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Filipino street kid, 13, wins $100,000 peace prize
Sep 19, 2012 14:15 EDT
A young Filipino who lived off a rubbish dump and slept in an open tomb has won a prestigious children's award in the Netherlands for his work to improve the rights of his fellow street kids.
Gulf oil spill trial -- Let the fingerpointing begin
Feb 23, 2012 14:54 EST
(Reuters) - It could be the ultimate case for passing the buck.
Record-breaking snows strain even hardy Alaskans
Jan 12, 2012 23:07 EST
ANCHORAGE (Reuters) - Alaska's record-breaking winter snowstorms have achieved a new milestone -- school closures in Valdez, a snow-tough Prince William Sound port that is on pace to beat its own season snowfall record.
Alaska governor wants big switch in gas pipe plan
Oct 27, 2011 20:31 EDT
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Alaska Governor Sean Parnell said on Thursday that a plan to build a massive natural gas pipeline from Alaska through Canada should be dumped in favor of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project that would ship gas to the Pacific Rim.
Analysis: BP oil spill report may prompt $30 billion pay-out
Sep 16, 2011 04:50 EDT
LONDON (Reuters) - Findings of the second major investigation by the government into the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, may press BP into putting over $30 billion on the table to quickly settle its outstanding legal headaches.
Jury says Exxon must pay $1.5 billion for leak
Jul 01, 2011 16:38 EDT
TOWSON, Maryland (Reuters) - A jury in Maryland awarded plaintiffs suing oil company Exxon Mobil about $1.5 billion for a 2006 leak at a gasoline station, according to court documents.
Residents flee as major Alaska wildfire grows
Jun 08, 2011 21:17 EDT
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - All residents near an expanding wildfire near Fairbanks have fled, making way for firefighters to combat the blaze, officials said on Wednesday.
Residents flee as major Alaska wildfire grows
Jun 08, 2011 19:00 EDT
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - All residents near an expanding wildfire near Fairbanks have fled, making way for firefighters to combat the blaze, officials said on Wednesday.
Alaska tug captain faulted for playing video games
May 11, 2011 21:05 EDT
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A safety-escort tug that ran aground two years ago on Prince William Sound's Bligh Reef, site of the Exxon Valdez disaster, went astray because of an inattentive captain who was playing video games, the U.S. Coast Guard has concluded.
U.S. deports Canadian in Alaska pipeline bomb plot
Mar 09, 2011 21:45 EST
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Canadian man convicted and sent to federal prison for plotting to blow up the Trans Alaska Pipeline a decade ago has been deported to his home country, U.S. immigration officials said on Wednesday.
Federal judge considers additional Exxon Valdez fee
Mar 04, 2011 20:40 EST
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A federal judge said on Friday he would consider ordering Exxon Mobil Corp to pay an additional $92 million to help address continued negative impacts from the 1989 Valdez tanker disaster.
Alaska to shut oil pipe this weekend for bypass
Jan 13, 2011 14:45 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alaska's main oil pipeline will shut for 36 hours over the weekend to install a bypass aimed at restoring oil shipments to full volumes after the line was shut following a leak last week.
Oil price hits two-year high
Jan 12, 2011 07:11 EST
The price of oil struck a two-year peak above 98 dollars per barrel here on Wednesday as a trans-Alaskan pipeline, which carries 12 percent of US production, remained shut following a leak.
Trans-Alaska oil pipeline to restart interim flows
Jan 12, 2011 01:51 EST
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Operators of Alaska's main oil pipeline are working to resume flow on receiving government permission for a temporary restart after a leak idled 12 percent of U.S. crude output.
Alaska pipeline restart unknown; oil up, BP dips
Jan 10, 2011 13:18 EST
ANCHORAGE/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Trans Alaska Pipeline was shut for a third day on Monday with no timeline for resuming oil flows after a leak forced producers to cut Prudhoe Bay output from 630,000 barrels per day to a trickle.
No estimate for reopening of Alaska oil pipeline
Jan 09, 2011 16:05 EST
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The Trans Alaska Pipeline was shut for a second day on Sunday, with no indication of when it would reopen, after a leak was discovered at Prudhoe Bay, forcing oil companies to cut production to 5 percent of their average 630,000 barrels per day.
BP's spill costs look manageable 8 months later
Dec 29, 2010 12:04 EST
BP's Gulf spill costs likely to stay below $60 billion, well within company's ability to pay. As the Gulf oil spill gushed out of control, BP's financial liabilities seemed big enough to sink the company. No more.
Obama administration sues BP, others over Gulf spill
Dec 15, 2010 17:58 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Wednesday launched a legal battle against BP Plc and its partners by suing them for the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, which could cost the companies billions of dollars.
Thank you’s and several compelling resource investment ideas
Dec 03, 2010 14:12 EST
Small cos ... big projects: GOE, MGG, MRO . These are a round of thank-you?s we at Ticker Trax send to thought leaders: the resource professionals who alter or improve our knowledge base.
