Tag: Protests
Armed protests cut Libyan oil production by 252,000 b/d
Stoppage threatens Libyan oil production revival Libyan oil production from two of the country’s western oilfields was blocked by armed protesters, reducing the struggling country’s output by 252,000 b/d, a source at the National Oil Corporation told Reuters on Tuesday. As a result, NOC declared a force majeure on Sharara crude loadings from the Zawiya oil […]
Dakota Access court challenge denied, oil could flow by next week
Dakota Access Pipeline endangers drinking water source: Standing Rock Sioux On Tuesday, a federal judge denied a request by the Standing Rock Sioux and Cheyenne River tribes to halt construction of the final piece of the Dakota Access Pipeline. US District Judge James Boasberg denied the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s motion for a preliminary injunction against […]
Arrests among dwindling demonstrators at Dakota Access protest camp
Over a dozen Dakota Access protesters arrested Thursday By Terray Sylvester CANNON BALL, N.D., Feb 23 (Reuters) – More than a dozen of a dwindling number of protesters at a camp near the site of the Dakota Access pipeline were arrested on Thursday after defying a previous deadline set by authorities to vacate the Army-owned land. […]
Dozens defy deadline to leave Dakota Access protest camp
Remaining Dakota Access protesters prepared for arrests By Terray Sylvester CANNON BALL, N.D., Feb 22 (Reuters) – A few dozen demonstrators opposed to the Dakota Access pipeline defied a Wednesday deadline to leave a protest camp they have occupied for months to demand an end to construction of the project, saying they were prepared to […]
Deadline nears for protesters to leave camp near Dakota Access Pipeline
Dakota Access Pipeline By Terray Sylvester CANNON BALL, N.D., Feb 22 (Reuters) – Protesters opposed to the Dakota Access pipeline braced for a showdown with authorities as some vowed to defy Wednesday’s deadline to abandon the camp they have occupied for months in a bid to halt the project. President Donald Trump has pushed for […]
Native tribes to urge judge to block final link in Dakota Access pipeline
Two tribes argue Dakota Access pipeline would prevent them from practicing religious ceremonies By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Native American tribes seeking a halt to construction of the final link in the Dakota Access Pipeline will argue in federal court on Monday that the project will prevent them from practicing religious ceremonies […]
Energy Transfer Partners pipeline targeted in West Texas protests
40 protesters gathered at Energy Transfer Partners’ Trans-Pecos pipeline site By Liz Hampton HOUSTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Two people were arrested Tuesday at a pipeline protest in West Texas, bringing an intensifying political battle against oil and gas infrastructure to a state where the energy industry typically enjoys wide support. About 40 protesters gathered […]
Standing Rock Sioux chief asks protesters to disband, Trump to review pipeline decision
Standing Rock Sioux concerned Trump will reverse pipeline decision By Ernest Scheyder and Terray Sylvester CANNON BALL, N.D., Dec 5 (Reuters) – The Chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux asked thousands of protesters to return home after the federal government ruled against a controversial pipeline, despite the prospect of President-elect Donald Trump reversing the decision […]
Jim Carr apologizes for pipeline protests remark
Jim Carr says “I didn’t choose my words carefully…I regret that” By David Ljunggren OTTAWA, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Canada’s natural resources minister on Tuesday apologized for remarks he made about anti-oil pipeline protests that some people interpreted as a threat to use troops against demonstrators. Jim Carr, speaking after Ottawa approved Kinder Morgan Inc’s plans […]
U.S. veterans to form human shield at Dakota pipeline protest
Dakota Access pipeline almost complete, except for section under Lake Oahe By Terray Sylvester CANNON BALL, N.D., Nov 30 (Reuters) – More than 2,000 U.S. military veterans plan to form a human shield to protect protesters of the Dakota Access pipeline project near a Native American reservation in North Dakota, organizers said, just ahead of a federal […]
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