Tag: Oil

$Hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, has helped lower natural gas prices to about $4.50 per million British thermal units, pushing electric utilities to use more of it relative to coal and helping drive U.S. carbon emissions to its lowest levels in 20 years. (AP Photo)$ Economy

White House: Boom in oil and gas makes ‘significant contribution’ to economy

Zack Colman · May 29, 2014 4:30 pm

Oil steady below $103 ahead of US supply report

Oil steady below $103 ahead of US supply report

Pablo Gorondi · May 29, 2014 12:17 pm

Japan oil tanker explodes off SW coast; 1 missing

Japan oil tanker explodes off SW coast; 1 missing

Washington Examiner · May 29, 2014 3:54 am

Coast Guard sets hearing on ship channel spill

Coast Guard sets hearing on ship channel spill

Washington Examiner · May 29, 2014 2:57 am

$Lawmakers act on fracking, safety of oil transport$ Energy and Environment

Lawmakers act on fracking, safety of oil transport

Washington Examiner · May 29, 2014 2:46 am

Court won’t stop BP oil spill claims payments

Court won’t stop BP oil spill claims payments

Janet McConnaughey · May 28, 2014 11:11 pm

ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson concludes an availability with reporters after the annual meeting ExxonMobil shareholders meeting in Dallas, Wednesday, May 28, 2014. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Exxon CEO: Sanctions not hurting Russia operations

David Koenig · May 28, 2014 9:41 pm

Oil drops on expected rise in US supply

Oil drops on expected rise in US supply

The Associated Press · May 28, 2014 9:27 pm

Oil stays above $104 on crises in Ukraine, Libya

Oil stays above $104 on crises in Ukraine, Libya

The Associated Press · May 28, 2014 8:26 am

Texas GOP picks Sitton as railroad commissioner

Energy and Environment

Texas GOP picks Sitton as railroad commissioner

Washington Examiner · May 28, 2014 1:15 am

Use of New Mexico site for loading oil hits snag

Use of New Mexico site for loading oil hits snag

Washington Examiner · May 27, 2014 4:17 pm

This image made available by environmental organization Greenpeace shows activists boarding a rig contracted by Russia's Gazprom in the port of IJmuiden, Netherlands, on Tuesday, May 27, 2014. Greenpeace said 30 activists in the Dutch port of IJmuiden on Tuesday boarded a rig contracted by Russia's Gazprom to drill in the Pechora Sea. Greenpeace said they were removed after five hours. (AP Photo/Bas Beentjes, Greenpeace) NO ARCHIVE

Greenpeace boards 2 drill rigs in Arctic protest

Mark Lewis · May 27, 2014 4:00 pm