A rare victory for people power. The Guardian has reported how the Achuar Indians from the Amazon have managed to get the Peruvian government to take notice of their plight. For decades they had been saying that their land had...
Later today, some of BP’s most senior executives will face their first Congressional grilling over their corrosion problems at Prudhoe Bay. Although BP's embattled CEO Sir John Browne won't be testifying, Bob Malone, the new head of BP America will...
As well as facing a lawsuit from its shareholders, it has emerged that BP now faces three Congressional hearings into its problems at Prudhoe Bay. Republican Don Young, has scheduled a hearing of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, for...
Sunday’s local newspaper reported that gasoline sales in Vermont were 13 percent below prediction in February of this year and almost 15 percent low for May. I have no theories on the May swoon, aside from the toll continued high...
Here is Rich Cookson's third blog from Sakhalin. "In early-morning off-the-record briefings, Sakhalin Energy's (SE) employees - many of them from Shell - insist that the company is committed to protecting the island's environment. They say, for instance, that the...
BP’s woes continue. Hurricanes, explosions, spills, price-fixing and now a production short-fall. BP admitted yesterday that it produced less oil in the past three months than many analysts had predicted, leading some suggesting it could miss its crucial production targets...
I would just like to tell you that we haven't specifically got it in for BP - the oil giant seems to have it in for itself. Hot on the heels of news of the company being investigated for price...
