Oil & Gas News

He will also work in the International Arbitration practice. He comes to the firm from Baker Botts and their office in Houston.

Incoming Lone Star College System Chancellor Steve Head, who takes over the job Aug. 1, hopes the new 70,000-square-foot Energy and Manufacturing Institute will help meet employers' demands for middle-skill jobs.

Fortis Inc. . Utilities. Up 64 cents, or 1.66 per cent, to $39.29 on 14.2 million shares.

A Supreme Court ruling on aboriginal title has not swayed Enbridge Inc.'s outlook for its controversial Northern Gateway pipeline to the West Coast.

The recent listing of the VA's Battle Mountain Sanitarium on the National Trust of Historic Place's 2014 Most Endangered Historic Places probably won't be enough to alter the U.S. Department of Veterans Affair's proposal to close its Hot Springs VA Medical Center and relocate to Rapid City.

Encana Corp. CEO Doug Suttles says the company has agreed to sell one gas-fired power plant it owns and operates in Alberta and the 50 per cent stake it holds in another.

Construction is set to begin next month on Murphy Oil Corp.'s new headquarters in El Dorado.

A Rapid City history group is dedicating a marker honoring President Calvin Coolidge's time spent in the Black Hills.

Oil prices were steady Wednesday ahead of the release of figures on U.S. stockpiles of crude and refined fuels that will be a key indicator of expected demand.

Construction at Cheniere Energy Inc.'s liquified natural gas terminal is seen in this aerial photograph taken in Sabine Pass, Louisiana in December 2013.

Prince George Fire Information Officer Jill Kelsh says the 650 hectare wildfire 61 KM Southeast of Tumbler Ridge broke out Sunday, with significant growth expected due to high winds and dry weather conditions.

A lobbyist with the Colorado Association of Home Builders resigned last week when the organization voted to support Gov. John Hickenlooper's request for a special session of the legislature to add regulations to the oil and gas industry.

PetroLogistics operates the only propane dehydrogenation plant in the United States, where it produces 1.45 billion pounds of propylene each year.

The CEO of Suncor Energy says a technology-sharing alliance of oilsands players is very close to setting greenhouse gas reduction goals for its members.

First responders fight burning trains after a train derailment and explosion in Lac-Megantic, Quebec early July 6, 2013 in this picture provided by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.

Koch Industries says its KOCHPAC is supporting Rep. Mike Pompeo , congressman for the Wichita area, in his primary race against former Rep. Todd Tiahrt .

Australia's Oil Search is expanding its role in Papua New Guinea from its vast resources activities to running the country's HIV and AIDS programs.

A study released by the journal Science last week has brought to light an additional factor for investors to consider when looking at oil and natural gas extraction projects.

China hopes that Iraq can form a new inclusive government as soon as possible and will support efforts by Baghdad to protect its sovereignty, state media cited China's special envoy to the Middle East as saying on a visit to a key energy supplier.

MPs are calling for a "full, independent public inquiry" into offshore helicopter safety amid fears that "a creeping complacency is affecting safety standards".