The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environment Enforcement, which overseas offshore oil and gas production, said it will consider lower royalty payments for producers that invest in projects to enable ...

The exploratory drilling project of ONGC, Oil India (OIL) and BP to analyse geological formations at depths of 6,000 meters and more for exploring oil and gas reserves in four offshore areas along ...

California lawmakers approved a measure to boost oil drilling in an effort to reverse the state's long decline in fuel production, stave off refinery closures and reduce some of the highest gasoline ...

Mogadishu, Sept 29, 2025 — Somalia is set to launch its first-ever oil drilling operation in the coming months, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud announced, marking what could be a major turning point ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom touted a “balanced approach” between climate action and energy affordability Friday before signing into law legislation empowering Kern County to resume local oil permitting, ...

Despite a year-over-year decline, the North American drilling rig count increased by 7 this week, reaching 725. Oil rigs in Canada increased by 3, while the US added 2 oil-directed rigs. The drilling ...

Petrobras moved a step closer to obtaining a license to drill in an environmentally sensitive offshore region in the Amazon basin after the Brazilian environmental agency approved test assessments ...

Last month, I wrote that California is backsliding on climate, and that it’s mostly Gov. Gavin Newsom’s fault. I took him and his appointees to task for undermining rooftop solar, propping up the ...

US oil and gas drilling rig activity increased this week with the addition of 7 rigs, bringing the total working rigs to 549. This week’s count, however, is down 38 rigs from the comparable period a ...

The week’s best and worst from Mene Ukueberuwa, Allysia Finley and Kyle Peterson California’s war on fossil fuels is backfiring in spectacular fashion, as gasoline prices, imports of foreign oil and ...

When President Donald Trump took office, he promised to “unleash American energy” — and quickly left no doubt that he meant fossil fuel energy in particular. “We believe we are at a tipping point for ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a sweeping package of climate and energy policies last week to extend the cap-and-trade ...