Energy

Proponents of the terminal plan say it would bring economic development to the Vancouver area, just across the Columbia River from Portland, Ore.

Northwest Oil Terminal Plan Would Mean Jobs — And More Oil Trains

8:29pm March 04, 2015

by Conrad Wilson

Oil companies hope to build the nation's largest oil-by-rail terminal on the Columbia River in Washington. Proponents say it will bring economic growth, but others fear it could mean fiery accidents.

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Senate Fails To Override Obama's Veto On Keystone XL Pipeline

6:58pm March 04, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The final vote was 62-37, which falls short of the two-thirds needed to override the presidential veto.

National

Fracking Opponents Feel Police Pressure In Some Drilling Hotspots

3:07pm March 03, 2015

by Marie Cusick

Anti-fracking activists say they're being targeted by law enforcement agencies that work with the oil and gas industries to monitor threats to infrastructure.

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Workers stand next to a gas pipeline not far from the central Ukrainian city of Poltava in June 2014. Ukraine imports much of its gas from Russia, which is once again threatening to cut off supplies in a dispute over payments.

World News

A New Front In The Ukrainian Conflict: Russian Gas Imports

6:38pm March 02, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

Russia has cut off Ukraine's gas supplies in the past and is threatening to do it again. The latest payment dispute comes at a sensitive moment in the crisis in eastern Ukraine.

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Task Force Proposes Fracking Rules To Colorado Governor

7:42am February 27, 2015

by Dan Boyce

The group has been meeting for months to find compromise on whether local governments should be given more say when drilling is proposed near residential and urban areas.

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Miller Farm, the terminus of Van Syckel's pipeline, in 1868. The oil was pumped to Miller Farm and then transported by railroad.

National

Even Pickaxes Couldn't Stop The Nation's First Oil Pipeline

8:20pm February 24, 2015

by Uri Berliner

The debate over Keystone XL is nothing compared to the battle over the nation's first commercial oil pipeline. It transformed how energy was transported forever — but not without sabotage and threats.

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Obama Vetoes Keystone XL Pipeline Bill

4:40pm February 24, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said the Senate will vote no later than March 3 to override the veto. But Republicans do not appear to have enough votes to override the veto.

Analysts Fear A Prolonged Drop In Oil Prices Will Hurt Oklahoma's Banks

2:39pm February 24, 2015

by Frank Morris

Oklahoma oil is expensive to produce, so the sharp drop in prices has forced many drilling companies to cut jobs. If prices stay low, the pain could spread to the banks that finance the oil industry.

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The eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines in 1991 spewed almost 20 million tons of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere, causing worldwide temperatures to drop half a degree on average.

Scientific Pros Weigh The Cons Of Messing With Earth's Thermostat

3:20pm February 20, 2015

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Studying techniques for engineering our way out of climate change would be helpful — and not the same as actually trying them, says a panel convened by the National Research Council.

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An oil well in Garden City, Texas. With prices plunging, oil companies are laying off thousands of workers.

As Oil Prices Tank, Firms Large And Small Feel The Pain

8:13pm February 19, 2015

by John Ydstie

Oil companies are laying off thousands of workers, and firms that provide services to support the industry — from drilling to seismic surveys — have been told they must slash costs to keep working.

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