Energy

The Interior Department will try once again in August to see if its strategy of offering every available unleased area in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) to oil and gas operators is viable.

The Ohio Senate has passed a bill to prop up two nuclear power plants in the state operated by bankrupt subsidiaries of FirstEnergy Corp.

Allentown, PA-based American Energy Partners Inc. (AEP), which focuses on upstream oil and gas operations as well as waste and water treatment, has added another company to its repertoire.

Kansas reached a final settlement in late June on lost funds stemming from the natural gas price manipulation scandal of the early 2000s, potentially marking the end of such litigation among various states, said one legal expert.

Recent energy industry and environmental landmarks have been reached thanks to the policies of his administration, President Trump said Monday in a speech in Washington, DC.

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Colorado energy regulators plan to consider more than three dozen recommendations to improve well integrity at the state’s 60,000-plus oil and gas wells, including improved cementing practices and regular monitoring of well pressures.

Japanese oil and gas exploration and production major Inpex Corp. has signed a heads of agreement with the Indonesian government to build the $20 billion Abadi liquified natural gas (LNG) project.