Tag Archives: Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline

The New York Times 7:16 pm on October 23, 2020
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Oil Industry Expresses Concern, Not Alarm, About Biden Comments

After the candidate called for a “transition” away from oil and gas, executives said the country would need fossil fuels for decades to come.

#alternative-and-renewable-energy, #biden-joseph-r-jr, #carbon-capture-and-sequestration, #coal, #debates-political, #energy-and-power, #global-warming, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #labor-and-jobs, #natural-gas, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #pennsylvania, #presidential-election-of-2020, #shale, #texas, #united-states

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The New York Times 2:56 pm on October 23, 2020
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A Debate Pledge to ‘Transition’ From Oil Puts Climate at Center of Campaign Finale

Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s debate statement that he would “transition” the country away from oil gave President Trump an opening and thrust climate change center stage.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #debates-political, #environment, #global-warming, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #pennsylvania, #presidential-election-of-2020, #texas, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-economy, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 9:00 am on October 17, 2020
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For Long-Term Investors, Small Things Like Presidential Elections Don’t Matter

There is heartbreak almost everywhere you look, our columnist says, but the stock market usually rises anyway.

#amazon-com-inc, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #corporate-taxes, #democratic-party, #dimensional-fund-advisors, #exxon-mobil-corp, #federal-taxes-us, #high-net-worth-individuals, #infrastructure-public-works, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #presidential-election-of-2020, #regulation-and-deregulation-of-industry, #republican-party, #sp-dow-jones-indices, #standardpoors-500-stock-index, #stocks-and-bonds, #united-states-economy, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 7:00 pm on October 16, 2020
Tags: Blood and Oil: Mohammed Bin Salman's Ruthless Quest for Global Power (Book), , Hope, Bradley, , Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, , Rundell, David H, , Scheck, Justin, , Vision or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads (Book)   

The Mysteries of the American-Saudi Alliance

Two new books, David H. Rundell’s “Vision or Mirage” and Bradley Hope and Justin Scheck’s “Blood and Oil,” offer insights into an enigmatic country.

#blood-and-oil-mohammed-bin-salmans-ruthless-quest-for-global-power-book, #books-and-literature, #hope-bradley, #mohammed-bin-salman-1985, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #politics-and-government, #rundell-david-h, #saudi-arabia, #scheck-justin, #united-states-international-relations, #vision-or-mirage-saudi-arabia-at-the-crossroads-book

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The New York Times 9:00 am on October 9, 2020
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Chevron’s Purchase Could Unlock Israel’s Natural Gas Bonanza

The oil giant’s takeover of Noble Energy gives it a foothold in an emerging energy hot spot: the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

#chevron-corporation, #delek-drilling-lp, #international-trade-and-world-market, #israel, #mediterranean-sea, #mergers-acquisitions-and-divestitures, #natural-gas, #noble-energy-inc, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #turkey, #wirth-michael-k

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The New York Times 9:00 am on October 7, 2020
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Venezuela, Once an Oil Giant, Reaches the End of an Era

Venezuela’s oil reserves, the world’s largest, transformed the country and the global energy market. Now its oil sector is grinding to a halt — perhaps never to recover.

#caracas-venezuela, #chavez-hugo, #maduro-nicolas, #nationalization-of-industry, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #oil-spills, #organization-of-the-petroleum-exporting-countries, #pdvsa, #reserves-natural-resources

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The New York Times 6:42 pm on October 1, 2020
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New Jersey Gas Tax Spikes Because of Coronavirus Impact

Taxes on gasoline and diesel increased by 9.3 cents a gallon on Thursday in a state once known for bargain fuel. The increase came a month after tolls on major roadways also went up.

#bridges-and-tunnels, #budgets-and-budgeting, #gasoline-tax-us, #infrastructure-public-works, #new-jersey, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #politics-and-government, #roads-and-traffic

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The New York Times 7:12 pm on September 23, 2020
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California Plans to Ban Sales of New Gas-Powered Cars in 15 Years

The proposal would speed up the state’s efforts to fight global warming at a time when California is being battered by wildfires, heat waves and other consequences of climate change.

#automobiles, #california, #electric-and-hybrid-vehicles, #environment, #fuel-emissions-transportation, #global-warming, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #newsom-gavin, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #regulation-and-deregulation-of-industry

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The New York Times 9:00 am on September 21, 2020
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U.S. and European Oil Giants Go Different Ways on Climate Change

While BP and other European companies invest billions in renewable energy, Exxon and Chevron are committed to fossil fuels and betting on moonshots.

#alternative-and-renewable-energy, #bp-plc, #carbon-capture-and-sequestration, #carbon-dioxide, #chevron-corporation, #exxon-mobil-corp, #global-warming, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #hydrocarbons, #natural-gas, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline

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The New York Times 9:00 am on September 17, 2020
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A New Ship’s Mission: Let the Deep Sea Be Seen

A giant new vessel, OceanXplorer, seeks to unveil the secrets of the abyss for a global audience.

#bridgewater-associates, #cameron-james, #dalio-raymond-1949, #diving-and-divers, #documentary-films-and-programs, #fish-and-other-marine-life, #oceans-and-seas, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #robots-and-robotics, #science-and-technology, #ships-and-shipping, #your-feed-science

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The New York Times 9:00 am on September 15, 2020
Tags: , , , , Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations (Book), Yergin, Daniel   

The Future of Energy

Daniel Yergin’s “The New Map” is a comprehensive look at the world of energy, its past, present and future.

#books-and-literature, #global-warming, #international-trade-and-world-market, #natural-gas, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #the-new-map-energy-climate-and-the-clash-of-nations-book, #yergin-daniel

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The New York Times 10:46 pm on September 8, 2020
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Trump, Calling Himself ‘the No. 1 Environmental President,’ Green Washes His Record

President Trump traveled to Florida to declare himself “a great environmentalist,” extending a moratorium on offshore oil drilling that his administration had moved to end.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #environment, #jupiter-fla, #land-use-policies, #offshore-drilling-and-exploration, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #polls-and-public-opinion, #presidential-election-of-2020, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 2:26 am on September 4, 2020
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Up Is Down in This Fun Physics Experiment

The liquid levitates, and a boat floats along its bottom side.

#chemistry, #nature-journal, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #physics, #research, #water

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The New York Times 8:46 pm on August 30, 2020
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Snapped Poles, Shredded Roofs: A Long Road to Recovery After Laura

Hurricane Laura ravaged southwestern Louisiana, leaving weary residents to assess the toll and map a way forward. Some communities may be four weeks away from even getting power back.

#buildings-structures, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #evacuations-and-evacuees, #floods, #home-repairs-and-improvements, #hurricane-laura-2020, #hurricanes-and-tropical-storms, #lake-charles-la, #louisiana, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #wind

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The New York Times 3:21 pm on August 30, 2020
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Turkey and Greece Have Let Their Latest Feud Get Too Hot

It’s time to listen to Germany and take a step back.

#cyprus, #erdogan-recep-tayyip, #european-union, #greece, #north-atlantic-treaty-organization, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #politics-and-government, #turkey, #united-states-international-relations

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The New York Times 11:29 pm on August 28, 2020
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Hurricane Laura Passed, but Disaster Still Looms for Texas

We survived Hurricane Laura, but the Gulf Coast needs better surge protections for the next one.

#global-warming, #hazardous-and-toxic-substances, #hurricane-laura-2020, #hurricanes-and-tropical-storms, #nuclear-energy, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline

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The New York Times 9:38 pm on August 27, 2020
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Laura Hits Petrochemical Region, and a Factory Goes Up in Flames

The hurricane rolled over a coast studded with oil, gas and chemical plants. Other storms have caused the release of toxic substances, often affecting minority communities.

#environment, #global-warming, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #hazardous-and-toxic-substances, #hurricane-laura-2020, #hurricanes-and-tropical-storms, #louisiana, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #port-arthur-tex, #sasol-ltd, #texas

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The New York Times 2:56 pm on August 27, 2020
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Rising Tensions Between Turkey and Greece Divide E.U. Leaders

Conflict over drilling rights to massive natural-gas deposits in the eastern Mediterranean is becoming increasingly militarized, risking a conflict between two NATO members.

#defense-and-military-forces, #european-union, #greece, #mediterranean-sea, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #turkey

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The New York Times 12:00 am on August 27, 2020
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Three Trump Supporters Have a New Target: Germany

The United States needs allies. Punishing Berlin over a Russian gas pipeline is a needless provocation.

#embargoes-and-sanctions, #european-union, #germany, #international-trade-and-world-market, #natural-gas, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #pipelines, #pompeo-mike, #united-states-international-relations

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The New York Times 10:03 pm on August 24, 2020
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The Risks if Biden Loses

A reader calls the former vice president our best hope to right the wrongs of the last four years. Also: Oil leasing in the Arctic refuge; Lori Loughlin’s jail sentence; prisoner firefighters; Trump donors.

#arctic-national-wildlife-refuge, #biden-joseph-r-jr, #california, #campaign-finance, #college-admissions-scandal-2019, #fires-and-firefighters, #loughlin-lori, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #presidential-election-of-2020, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 5:13 pm on August 24, 2020
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Marco Nears Louisiana as Laura Rakes Cuba: Live Updates

Damaging storms on converging tracks threaten to strike the U.S. Gulf Coast in quick succession after plowing through the Caribbean.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #disasters-and-emergencies, #gulf-of-mexico, #hurricanes-and-tropical-storms, #louisiana, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #tropical-storm-laura, #tropical-storm-marco, #weather

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The New York Times 6:30 pm on August 22, 2020
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How to Reverse Course on Trump’s Environmental Damage

The next president can undo some of the recent efforts to weaken environmental protections. But it’ll take work.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #environmental-protection-agency, #executive-orders-and-memorandums, #fuel-efficiency, #global-warming, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #obama-barack, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 6:21 pm on August 22, 2020
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Climate Activists Gain Seats on Harvard Oversight Board

The candidates were the first ones elected through a petition campaign since 1989, when anti-apartheid activists put Archbishop Desmond Tutu on the panel.

#boycott-divestment-and-sanctions-bds, #environment, #global-warming, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #harvard-university, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline

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The New York Times 10:24 pm on August 20, 2020
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Trump Meets With Iraqi Leader Amid Negotiations Over U.S. Troop Levels

Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s visit to the White House is largely focused on negotiations, which started in May, on resetting the United States military mission in Iraq.

#defense-and-military-forces, #defense-department, #iran, #iraq, #islamic-state-in-iraq-and-syria-isis, #kadhimi-mustafa-al, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #syria, #terrorism, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #united-states-international-relations, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 3:56 pm on August 17, 2020
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Trump Administration Finalizes Plan to Open Oil Drilling in Alaska’s Arctic Refuge

The decision sets up a fierce legal battle over the fate of a vast, remote area that is home to polar bears, caribou and the promise of oil wealth.

#alaska, #arctic-national-wildlife-refuge, #environment, #federal-lands, #interior-department, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 12:02 pm on August 17, 2020
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Anger Mounts Over Mauritius Oil Spill

Islanders have joined together in an effort to contain an estimated 1,000 tons of fuel oil that leaked into the waters surrounding the picturesque nation off Africa’s eastern coast.

#africa, #environment, #mauritius, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #oil-spills

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The New York Times 10:57 am on August 17, 2020
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Europe’s Big Oil Companies Are Turning Electric

Under pressure from governments and investors, industry leaders like BP and Shell are accelerating their production of cleaner energy.

#alternative-and-renewable-energy, #bp-plc, #descalzi-claudio-1955, #electric-light-and-power, #energy-and-power, #eni-spa, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #looney-bernard-1970, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #royal-dutch-shell-plc

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The New York Times 8:58 pm on August 10, 2020
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E.P.A. to Lift Obama-Era Controls on Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas

The reversal is the latest move in the Trump administration’s ongoing effort to weaken environmental rules, but it could be quickly undone after the November election.

#environment, #environmental-protection-agency, #global-warming, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #methane, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #regulation-and-deregulation-of-industry, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government, #wheeler-andrew-r

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The New York Times 4:28 pm on August 10, 2020
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Delta Air Lines Bought an Oil Refinery. It Didn’t Go as Planned.

Delta’s foray into oil refining illustrates some of the reasons the business was in trouble even before the pandemic.

#airlines-and-airplanes, #anderson-richard-h, #bastian-edward-h, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #delta-air-lines-inc, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #pennsylvania, #prices-fares-fees-and-rates, #refineries

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The New York Times 10:33 am on August 9, 2020
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Saudi Aramco Says Profit Fell 73 Percent as Demand for Oil Shrank

The coronavirus pandemic took a major toll on the oil giant’s earnings, but Aramco will maintain its hefty dividend for shareholders.

#company-reports, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #prices-fares-fees-and-rates, #saudi-arabia, #saudi-aramco

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The New York Times 5:55 pm on August 4, 2020
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BP Reports a Huge Loss and Vows to Increase Renewable Investment

The European oil giant has plans for a future with more electrical generation.

#alternative-and-renewable-energy, #bp-plc, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #energy-and-power, #global-warming, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #looney-bernard-1970, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline

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The New York Times 7:25 pm on July 28, 2020
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Oil and Gas Groups See ‘Some Common Ground’ in Biden Energy Plan

Some energy executives are pleased that the former vice president is not calling for a fracking ban and said they could work with him.

#american-petroleum-institute, #biden-joseph-r-jr, #carbon-capture-and-sequestration, #edison-electric-institute, #edison-international, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #natural-gas, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #presidential-election-of-2020, #solar-energy, #tellurian-incorporated, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-international-relations, #united-states-politics-and-government, #wind-power

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The New York Times 4:43 pm on July 23, 2020
Tags: , Environmental Health Perspectives (Journal), , , Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, , , , , Texas Oil and Gas Assn   

Study Links Gas Flares to Preterm Births, With Hispanic Women at High Risk

Expectant mothers who lived near flaring sites had higher odds of giving birth prematurely than those who did not, researchers found. The adverse outcomes fell entirely on Hispanic women.

#air-pollution, #environmental-health-perspectives-journal, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #hispanic-americans, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #premature-babies, #research, #texas, #texas-oil-and-gas-assn

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The New York Times 11:25 am on July 21, 2020
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New Emails Show How Energy Industry Moved Fast to Undo Curbs

The messages, made public in a lawsuit, suggest the E.P.A. rescinded a requirement on methane at the behest of an executive just weeks after President Trump took office.

#environment, #environmental-protection-agency, #global-warming, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #methane, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #regulation-and-deregulation-of-industry, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 8:55 pm on July 20, 2020
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Chevron Deal for Oil and Gas Fields May Set Off New Wave of Mergers

With a $5 billion play for Noble Energy, the oil giant is set to acquire properties around the world for a relative bargain. Other companies might make similar moves.

#chevron-corporation, #company-reports, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #mergers-acquisitions-and-divestitures, #natural-gas, #noble-energy-inc, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #prices-fares-fees-and-rates, #shale, #stocks-and-bonds, #wirth-michael-k

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The New York Times 8:09 pm on July 16, 2020
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David Kaiser, Rockefeller Heir Who Fought Exxon Mobil, Dies at 50

A great-great grandson of John D. Rockefeller, he steered one of his family’s philanthropies to a feisty stance on the oil giant’s role in climate change.

#criminal-justice, #deaths-obituaries, #exxon-mobil-corp, #global-warming, #kaiser-david-w-1969-2020, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #philanthropy, #rockefeller-family

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The New York Times 4:34 pm on July 16, 2020
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Southern Iraq’s Toxic Twilight

Burning Gas and Poisoning the Air

#accidents-and-safety, #basra-iraq, #cancer, #environment, #global-warming, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #international-energy-agency, #iraq, #natural-gas, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #power-failures-and-blackouts

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The New York Times 12:43 am on July 15, 2020
Tags: , Earth System Science Data (Journal), , Global Carbon Project, , , , , Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline,   

Global Methane Emissions Reach a Record High

Scientists expect emissions, driven by fossil fuels and agriculture, to continue rising rapidly.

#carbon-dioxide, #earth-system-science-data-journal, #environmental-research-letters-journal, #global-carbon-project, #global-warming, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #methane, #natural-gas, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #research

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The New York Times 12:41 am on July 13, 2020
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Fracking Firms Fail, Rewarding Executives and Raising Climate Fears

Oil and gas companies are hurtling toward bankruptcy, raising fears that wells will be left leaking planet-warming pollutants, with cleanup cost left to taxpayers.

#air-pollution, #bankruptcies, #chesapeake-energy-corporation, #diamond-offshore-drilling-inc, #environment, #global-warming, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #hydraulic-fracturing, #methane, #natural-gas, #north-dakota, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #permian-basin-north-america, #united-states-politics-and-government, #whiting-petroleum-corporation

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The New York Times 4:42 pm on July 12, 2020
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OPEC and Russia May Ease Oil Production Cuts

As lockdowns ease, the Saudis and their allies see room to increase their output. But the spread of the virus “is casting a shadow” over their plans.

#abdulaziz-bin-salman-prince-of-saudi-arabia, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #coronavirus-reopenings, #international-energy-agency, #international-trade-and-world-market, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #organization-of-the-petroleum-exporting-countries

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The New York Times 11:18 pm on July 6, 2020
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Supreme Court Won’t Block Ruling to Halt Work on Keystone XL Pipeline

But the justices stayed the rest of a federal trial judge’s ruling striking down a permit program, allowing construction of other pipelines around the nation.

#decisions-and-verdicts, #endangered-and-extinct-species, #francisco-noel-j, #keystone-pipeline-system, #morris-brian-m-1963, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #pipelines, #supreme-court-us, #tc-energy-corp, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 4:59 pm on July 6, 2020
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Dakota Access Pipeline to Shut Down Pending Review, Federal Judge Rules

The ruling, a victory for the Native American and environmentalist groups who oppose the pipeline, said that it must be emptied of oil by Aug. 5.

#energy-transfer-partners-lp, #native-americans, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #pipelines, #standing-rock-sioux-reservation-nd-sd

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The New York Times 7:59 pm on June 28, 2020
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Chesapeake Energy, a Shale Pioneer, Files for Bankruptcy Protection

The company helped turn the United States into a gas exporter but became known for an illegal scheme to suppress the price of oil and gas leases.

#bankruptcies, #chesapeake-energy-corporation, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #mcclendon-aubrey-k, #natural-gas, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #shale

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The New York Times 11:55 pm on June 25, 2020
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Still Reeling From Oil Plunge, Texas Faces New Threat: Surge in Virus Cases

Businesses were reopening in recent weeks and oil prices had climbed north of $40 a barrel before coronavirus infections accelerated in the state.

#abbott-gregory-w-1957, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #coronavirus-reopenings, #economic-conditions-and-trends, #houston-tex, #labor-and-jobs, #natural-gas, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #texas

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The New York Times 1:51 pm on June 25, 2020
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California Set to Require Zero-Emissions Trucks

The new rule, expected Thursday, would mean more than half of trucks sold in the state must be zero-emissions by 2035, and all of them by 2045.

#air-pollution, #buses, #california, #california-air-resources-board, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #e-commerce, #electric-and-hybrid-vehicles, #environment, #factories-and-manufacturing, #fuel-efficiency, #fuel-emissions-transportation, #global-warming, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #lobbying-and-lobbyists, #los-angeles-calif, #nichols-mary-d, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #regulation-and-deregulation-of-industry, #san-bernardino-calif, #states-us, #transit-systems, #trucks-and-trucking

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The New York Times 6:35 pm on June 15, 2020
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BP Prepares for a Future That Needs Less Oil

The energy giant said its oil and gas assets were worth less, a move reflecting broad changes in the industry.

#bp-plc, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #global-warming, #looney-bernard, #natural-gas, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #prices-fares-fees-and-rates

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The New York Times 9:00 am on June 12, 2020
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The Post-Coronavirus Global Hunger Crisis

The loss of income caused by the pandemic could increase the number of people suffering acute hunger to more than quarter a billion by December.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #economic-conditions-and-trends, #food, #labor-and-jobs, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #refugees-and-displaced-persons, #remittances, #shortages, #unemployment

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The New York Times 9:00 am on June 11, 2020
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As Energy Prices Tumble, Developing Countries Trim Subsidies

Trying to cut spending as the pandemic reduces tax revenue, governments are finding it easier to lift restraints on what consumers pay for fuel.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #economic-conditions-and-trends, #ecuador, #electric-light-and-power, #energy-and-power, #india, #international-energy-agency, #nigeria, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #politics-and-government, #prices-fares-fees-and-rates, #taxation

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The New York Times 9:39 pm on June 9, 2020
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Major Petroleum Spill Spreads Toward Arctic Ocean in Russia’s North

A diesel fuel spill in Russia’s far north has released about half as much petroleum into the environment as the Exxon Valdez tanker accident in Alaska. The fuel is flowing toward the Arctic Ocean.

#arctic-regions, #exxon-valdez-tanker, #norilsk-russia, #norilsk-nickel, #oceans-and-seas, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #russia, #wilderness-areas

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