ENERGY

The ruling in federal court reduced BP's penalty for the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico by almost $4 billion.

Taiwanese government says that nuclear energy contributes to about 20 percent of the island’s electricity.

A hacker leaked information about South Korean nuclear plants on Twitter in the sixth such incident since December.

The deal with Russia aims to expand Hungary's sole Soviet-era nuclear reactor, which provides around 40 percent of its electricity needs.

Oil and gas tax receipts in Texas, North Dakota, Alaska and Oklahoma have all slid along with the price of crude in recent months.

A three-judge panel on Wednesday dismissed 11 counts of seaman's manslaughter charges facing the BP executives.

Responding to a letter from Senate Democrats, Koch Industries declined to share information about climate research funded by the company.

PNC Financial joins the list of lenders refusing to do business with an environmentally damaging industry.

Clean energy job creation last year was down 40 percent from 2013, in part because of expiring tax credits.

U.S. solar companies installed 30 percent more solar photovoltaic projects last year than in 2013, but the boom may hit a snag.

A coal mine tragedy comes as the state considers repealing mining safety regulations.

Traders who have stashed oil supplies in recent months are selling some of the fuel, threatening to push prices down again.

Jeb Bush has said that the federal wind energy tax credit is no longer necessary; he's investing in fossil fuels.

The Brazilian supreme court authorized investigators to probe several top politicians, including a former president, in a bribery case.

The state-owned oilfield security forces had to fight the militants without the assistance of state troops.

Hours after settling an Exxon case for just $225 million, the N.J. governor speaks to a group backed by the oil giant.

BP, which has significant investments in Egypt, said that it has about 65 percent equity in the partnership.

New Jersey's governor wants to use settlement money for a budget that cuts environmental efforts and funds corporate tax cuts.

Tesoro says union picket lines make it unsafe for youth baseball players to practice near its California refinery.

Oil prices also declined Wednesday after crude inventories raised concerns about oversupply.

The Bank of England is studying financial risks associated with climate change and "stranded assets." Next up: The Federal Reserve.

The lawsuit alleges that the oil giant wrongfully acquired over $33 million from a state fund in a process known as “double dipping.”

The Narendra Modi government unveiled a plan to "transform" a 162-year-old organization that has been struggling with its finances.

The new company will serve 3.1 million electric and gas customers across New York, Connecticut, Maine and Massachusetts.

The Paris-based energy company warned investors Monday that losses for 2014 could surpass its total market value of $4.2 billion.

More than 1,300 refinery workers joined the picket lines after negotiations failed to yield an agreement.

The U.S. Geological Survey says there is such a thing as “human-induced earthquakes,” but fracking stakeholders aren’t buying it.

A new study claims more than one-half of India's 1.2 billion people have their lives cut short because of "dangerously high" levels of air pollution.

Indian police say sensitive documents were leaked to energy companies by government officials and others.