Shell said it recently completed a $1.4 billion sale of its 31.2 percent shareholder stake in Japan's Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. to Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd., a transaction that will not impact the company’s upstream businesses but continues an emphasis on downstream activities. Read More »

Cloud Peak Energy, based in Wyoming, recently achieved independent certification through the CORESafety system, a National Mining Association initiative aimed at improving mine health and safety and promoting a risk-based management system built on strong leadership, management and assurance, NMA said in a recent news release. Read More »

The Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) new underground natural gas storage rule includes two recommended practices proposed by the American Petroleum Institute (API), which cover safe design, storage and operation for underground natural gas management. Read More »

Following Congress' passage of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act of 2016, the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) recently applauded legislators for their efforts to improve coal ash management. Read More »

OGSystems (OGS) recently won two contract delivery orders worth more than $8 million through its standing Targeted Requirement Execution (T-REX) indefinite delivery/indefinite quality contract with the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). Read More »

Boeing's board of directors recently announced increased quarterly dividends, now set at $1.42 per share, and the replacement of the current repurchase program with a $14 billion authorization. Read More »

The president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce lobbying group is calling for the incoming Trump administration to ease up on regulations he says have hurt American business growth over the past eight years. Read More »

Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) recently won a three-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract, bearing a potential value of up to $84 million, from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) Pacific for network service solutions and engineering support. Read More »

The American Petroleum Institute (API) recently criticized the Environmental Protection Agency for revisions to findings in its Assessment Report on hydraulic fracturing, which the institute said contradicts scientific consensus. Read More »

Boeing recently said that NATO recently received the first of 14 Boeing E-3A Airborne Warning Control System (AWACS) aircraft featuring upgrades to the cockpit that enhance the aircraft's mission readiness while reducing customer costs. Read More »

BP recently said it is moving the headquarters for its U.S. Lower 48 onshore business from Houston to Denver in light of the increased importance of its holdings in the Rocky Mountain region, which it believes will be a future energy hub. Read More »

The U.S. Air Force recently awarded Lockheed Martin a $50 million contract and a $10.6 million contract extension to produce, maintain and support intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) re-entry systems. Read More »

The American Petroleum Institute (API) recently supported President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT), who currently sits on the House Natural Resources Committee, for secretary of the Interior. Read More »

The U.S. Army Program Executive Office of Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEOSTRI) recently awarded Saab three orders that will increase U.S. and European deployment interoperability. Read More »

CACI International recently won a $31 million, three-year contract with the U.S. Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command’s (RDECOM) Communications-Electronics Research, Development, and Engineering Center (CERDEC) Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD). Read More »

The American Energy Alliance (AEA) recently voiced its enthusiastic support for President-elect Donald Trump's choice of former Texas Gov. Rick Perry to become secretary of Energy. Read More »

BAE Systems was awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract from the U.S. Navy worth up to $193 million for post-construction work on the USS Zumwalt and the USS Michael Monsoor. Read More »

American Petroleum Institute (API) President and CEO Jack Gerard said the Department of Interior decision to remove the Arctic from offshore lease sales for the next five years is a shortsighted decision that could weaken U.S. energy security. Read More »

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for 21st Century Energy recently released a report on its Index of U.S. Energy Security Risk (U.S. Index) that indicates the 2015 level of risk is the lowest since 1996. Read More »

Supporters of an energy policy that uses traditional fossil sources but with more advanced technology to cut emissions are teeing up to work with the Trump administration. Read More »