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Norway becomes top gas supplier to Europe after Russia invasion

Energy

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine upended energy markets and sent prices through the roof. As Europe weaned itself off of Russian fuels, it turned to Norway. The country is now the largest exporter of natural gas to Europe.

Customers wait while a fuel dispenser machine is fixed at a gas station in Caracas, Venezuela, April 23, 2020.

Doctors wait hours to fill tanks as Venezuela faces fuel shortages

COVID-19
Linda Garcia, Goldman Prize winner

Washington activist wins a Goldman Environmental Prize for defeating a dangerous oil-by-rail project

Environment
Atchafalaya bayou

Federal judge halts Louisiana pipeline

Environment
Britain's National Gallerly sells its soul to the villainous "Man from Shell" is this recent guerilla theater presentation by the activist group Art Not Oil. Fossil fuel industry support of cultural institutions has become increasingly controversial in th

For these activists, oil and art just don’t mix

Environment

Norway’s Example of Oil and Gas Boom Done Right

Global Politics

Norway has carefully controlled its oil and gas industry ensuring it doesn’t suffer the same fate as other countries where oil has become a curse.

The World

Oil’s Future in Alaska

Oil has been surging down the Trans-Alaska Pipeline for twenty years now. But today, the flow from Prudhoe Bay is starting to slow and the oil industry is fixing its sights on a huge, yet little known piece of federal land called the National Petroleum Reserve The Reserve’s 28 million acres have gone largely unnoticed […]

The World

Central Park Drilling

Will drilling in the heart of NYC lead to oil or is it just a foolish pipe dream?

The World

Cashing in on the Oil Thing

It’s no secret that oil companies rake in the profits, but a quarterly report reveals record-setting earnings.

The World

Lies, Secrets & Big Oil

Oil companies were put on the spot in Capitol Hill with questions about energy task force participation, reports of windfall profits, and renewed calls for oil conservation.