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Eleven injured in natural gas pipeline explosion at Calif. gun rangeAn explosion caused when a construction crew hit a Pacific Gas & Electric Co. pipe Friday, left at least 11 people injured and brought traffic on Highway 99 in Fresno to a halt, as 100 foot-high flames towered over the roadway.
Shell to purchase British rival BG for nearly $70 billionOther energy giants may follow suit as they look to boost growth through acquisitions after increased production in the US helped trigger a plunge in oil prices.
Lioness gives birth to quintuplets in Pakistani homeA lioness kept as an exotic pet in a home in Pakistan is the proud mother of five newborn cubs. Lions normally have litters of two or three cubs.
Explosion rocks California Exxon refinery, four injuredThe blast at an Exxon Mobil refinery Wednesday morning happened in a recently installed processing facility and the material involved was gasoline, said a Fire Department spokesman.
West Virginia crude oil train derailment: Fires burned for hours, smokeHundreds of families were evacuated and two water treatment plants were shut down after dozens of the cars left the tracks and 19 caught fire Monday afternoon, creating shuddering explosions and intense heat.
- New NASA eye in the sky tracks floods and droughts
A new NASA satellite was launched Saturday to track the amount of water locked in soil, which may help residents in low-lying regions brace for floods or farmers get ready for drought conditions.
Baker Hughes to lay off 7,000 workers amid low oil pricesBaker Hughes, a Houston-based oil services company, will lay off thousands of workers as the company plans for a downturn amid collapsing oil prices.
Keystone: All sides ready for Obama to make the callThe political hot potato known as Keystone XL may soon be heading to President Obama's desk. After six years of deliberations over the proposed oil pipeline, forces on all sides of the debate are ready for Obama to make his decision.
Nebraska Keystone pipeline lawsuit thrown outA Keystone XL pipeline lawsuit in Nebraska has been thrown out, removing a major roadblock for the $7 billion cross-continental project.
Royal Dutch Shell to pay $83.5 million settlement for Nigeria spillRoyal Dutch Shell will pay an $83.5 million settlement to a Nigerian fishing community for the country's worst oil spill. The settlement ends a three-year legal battle in Britain over two spills in 2008.
Obama to veto Keystone XL bill, according to press secretaryWhite House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters Tuesday President Obama won't sign a potential bill approving construction of the north-south Keystone XL pipeline.
How long can we expect low oil prices?Oil is seen recovering in the second half of 2015 as non-OPEC production responds to lower prices, while demand picks up in the course of the year, the poll showed.
New York bans fracking: Why shale is off-limits across stateNew York fracking ban comes as state officials deem that shale gas extraction carries unacceptable risks that haven't been sufficiently studied. New York has had a temporary fracking ban in place since the environmental review began in 2008.
Oil prices at five-year low as IEA cuts demand forecastOil prices have plunged to a fresh five-year low after the International Energy Agency reduced its outlook for global oil demand. The benchmark New York oil price slipped further below $60 a barrel in early Friday trading.
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