The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) said in a Saturday update that water intakes were not likely effected by the transformer oil spill ...

A 71-year-old man died on Monday after falling into a large vat of mineral oil at a New Jersey chemical plant.

When President Trump announced the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife on Saturday, he justified the military operation in part by framing it as a move to recover assets ...

US forces boarded and seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker on Wednesday after tracking it across the Atlantic for weeks. The aging vessel, originally called the Bella 1, was sanctioned by the US in ...

The Trump administration is pulling the US out of the bedrock treaty that guides global climate cooperation, becoming the first country to do so. Such an action, if successful, would leave the US out ...

President Donald Trump has left little doubt about his plans for Venezuela’s oil: He wants it and he’s willing to do a lot to secure it, going as far as saying that the United States could reimburse ...

Most of the reserves in the country are extra-heavy oil that’s tough to extract and generates more greenhouse gases. By Lisa Friedman Reporting from Washington Venezuela’s oil reserves, thought to be ...

Hours after the U.S. military captured Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, President Trump made it clear that the U.S. operation is about — at least in part — control of Venezuela's oil. "We're going ...

The U.S. conducted a large-scale attack on Venezuela overnight, capturing President Nicholas Maduro and his wife. Analysts told CNBC that the government overthrow is unlikely to disrupt oil markets as ...

Venezuela holds the world’s largest proven oil reserves, controlling more of the vitally important natural resource than any other nation, according to recent data. Despite possessing an estimated 303 ...

Note: Data shows estimates of proven oil reserves for 2025. Source: Oil & Gas Journal. The New York Times By Stanley Reed Reporting from London Venezuela’s oil industry would “make a lot of money” ...