Report: Exxon fights US over major oil discovery

Report: Exxon fights US over major oil discovery

Exxon Mobil Corp. and the federal government are fighting over one of the largest oil discoveries in the Gulf of Mexico that could yield billions of dollars of crude in coming years, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.The Julia oil field, about 250

Shell Gannet Alpha oil spill in Northern Sea

Shell Gannet Alpha oil spill in Northern Sea

A leak in a flow line leading to the Gannet Alpha oil platform 113 miles (180 km) off Aberdeen was found last week. Shell said it was under control, and estimated 216 tonnes – 1,300 barrels – had spilled.The Department of Energy and Climate Change said it was a