Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., said the Exxon Mobil pipeline spill in Arkansas raises new concerns about the Keystone XL pipeline, calling it a "troubling reminder" of the challenges of oil sands transport,The Washington Post reports.
Exxon Mobil said it would excavate its Pegasus crude oil pipeline to find the cause of a leak that spilled thousands of barrels of oil in Arkansas, Bloomberg reports.
In the weekly Republican address, Rep. Lee Terry, R-Neb., pressed the Obama administration to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, calling it a "no-brainer" that would create jobs and lower energy costs, The Hill reports.
MAYFLOWER, Ark. (AP) — Crews recovered about 4,500 barrels of oil and water after a crude oil pipeline ruptured in central Arkansas, officials said Saturday.
House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans are staying the course on an energy agenda that emphasizes more domestic oil and gas production on federal lands and relaxed environmental regulations.
The six-point blueprint released Thursday by Energy and Commerce Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield, R-Ky., also calls for Congress to force approval of the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline, support coal use and fight efforts to limit hydraulic fracturing of natural gas wells.
Exxon Mobil contended a Senate vote backing the Keystone XL pipeline was a significant development indicating growing Democratic support for the project, The Hill reports.
After a small pipe leak in Terrebonne Bay, Shell moved to shut down an crude oil pipeline that carries oil from the Gulf of Mexico to Hourna, La., Bloomberg reports.
President Barack Obama faces more pressure than ever to approve the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline after the Democratic Senate handily endorsed the project.
The Senate on Friday easily passed a non-binding budget amendment backing construction of the controversial Keystone XL oil sands pipeline on a 62-37 roll call vote. The majority coalition included 17 moderate Democrats and all 45 Republican, revealing there is a big enough majority to overcome a filibuster if an approval bill were to come to the floor.
Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., introduced a symbolic budget amendment that would put the Senate on record in support of the Keystone XL pipeline, Reuters reports.
A Chamber of Commerce study reported more than 100 new EPA rules have been forced by "sue and settle" tactics from environmental groups, The Hill reports.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission told Charlotte-area residents that a crack at a reactor at Duke Energy's Shearon Harris Plant did not pose a threat to safety, WSOC-TV reports.
An international group of solar trade groups issued a statement calling on the European Union and the U.S. to avoid a trade war over solar panels with China, The Washington Post reports.
The European Union has sent information requests to several commodity-trading firms as part of its investigation into potential energy-price manipulation, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Royal Dutch Shell CEO Peter Voser said a European Union investigation into possible price fixing has not found anything that could damage the company, The Wall Street Journal reports.
ExxonMobil Corp. said it would refocus its research on algae-derived biofuels after it invested $100 million over the last four years with few solid results, Bloomberg reports.
The U.S. Geological Survey said water levels in aquifers declined from 2000 to 2008 at a rate nearly three times greater than any point in the last century, Reuters reports.
