The Man Who Beat Shell: How an Unknown Lawyer Won Historic Suit
Royal Dutch Shell Plc hired a team of pricey lawyers for its defense against environmental activists in a Dutch court, and lost. A decade-old, $22...
Keystone XL Oil Project Abandoned by Developer
Canada’s TC Energy Corp. TRP +0.19% and the Albertan provincial government said Wednesday they would scuttle the Keystone XL oil pipeline project, bringing to an end a yearslong controversy over...
Big Oil’s Bad Week Was Good News for National Oil Companies
The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently issued a report, Net-Zero by 2050, that essentially says there should be no more approvals of oil, gas, or...
Wall Street’s Skirmish With Exxon Is ‘Monumental’
It can be difficult even to say who controls a company. Most large corporations are led by a chief executive officer, who is hired and...
Alaska: Biden to suspend Trump Arctic drilling leases
US President Joe Biden's administration will suspend oil and gas leases in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge pending an environmental review.
We Reported on How California Rarely Cracks Down on Oil Companies. Now Regulators Have Fined One Company $1.5 Million
A south Los Angeles oil producer has been ordered by California’s top oil regulator to pay almost $1.5 million in fines for nearly 600 violations...
Third climate advocate wins seat on Exxon board
A third climate advocate has secured a seat on the board of Exxon Mobil Corp. Alexander Karsner, a private equity investor from Engine No. 1,...
Building the climate movement in the “Shell” of the Dutch court decision
The historic ruling by the Dutch court that Royal Dutch Shell must reduce its emissions by 45% by 2030 relative to 2019 is being celebrated...