Articles By Pierre Bertrand

People protest against hydraulic fracturing outside the Tribeca Performing Arts Center in New York

From Companies 2:27 pm

New York Town Gets Court OK to Ban Hydraulic Fracturing

A branch of the New York State Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the Town of Dryden can prohibit the gas drilling hydraulic fracturing within its borders. The decision could embolden other New York municipalities to impose similar bans, potentially upending the primacy of state law over the oil and gas industries.

Iran's Natural Gas

From Politics & Policy 12:51 pm

Iran vs. Israel: Besides A-bomb Fear, Could Israel's Huge Gas Find Trigger Hostility?

A large pocket of offshore natural gas could shift Eastern Mediterranean geopolitics on its head. As the threat of war looms between Israel and Iran, the newly found gas could add extra friction between the two countries.

Gas Prices

From Economy Feb 21

Pain at the Pump: Are U.S. Gas Prices Headed for $5 a Gallon by June?

The good news for U.S. drivers is that unless a "world-wide catastrophic event," like war breaking out between Iran and Israel, takes place soon, the $5 figure will not be hit in the near future, according to AAA.

Drilling Rigs in the Gulf

From Politics & Policy Feb 21

North American Rig Counts Climbing

The number of working rigs for drilling oil is on the rise in North America, according to the latest figures released by Baker Hughes.

Chevron

From Politics & Policy Feb 20

Ecuador Court Rejects Arbitration Panel Injuction on Chevron Claims

An Ecuadorean court Monday defied an international arbitration panel's request that the country prevent plaintiffs from collecting on billions of dollars in environmental damages from Chevron Corp.

Aban Pearl

From Politics & Policy Feb 20

Venezuela's Caribbean Find Is Changing Natural Gas Prospecting

A large natural gas find off the northern coast of Venezuela is changing the way gas in the Caribbean Basin is being sought.

Top MPG Vehicles

From Companies Feb 20

The Top 15 MPG Vehicles

For those purchasing a new car and looking to save on gasoline prices, here is a list of the top 15 fuel efficient cars out on the market, according to ConsumerReports.org.

Chevron Nigerian Fire

From Companies Feb 20

Transocean Drills Relief Well in Nigeria

Transocean crews over the weekend began drilling a relief well off the coast of Nigeria to allow for the proper abandonment of a Chevron Corp. natural gas well that exploded, killed two contractors, sank, and has remained on fire for more than one month.

Deepwater Horizon Spill

From Politics & Policy Feb 17

Mitsui MOEX To Pay $90 Million for BP Gulf Oil Spill

Japanese conglomerate Mitsui MOEX Offshore will pay $90 million for the BP Gulf Oil Spill of 2010 in what is the first settlement ahead of the liabilities trial expected to start in 10 days.

A tribal leader of the indigenous Secoya people of Ecuador's northern Amazon rainforest at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on May 19, 2011.

From Politics & Policy Feb 17

Double Victory For Chevron in Ecuador Pollution Case

Chevron, the No. 2 U.S. energy company, won two small legal victories this week that could lessen potential liabilities over alleged pollution in South America. A court in Ecuador had previously levied an $18 billion fine.