Oil and Gas Watch News Hero Banner

News Briefs

September 2, 2026
Diesel prices rise 50% since start of Iran war

The average price of diesel in the U.S. reached $5.69 on Wednesday, the highest since the war with Iran began in February.

September 2, 2026
Chevron said it will expand in Venezuela under Trump oil deal

U.S. oil giant Chevron said it hopes to double output in Venezuela following the Trump Administration’s plans to develop the country’s vast reserves.

September 2, 2026
Court strikes down NY law to require companies to pay for climate pollution

A federal judge on Monday ruled that New York cannot enforce a law that sought to force fossil fuel companies to pay for damage caused by climate change.

See More Briefs
Oil and Gas Watch Database. Explore Database by clicking here.

News Articles

Courtney Bernhardt
/
August 27, 2026

Data centers raced to beat Virginia’s new clean air law

Virginia lawmakers passed a new law in April to curb air pollution from new and expanding data centers with diesel generators, but data center developers raced to beat the deadline, with 19 applications submitted in time to take advantage of the older, dirtier, standards. “Filing an application right before a more health-protective standard takes effect shows that these data centers do not intend to be good neighbors,” said Dr. Mary Finley-Brook, a professor at the University of Richmond.

Ari Phillips
/
August 20, 2026

Hawai’i considers tsunami of natural gas with first LNG terminal

Clean energy advocates want the state to reduce its reliance on oil and are pushing for solar and wind. But a Japanese-based energy firm, JERA Americas, is proposing to move away from climate-friendly solutions with the proposed construction of Hawaii's first liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal to help meet rising power demand. 

Brendan Gibbons
/
August 13, 2026

Conservation groups raise concerns about 520-mile gas pipeline from West Texas to Phoenix area

A natural gas pipeline planned from West Texas to the Phoenix area would cross sensitive conservation land in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona on its way to provide power for data centers and other large users in central Arizona. The pipeline is one of more than a dozen planned to relieve the industry’s natural gas bottleneck in the Permian Basin of West Texas and New Mexico, where drilling for oil often also produces gas as a byproduct that must be burned or released.

Ari Phillips
/
August 6, 2026

Canadian governments propose 2,000-mile oil pipeline from Alberta to eastern refineries

In early July, the premiers of the Canadian Provinces of Alberta and Ontario proposed a massive new West-East oil pipeline that would transport up to 500,000 barrels per day of oil across the country for refineries to process into gasoline and other fuels. The pipeline, known as the Northern Shield Energy Corridor, would end in Sarnio, Ontario, just across the border from Michigan, north of Detroit, and help reduce Canada’s reliance on foreign markets during a time of increased hostility from the Trump Administration.

See More Articles

Videos