US Sanctions Maritime Companies, Vessels for Shipping Oil Above Russian Price Cap November 17, 2023 By Daphne Psaledakis and Laura Sanicola The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on maritime companies and vessels for shipping Russian oil sold above the G7’s price...
As Russian Oil Crosses G-7’s Price Cap, US Eyes Soft Enforcement July 27, 2023 By Timothy Gardner and Laura Sanicola The Biden administration is poised to increase outreach to western trading houses, insurers and tanker owners to remind them to...
BP Unit to Pay Record $40M to Settle Air Pollution Civil Charges May 17, 2023 By Sarah N. Lynch and Laura Sanicola A subsidiary of BP will pay a record-setting $40 million penalty to settle civil U.S. charges that its Indiana-based oil...
Investigators Cite BP Training, Safety Failures in Ohio Refinery Deaths March 17, 2023 By Laura Sanicola BP BP.L violated U.S. process safety rules and did not train workers properly at its Toledo, Ohio refinery, contributing to...
U.S. Fuelmakers on Hook for Vehicle Emissions in New SEC Rule March 23, 2022 By Laura Sanicola U.S. drillers and refiners will likely need to report estimated greenhouse gas emissions from the cars, trucks, planes and ships...
Cyber Insurers Seeing Surge in Interest by Energy Companies Since Pipeline Attack May 28, 2021 By Laura Sanicola U.S. energy companies are scrambling to buy more cyber insurance after this month’s attack on Colonial Pipeline disrupted the U.S....
U.S. Working With Colonial Pipeline to Restore Operations After Cyber Attack May 9, 2021 By Laura Sanicola, Doina Chiacu and Laila Kearney The White House was working closely with top U.S. fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline on Sunday to help it recover...
EPA to Investigate U.S. Virgin Islands Refinery Incidents April 29, 2021 By Laura Sanicola The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to send experts and staff to a recently reopened U.S. Caribbean refinery as...
Worker Group Alleges Unsafe Chemical Releases at Minnesota Refinery: Reuters April 26, 2021 By Laura Sanicola Inadequate safety standards at Marathon Petroleum’s St. Paul Park refinery in Minnesota have caused avoidable hydrocarbon and chemical releases that...
Virgin Island Officials Investigating St. Croix Refinery Emissions April 26, 2021 By Laura Sanicola A “noxious” gaseous smell coming from St. Croix’s recently reopened refinery that caused schools to close was caused by excess...