Tag: US Military

Department of Defense marches forward on green energy, despite Trump

Department of Defense marches forward on green energy, despite Trump

DoD green energy switch began under President Bush in 2007 Despite President Trump and his top advisors’ dismissal of government support of green energy, the Department of Defense says it will continue with its decade-long efforts to convert its operations to renewable power. In a report by Reuters, senior military officials told reporters the reasons for carrying out their […]

Chevron to sell Hawaii refinery to private equity group

Chevron to sell Hawaii refinery to private equity group

Chevron Hawaii refinery supplies jet fuel to airlines, US military By Liz Hampton and Ernest Scheyder HOUSTON, April 19 (Reuters) – Chevron Corp has signed an agreement to sell its Hawaii refinery to private equity firm One Rock Capital Partners, ending a more-than six year quest to sell an asset not considered core to its business. […]

By April 20, 2016 0 Comments Read More →
US military destroys ISIS oil smuggling fuel trucks in Syria

US military destroys ISIS oil smuggling fuel trucks in Syria

ISIS oil smuggling brings in $1 million per day WASHINGTON _In a new twist to an intensifying campaign to squeeze Islamic State oil revenues, U.S. warplanes have destroyed 116 oil-hauling trucks in eastern Syria that were a key part of a smuggling operation that brings the group an estimated $1.4 million a day. The strike […]

By November 16, 2015 0 Comments Read More →