Money spent even as critics say the backlog of veterans care grows. Read More »

Shell recently announced an energy-exploration discovery at its Fort Sumter well in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, which it anticipates will generate more than 125 million barrels of oil equivalent, though that figure stands to increase with further appraisal drilling. Read More »

The American Petroleum Institute (API) recently launched a TV and online advocacy campaign against proposed higher mandated minimum ethanol levels in gasoline under Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) regulations. Read More »

Ahead of the October launch of the next Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) satellite, the U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin recently delivered the satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Read More »

The Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) has been making progress in trying to expel Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) forces from Sirte, Libya, with help from U.S. precision airstrikes in taking out ISIL targets. Read More »

Saudi Aramco recently announced the completion of the Marham TP-9 Deck, the largest offshore tie-in oil platform constructed in Saudi Arabia to date and part of the company's In-Kingdom Total Value Add (IKTVA) program. Read More »

Air Force Gen. Hawk Carlisle, commander of the Air Combat Command, recently declared the fifth-generation fighter aircraft F-35A Lightning II to be combat ready. Read More »

British Petroleum Trinidad and Tobago LLC (bpTT) and Atlantic LNG recently said the Trinidad Onshore Compression (TROC) project has received final approval following agreements between Atlantic LNG shareholders, the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago, and other stakeholders. Read More »

Duke Energy Carolinas recently managed high-energy demands as North Carolina and South Carolina battled through a lingering heat wave, causing customers to reach a new summer peak usage record of 20,671 megawatt-hours of electricity, reached during the afternoon of July 27. Read More »

ConocoPhillips (COP) said recently that it plans to sell, through subsidiaries, its 35 percent stake in three exploration blocks offshore Senegal: Rufisque Offshore, Sangomar Offshore and Sangomar Deep Offshore, including the SNE and FAN discoveries. Read More »

AM General recently won a contract from the U.S. government worth more than $356 million for the manufacturing and delivery of 1,673 HMMWVs, which will be delivered to the Afghanistan National Army and Police. AM General will begin producing the vehicles, at its Military Assembly Plan in Mishawaka, Indiana, by the end of this month and expects to deliver on the contract by the end of July 2017. Read More »

Legislation introduced in the Senate to stiffen sanctions against Iran helps close loopholes in a six-country nuclear deal that lifted restrictions against the country, the leader of a political action committee (PAC) opposed to the deal said. Read More »

U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) was one of nine Western senators who recently asked Interior Secretary Sally Jewell to remove the freeze on federal coal leasing for the rest of the Obama administration’s term in office. Read More »

The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity recently released a paper detailing how coal and coal-fired electricity could impact the upcoming presidential election, with 13 of the 17 battleground states relying on coal-fired electricity. Read More »

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, recently emphasized the importance of active-duty military personnel not publicly supporting candidates in the upcoming presidential elections. Read More »

Summit2Sea Consulting LLC recently was awarded a five-year $28 million Comptroller business systems support contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Read More »

The Israeli Ministry of Defense recently awarded Gama Operations Ltd. a follow-on contract to supply emergency interactive voice-response (IVR) systems for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). Read More »

The American Petroleum Institute (API) recently re-emphasized the idea that increased oil and natural gas production will lead to numerous benefits for the American public, and recent polls show broad support across the political spectrum. Read More »

Defense Secretary Ash Carter recently marked the opening of a new Defense Innovation Unit Experiment (DIUx) office in Boston, the second such office, following the one in Silicon Valley, which opened last year. Read More »

Duke Energy Renewables recently said its Renewable Control Center (RCC), which was relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina, in 2015, now provides over 3,500 megawatts of wind and solar energy to plants across 12 states. Read More »