Judge orders US to resume oil, gas leasing in North Dakota

By Trisha Ahmed A federal judge has ordered the U.S. government to resume oil and gas lease sales on federal lands in North Dakota, even as a legal battle continues over the Biden administration’s decision to pause the leasing program two years ago in an effort...

Saudi Aramco to invest billions in Chinese petrochemicals

Saudis to supply one Chinese refiner with more oil per day than Saskatchewan produces RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil giant Aramco will invest billions of dollars in China’s downstream petrochemicals industry, including the...

ConocoPhillips details gas leak cause, remedies at hearing

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — ConocoPhillips, which last week received U.S. government approval for the massive Willow oil drilling project in Alaska, detailed reasons for a natural gas leak at another North Slope field that prompted the evacuation of 300 employees last...

New Mexico opts for veto power on spent nuclear fuel debate

By Susan Montoya Bryan in Albuquerque ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor on Friday signed legislation aimed at keeping spent nuclear fuel produced by commercial U.S. nuclear power plants from being shipped to the state, just hours after the measure...