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Alberta, the largest source of U.S. oil imports, plans to review the safety of its massive pipeline network after a number of high-profile oil spills prompted calls for action, Ken Hughes, the Canadian province's energy minister, said on Friday. Following consultations with the oil and...

Enbridge Inc moved to assuage critics of its controversial C$5.5 billion ($5.4 billion) Northern Gateway pipeline plan on Friday by adding safety measures that will increase the project's cost by as much as C$500 million. The measures include: increasing the thickness of the pipeline...

The extent of interest in widespread drilling in the Arctic for natural resources such as oil and gas is still uncertain as the commercial viability of exploration in such a remote environment is unknown and huge risks remain, a panel of experts said. High commodity prices and concerns abo...

Nigerian regulators have told parliament that Royal Dutch Shell should be fined $5 billion for environmental damaged caused by an oil spill at its offshore Bonga field, one of the biggest in the history of Africa's largest energy industry. Shell said on Tuesday there was no legal basis...

Enbridge Inc, stung by a harsh rebuke from regulators over a 2010 spill that dumped more than 20,000 barrels of crude into a Michigan river system, has stepped up inspections and is confident its pipeline network is safe, the company's incoming chief executive said on Wednesday. Compan...