The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, was in his home state of Oklahoma on at least 43 of the 92 days of March, April and May, according to copies of his travel records obtained by the Environmental Integrity Project watchdog group and reviewed by Reuters.
Solar car title holders say their new five-seater model marries style and high-speed performance, as Jim Drury reports.
With electric car sales now booming, how is the oil industry prepping for life after gas guzzlers? Emily Wither reports from the the 22nd World Petroleum Congress in Istanbul.
The world might be heading for an oil supply shortage following a steep drop in investments and a lack of fresh conventional discoveries according to the world's biggest producer Saudi Aramco.It's chief executive said at a conference in Istanbul that unconventional shale oil and alternative energy resources are an important factor to help meet future demand but it is premature to assume that they can be developed quickly to replace oil and gas.
After a brief respite at the start of the year, the world's top oil and gas companies are set to double down on cost cutting as a recovery in crude prices after a three-year slump falters.
Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Monday that OPEC and non-OPEC oil producing nations would back an extension of a global oil pact to curb output beyond March 2018 if needed.
OPEC Secretary-General Mohammad Barkindo said on Monday Nigeria has no intention of going beyond its oil production target of 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd) until the end of March 2018.
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Monday a OPEC/non-OPEC committee had recommended extending oil production cuts beyond Q1 2018 if needed.
The United Arab Emirates energy minister said it was too early to talk about additional cuts to oil output, Sky News Arabia reported on Monday on its Twitter feed.
Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Monday rising oil demand growth would more than offset increasing U.S. oil output in 2018 and lead to "healthier" conditions in the oil markets.
Banning diesel cars in European cities could hamper automakers' ability to invest in zero-emission vehicles, the European Union's commissioner for industry has warned the bloc's transport ministers.
Porsche will decide at the end of the decade whether its latest generation of diesel engines will be its last, Chief Executive Oliver Blume told Reuters, the first time a German carmaker has said in public it could discontinue diesel.
Car industry officials and politicians in Germany have agreed to update the engine software of around 9 million diesel cars as part of a plan to avoid bans on diesel vehicles in major cities, industry and government sources said on Friday.
Luxury car maker Audi has launched a recall for up to 850,000 diesel-fueled cars to update vehicle software controlling emissions in a bid to avoid potential driving bans, it said on Friday.
