regulations

The White House is taking a governmentwide approach to reducing emissions in the oil and gas industry.

Four top oil executives will appear before the House Oversight Committee this week in a landmark moment for environmental activists who have spent years calling for investigations of the industry.

A California appellate court has ruled against a Monterey County ban on new oil and gas wells, possibly paving the way for Chevron and a bevy of smaller oil companies to begin drilling new wells.

The White House took the first step to restore federal regulations guiding environmental reviews of major infrastructure projects such as highways and pipelines, which were scaled back by the Trump administration that sought to fast-track them.

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As the Texas Railroad Commission shortens the flaring window for a Permian well, a commissioner says alternatives should be sought to avoid waste.

L.A. County's plan to phase out drilling comes after a years-long environmental justice movement focused on adverse health effects. Advocates hope it will be a model elsewhere.

In recent years, the oil and gas industry has faced increased regulatory pressure as governments around the world seek to reduce a variety of emissions. In addition to added regulatory pressure, oil and gas companies must also consider the effect emissions have on their field personnel.

Over 2 decades in the making, the Petroleum Industry Act has become law and establishes a new reality for Nigeria’s oil and gas industry.

Oil producers such as Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell are burning off gas in the largest oil field in the United States without required Texas state permits, the environmental group Earthworks said in a report.