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“First of its kind” complaint filed against Chevron for greenwashing campaigns
Mar 19, 2021 04:03Environmental groups filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) saying that oil giant Chevron’s ad campaigns and consumer reports mislead the public about the company’s environmental impact.
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Climate-driven extreme weather is imperiling wildlife conservation efforts in US
Mar 11, 2021 12:29Studies show that climate change is supercharging some weather and climate events and will lead to more severe and longer-lasting heat waves, stronger hurricanes, an increased wildfire risk and a longer wildfire season. American people can also expect more heavy rain events and severe droughts, not to mention other extreme events like February’s polar vortex.
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Oil prices surge after Yemen’s missile attack on Saudi facilities
Mar 08, 2021 13:50Oil prices have witnessed a sharp rise to above 70 dollars a barrel following the latest drone and ballistic missile attacks by Yemen's army and the Popular Comittees' fighters on Saudi oil facilities and military targets.
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'No safe amount': Environmentalists sound alarm over Texas refineries' release of hundreds of thousands of pounds of pollutants during storm
Feb 26, 2021 05:54Texas oil refineries released hundreds of thousands of pounds of pollutants including benzene, carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, and sulfur dioxide into the air as they scrambled to shut down during last week's deadly winter storm, Reuters reported recently.
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US oil production falls 1.1 million bpd after deadly Texas freeze
Feb 26, 2021 04:40US crude oil production dropped by more than 1 million barrels per day last week during Texas’s deep freeze, equalling the largest weekly fall ever, and refining runs tumbled to levels not seen since 2008, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.
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Iran says annual petchem output expected to surge by 9%
Feb 24, 2021 01:56The Iranian Oil Ministry expects output of petrochemical products will surge by nine percent for the year ending March 20.
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Second phase of the Revolution: Leap in production
Feb 22, 2021 07:01Natural resources and mines, as a very important part of national assets of a country, play the role of engines for leap in production and economic growth. These resources are capable of turning into funds and an optimal use of them can secure independence of a country, plenitude of products and buttress national revenues and per capita income.
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Fossil fuel pollution caused nearly 1 in 5 premature deaths in 2018, study finds
Feb 17, 2021 06:01Researchers at universities in the U.K. and at Harvard University estimated that, in 2018, 8.7 million people died prematurely due to pollution released by fossil fuels, or about 18 percent of total global deaths that year.
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Massive losses should be a warning to Big Oil that its bonanza is over
Feb 13, 2021 02:34The crushing decline of the oil industry during the COVID-19 pandemic may be unprecedented, but it is also a foreseeable outcome for fossil fuel producers in the years ahead. The race to create clean-burning biofuels and hydrogen to propel aircraft and seaborne tankers is gaining pace. At the same time, electric vehicles are accelerating into the mainstream.
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Iran OPEC’s biggest gasoline producer: Official
Feb 05, 2021 09:53A deputy oil minister said Iran needs to reduce the domestic gasoline consumption by switching to vehicles fueled by compressed natural gas (CNG) in order to maintain its place as the largest producer of gasoline in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).