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The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors gave a qualified go-ahead to Exxon's $2.5 billion plan

SO FAR, SO GOOD: South Atlantic and Gulf locals of the International Longshoremen's Association hope

The supply of distillate fuel oil and gasoline increased according to the American Petroleum Institu

Mobil Confirms Find In Norwegian North SeaMobil Oil Corp. confirmed that its Norwegian affil

Workers at Three Mile Island have had trouble removing damaged nuclear fuelfrom the Unit 2 r

Researchers at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station narrowed down the extent of the corrosion

The budget President Reagan sends to Congress next month probably won't contain any surprises for th

BP Performance Polymers Inc. announced that it signed a letter of intent to sell its PVC compound bu

As Boston Edison officials tested a new Pilgrim nuclear power plant emergency center under federal s

Occidental Petroleum Corp. and Henkel Corp. announced that they signed a definitive agreement under

The port of Oakland approved an environmental impact report as the first step toward building a new

Coal production by the longwall mining system is declining in the United States despite its advantag

The Federal Maritime Commission announced the following items will be taken up in open session at it

Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney announced Tuesday his government would pay C$1.0 billion in s

New Hampshire regulators conditionally approved a plan for a 121-mile transmission line to carry Hyd

Strong seasonal grain exports continued to boost traffic on the Great Lakes during October, although

The onslaught of 16 foreign banks on the Australian financial scene has had little impact on local c

The nature of the insurance crisis and its causes came in for a measure of attention during a panel

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange's decision to trade Australian dollar futures starting Jan. 13 has a

Small and medium-sized businesses will soon have easier access to excess liability insurance coverag

The Australian Wheat Board has no official comment at present on reports the Canadian government wil

Two insurance companies controlled by a U.S. trust face new opportunities in the capital markets as

The Agriculture Department says it will take another look at a proposal to let Japanese Unshu orange

The health and life insurance industries are backing Health and Human Services Secretary Otis Bowen

The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents adopted this new logo to help portray itse

Nac Re Corp. said it filed plans to offer 1.2 million shares of common stock at market to raise capi

Eight Indicted in NY On Charges of FraudALBANY, N.Y. - Eight individuals were indicted on ch

Spoilage of grain loaded on barges anchored on the Mississippi River and in the mountains of corn st

The 100th Congress is unlikely to be any more willing than the previous one to make the changes in t

U.S. archaeologists are reconstructing a ship that sank almost 1,000 years ago, laden with a millio

Asserting that the assurance of competition would benefit the consumer, the chairman of the Federal

Shipowners in India have agreed to give a fair trial" to a plan by shippers for voluntary efforts t

The United States' dealings with the St. Lawrence Seaway are about to change markedly for the first

Total sales of U.S. coal will reach 904 million tons next year, or 0.7 percent above the 1986 level,

Raymond T. Frias resigned from his post as U.S. representative for the Asia- North America Eastbound

Transportation industry analysts are surprised and curious over reports last week that Paccar Inc.,

Bowing to protests from commercial associations, the Port of Piraeus Authority (OLP) has put off unt

Local news accounts have prompted the Harris County auditor to take a closer look at promotion and t

Selenium in Suisun Marsh may be coming from industry in Contra Costa County as well as from San Joaq

A U.S. bankruptcy court has authorized financially troubled United States Lines to pay off its first