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US company denies decision is linked to UK’s 35% windfall tax on North Sea producersChevron is preparing to call time on more than five decades in the North Sea with a plan to sell its remaining oil and gas fields in the ageing oil basin.The US oil company said on Thursday that it will launch a sale of its North Sea interests, including a 19.4% stake in the giant Claire oilfield in the West of Shetland region, which could raise up to $1bn. Continue reading
Not Donald Trump. Not Ted Cruz. But a little known Republican from West Texas ranks as the top recipient of fossil fuel money. By Marcus Baram, Capital and Main August Pfluger, an Air Force veteran and member of the U.S. House representing a small district in West Texas, isn’t exactly a household name on the national political scene, with little press coverage in the last two months outside a recent Fox News appearance. But he is the country’s top recipient of campaign contributions from the...
Ed Miliband has said he is “not aware” of the reports Russia discovered huge oil and gas reserves in the British Antarctic territories.
Russia has found huge oil and gas reserves in British Antarctic territory, potentially leading to drilling in the pristine region.
Cross-party group of 50 calls on prime minister to appoint climate envoy and back Beyond Oil and Gas AllianceA cross-party group of MPs and peers has urged Rishi Sunak to make a U-turn on his oil and gas extraction plans as part of a broader plea to increase efforts to address the climate crisis.The 50 politicians, including three Conservatives, wrote to the prime minister calling for the UK to regain its international leadership on the crisis by ending the licensing of new oil and gas fields,...
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – With New Mexico still seeing record oil and gas extraction, the New Mexico State Land Office said they are making more progress in the work to hold companies accountable for what they've left behind. “We hope that companies are getting the word that this is a requirement that we are serious, that []
Etu Energias – Angola’s largest private oil producer – has joined the Angola Oil&Gas (AOG) conference and exhibition as a silver sponsor. The company’s
More than 50 cross-party MPs and peers have urged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to end the current approach to “max out” North Sea oil and gas.
Federal wildlife officials have declared a rare lizard in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas an endangered species
Federal wildlife officials declared a rare lizard in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas an endangered species Friday, citing future energy development, sand mining and climate change as the biggest […]
Federal wildlife officials declared a rare lizard in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas an endangered species Friday, citing future energy development, sand mining and climate change as the biggest threats to its survival in one of the world’s most lucrative oil and natural gas basins. “We have determined that the dunes sagebrush lizard is […]