Industry group focuses on road safety Local oil and gas company representatives met Thursday to plan better transportation safety practices with a goal of curbing the leading cause of death in the industry. Read More.

Shell works to simplify organization to compete with independents Too big. Too rigid. Not nimble enough. Those are reasons why integrated oil companies could have a difficult time competing with independents in the unconventional shale plays that have led to a resurgence in the nation’s oil and gas industry. Royal Dutch Shell, however,