Shell Texas, Louisiana refineries monitoring Gulf of Mexico weather
Royal Dutch Shell Plc was monitoring a developing weather disturbance in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico as it prepares its three U.S. Gulf Coast refineries...
Britain’s climate advisers slam government progress, call for urgent action
Britain has failed to set sufficient policies to combat climate change and must act urgently to cut greenhouse gas emissions to meet its new net...
Shell, BHP evacuate U.S. Gulf platform staff before storm
Major U.S. oil producers on Tuesday began evacuating and shutting in production at their deepwater Gulf of Mexico platforms in advance of a tropical disturbance...
U.S. urges Turkey to halt drilling operations off Cyprus coast
The U.S. State Department on Tuesday urged Turkish authorities to halt energy drilling operations off the Cypriot coast in the Mediterranean, a day after Cyprus...
Brazil lower house pension vote in question as session goes late
Brazil’s lower house of Congress was due to vote on Tuesday on a flagship overhaul to the pension system but by early evening the debate...
Mexico’s new finance minister, believer in stability, takes charge of choppy economy
Mexico’s new finance minister Arturo Herrera is a pragmatic and respected policy maker who says he was inspired to study economics by the Latin American...
BHP removing offshore workers from two Gulf of Mexico platforms ahead of storm
BHP Billiton on Tuesday said it began evacuating workers and reducing operations at two offshore platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico as a safety...
U.S. wants military coalition to safeguard waters off Iran, Yemen
The United States hopes to enlist allies over the next two weeks or so in a military coalition to safeguard strategic waters off Iran and...
Jay-Z goes into the marijuana business
Billionaire rapper Jay-Z is entering the fast-growing cannabis industry, taking a role with California company Caliva as a strategist....
Shell evacuates staff on U.S. Gulf of Mexico platforms ahead of approaching storm
Royal Dutch Shell Plc on Tuesday evacuated non-essential staff from four oil and gas platforms in the eastern U.S. Gulf of Mexico ahead of an...