5.6 Mag Oklahoma Quake Matches Record September 6, 2016 By David Wethe and Sheela Tobben Oklahoma registered one of its biggest earthquakes on Sept. 3 even after state regulators have beefed up limits on disposing...
BP Raises Liability by $5.2 Billion for Deepwater Horizon Spill July 18, 2016 By David Wethe and Rakteem Katakey BP Plc has raised the total liability from the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, which triggered the worst offshore oil spill...
Safety an Issue as Oilfield Companies Cut Costs During Downturn March 13, 2015 By David Wethe and Jim Polson A deadly oil well explosion in Texas’ Permian Basin this week offers a cautionary note of the industry’s challenges as...
Halliburton Agrees to $1.1 Billion Gulf Oil Claims Settlement September 2, 2014 By David Wethe, Laurel Calkins and Margaret Cronin Fisk Halliburton Co. agreed to pay $1.1 billion to settle a majority of lawsuits brought over its role in the largest...
Gas Well Fire Continues to Burn in Penn.; One Missing, One Injured February 13, 2014 By Jim Polson and David Wethe Chevron Corp. said a Pennsylvania well continues to burn for a second day as the company seeks to shut off...