The site of a former oil refinery in Casper, Wyoming will soon be the home of a $40 million conference center and hotel project, now that a lengthy planning process is coming to a close.

Plans are being put in place for a 1,100 mile pipeline that would transport oil from North Dakota to Pakota, Illinois.

There are six regions in the country that account for 95 percent of U.S. oil and natural gas production growth, and all of them are expected to to see additional increases in July and August.

The American Petroleum Institute has released "good neighbor" standards for drillers.

Texas merger activity is at a 10-year high.

The fact that so much of Chinese industry still relies on coal power has resulted in severe air pollution in most major cities, especially Beijing.

The U.S. needs more refineries to keep up with increased oil production.

The plan will establish a uniform system of leak classification that will rank potential leaks based on their severity and set a timeline for repairs.

As the U.S. struggles to decide what to do with its own growing stockpiles of nuclear waste, it may be useful to learn from those who are already leading the way.

North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple wants to expand oil pipeline capability within the state.

The American Chemistry Council claims that foreign companies account for 62 percent of announced capital investments in the industry.

In Pennsylvania, the Corbett Administration is considering leasing as many as 25,000 acres of public park and forest land as a way of raising $75 million for the state budget.

The IEA believes that the world must cut its carbon emissions to half of 2011 levels in order to experience a 20 percent chance of avoiding a global temperature increase of 2 degrees Celsius. This is harder without nuclear power.

The Supreme Court has slightly limited the EPA's ability to regulate carbon dioxide emissions.