Pierre Bertrand

In its final progress report, the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill concluded more must be done to prevent a similar disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

Apr 18, 2012

Hydraulic fracturing and natural gas development could spread soon to Illinois as companies rush to lease land in the southern part of the state.

Apr 17, 2012

As natural gas and oil extraction expands across the United States thanks to hydraulic fracturing and advances in horizontal drilling, almost half of the country's legislatures either have enacted or have pending legislation that regulates the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing.

Apr 17, 2012

The CEO of the biggest oil company in one of the world's fastest-rising economies thinks high oil prices are here to stay.

Apr 17, 2012

President Barack Obama on Tuesday called on Congress to pass a series of measures that would help limit what he called speculation that's driving up the price of oil and gasoline.

Apr 17, 2012

Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez's government is moving forward with a plan to nationalize its largest oil company, currently owned by Spanish company Repsol, deepening a rift between Buenos Aires and Madrid.

Apr 16, 2012

A Pennsylvania lawmaker is trying to impose a moratorium on natural gas injection wells following evidence they are linked to increased cases of earthquakes in the U.S.

Apr 16, 2012

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement announced the source of a 10-square mile oil sheen in the Gulf of Mexico was likely a naturally occurring oil seep from the ocean floor, not a spill from an oil rig.

Apr 13, 2012

President Barack Obama announced Friday the creation of a new federal inter-agency group charged with ensuring the nation's natural gas resources are developed safely.

Apr 13, 2012

A showdown over control of an oil company is pitting Argentina against its former colonial ruler, Spain. The bone of contention is an Argentinian company that the government may seize from Spanish oil major Repsol.

Apr 13, 2012

Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDSA) on Friday said the oil slick first reported Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico is starting to dissipate.

Apr 13, 2012

The American Petroleum Institute, the largest industry trade group called upon the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Thursday to improve its air emission standards ahead of their expected unveiling next week.

Apr 12, 2012

Pennsylvania's state court issued an injunction against the state's latest hydraulic fracturing legislation, days before it was scheduled to take full effect.

Apr 12, 2012

Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday announced it has deployed an oil spill response vessel in the Gulf of Mexico after a 10-square mile oil sheen appeared near the company's area of operations.

Apr 12, 2012

A Judge in Rio de Janeiro state in Brazil blocked a request that Chevron and Transocean's operations in that country be halted following two offshore oil spills.

Apr 11, 2012

A small band of protesters gathered outside the home of Chevron CEO John Watson on Tuesday following a California report accusing the oil giant of not paying its fair share of taxes.

Apr 11, 2012

New York remains on the fence whether or not to allow high-volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing, but already companies are knocking on the state's door.

Apr 11, 2012

When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced late last year that it was going to test water samples from dozens of homes in Dimock, Pa.., Craig and Julie Sautner thought they finally had their chance to be heard.

Apr 10, 2012

With the price of natural gas at its lowest point in two years, natural gas-producing companies are trying to raise enough capital to keep afloat, and the second-largest among them is no exception.

Apr 10, 2012

A U.S. Geological Survey team is preparing to publish a report that has drawn a link between hydraulic fracturing and an increase in earthquakes in the U.S.

Apr 09, 2012

Oone of the largest natural gas distributors in the U.S. announced it is planning to invest up to $1.8 billion in the construction of a pipeline connecting the Bakken oil fields in North Dakota with the nation's oil hub in Oklahoma. But the new pipeline won't solve the problem of getting to refineries all the oil being produced in the U.S.

Apr 09, 2012

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency came out with further evidence that hydraulic fracturing did not contaminate ground water in a small Pennsylvania town where some residents claim natural gas drilling contaminated their domestic wells.

Apr 09, 2012

Iraq is facing a serious crisis, Kurdistan's leader Massoud Barzani said during a recent visit in Washington -- and his semiautonomous region's ambitions in the oil-and-gas business aren't going to help defuse potentially explosive ethnic tensions.

Apr 07, 2012

The Kurdistan Regional Government announced Friday that the Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) told its president this week the oil-and-gas major is committed to a controversial exploration contract that has angered officials of Iraq's national government.

Apr 06, 2012

The Province of Quebec announced this week it would not allow hydraulic fracturing pending further study of the controversial drilling technique.

Apr 04, 2012

Chevron, the second-biggest U.S. oil company, and Transocean are facing a second civil lawsuit which doubles the amount they may have to pay for two oil leaks off the coast of Brazil.

Apr 04, 2012

The U.S. oil giant is engaged in a battle with Ecuadoran courts over $18 billion in environmental damages. While that saga continues, a judge in New York said Chevron doesn't have to pay a $21.8 million fine.

Apr 04, 2012

The U.S. department in charge of land-based federal oil and gas drilling is getting a face-lift for the digital era, the Obama administration announced Tuesday. That may speed up the granting of permits dramatically

Apr 03, 2012

Chevron (NYSE: CVX) and Transocean (NYSE: RIG) will soon know which Brazilian court will preside over a criminal trial stemming from a November 2011 oil spill.

Apr 03, 2012