 and include an Energy Star or Water ...
Worker dies of head injury at W.Va. coal mine
Pennsylvania-based CONSOL has identified the worker who died of a head injury at its Energy's McElroy mine in Marshall County. In a news release late Friday, CONSOL spokeswoman Lynn Seay said the worker was 62-year-old Roger R. King. It said he was a senior longwall maintenance coordinator. The West Virginia ...
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