Biglari Holdings’ lawsuit says it was deceived during purchase of Texas oil company
Biglari says it was falsely told the oil company’s assets included a dormant drilling rig worth $8.4 million that Biglari eventually had to sell for $200,000.
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Supreme Court leans toward Utah oil railway plan, but may not make broad environmental ruling
Backers of the project asked the justices to get the project back on track and urged them limit the scope of environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act to speed up development.
BP agrees to $500K penalty, soot limits at Indiana refinery
Oil giant BP agreed Thursday to pay a $512,450 penalty and reduce soot emissions from its Whiting refinery in Indiana under an agreement with regulators and activists who accused the company of violating an earlier deal.
Agency reverses Trump-era oil rights ruling snubbing tribes
The Biden administration has scrapped a Department of Interior opinion under former President Donald Trump that attempted to strip mineral rights under the original Missouri River riverbed from a North Dakota tribal nation.
Judge holds climate change class in suits against big oil
A federal judge presiding over lawsuits that accuse big oil companies of lying about global warming to protect their profits is turning his courtroom into a classroom in what could be the first hearing to study the science of climate change.