Officials demand answers after apparent sabotage of oil train Some legislators are calling for action in the wake of a federal report on the apparent sabotage of an oil train north of Bellingham last year.
Federal investigation points to ‘possible’ sabotage of oil train in Custer crash Federal investigators say someone apparently tampered with the brakes and couplers on an oil train before it derailed north of Bellingham.
KUOW Newsroom Sabotage caused Washington oil-train disaster, rail union says The oil train came apart on the snowy tracks north of Bellingham shortly after the locomotive engineer got the mile-long chain of petroleum tanks on wheels under way.
OPEC+ To Gradually Boost Oil Production Ahead Of Expected Summer Rebound In Demand Citing vaccination rollouts and various stimulus packages globally, the powerful oil cartel and its allies made a surprise announcement that it would gradually boost oil production over three months.
KUOW Newsroom Environmental justice moves to mainstream as governments embrace cause Washington state’s oil refineries all sit near, or on, Indian reservations. Advocates say that fits a national pattern of pollution disproportionately hitting people of color.
Saudi Oil Giant Aramco Reports 44% Profit Slump In 2020 Amid Coronavirus Pandemic Saudi Arabia's state-backed oil company earned $49 billion last year as the pandemic slashed fuel demand around the globe, in what its CEO called "one of the most challenging years in history."
OPEC And Allies Keep Oil Production Steady As Saudi Arabia Urges 'Caution' Oil prices have risen remarkably over the last few months. Now the powerful oil cartel is keeping a lid on supply in an attempt to push crude prices even higher.
What led to oil-train disaster? Investigators eye equipment, tracks, even sabotage Why would a train moving 7 miles an hour derail? Why would supposedly puncture-resistant tankers rupture at such a low speed? The FBI wants to know.
“The train is on fire”: the tense moments after an oil train derailed Here’s what the train’s three-person crew and firefighters did to keep an oily disaster from getting much worse.
It Wasn't Just The Pandemic: Oil's Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Year The coronavirus-induced collapse in oil demand stole all the headlines. But oil companies faced a myriad of other woes, too, from hurricanes to itchy investors — and, of course, climate change.
