Tag: Oil

Baton Rouge port approves lease for oil storage

Baton Rouge port approves lease for oil storage

Washington Examiner · February 18, 2014 3:27 pm

A man waits at a bus stop on Randall Road near Batavia, Ill., Monday, Feb. 17, 2014. The National Weather Service on Monday forecast up to 8 inches of snow for areas of northern Illinois and 5 inches in central Illinois. (AP Photo/Daily Herald, John Starks)

US cold, Chinese growth help lift oil above $101

Associated Press · February 18, 2014 5:00 am

Steam rises up from the cooling towers of a brown coal power station in Germany in April 2007. (AP Photo/Sven Kaestner)

Energy and Environment

Divestment a profitable option for District of Columbia

Elise Shulman · February 15, 2014 5:00 am

FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013, file photo, motorists drive past a gas station selling regular unleaded gasoline for less than $3.00 a gallon, in Independence, Mo. Higher gasoline prices are on the way for 2014, but the spring surge may be tamer than in recent years (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Higher gasoline prices are on the way

Jonathan Fahey · February 14, 2014 8:32 pm

Progress claimed in bid to stop Congo oil drilling

Progress claimed in bid to stop Congo oil drilling

Washington Examiner · February 14, 2014 8:18 pm

US rig count down 7 to 1,764

US rig count down 7 to 1,764

Washington Examiner · February 14, 2014 7:23 pm

ND pumps record 313.5M barrels of oil in 2013

ND pumps record 313.5M barrels of oil in 2013

Washington Examiner · February 14, 2014 5:35 pm

Nigeria orders audit for billions of petrodollars

Nigeria orders audit for billions of petrodollars

Washington Examiner · February 14, 2014 12:59 pm

Appeals court reinstates BP shareholders’ lawsuit

Appeals court reinstates BP shareholders’ lawsuit

Mark Thiessen · February 13, 2014 9:06 pm

Oil slips below $100; pump price up another penny

Oil slips below $100; pump price up another penny

The Associated Press · February 11, 2014 9:16 pm

FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2012 file photo, Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Hit with a multi-million-dollar barrage of televised attacks, Democrats in tough re-election races want credit for trying to fix the problematic parts of Obamacare at the same time they claim bragging rights for its popular provisions and allege Republicans would reverse the law's crackdown on insurance company abuses. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Energy and Environment

Sen. Mary Landrieu to be new Energy Committee chairwoman

Zack Colman · February 11, 2014 5:00 am

Iran will offer international companies better oil contracts than OPEC-rival Iraq as the Islamic republic seeks long-term investment to revive its energy industry, a government adviser said. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Iran plans to offer better oil exploration terms than Iraq

Bloomberg News · February 10, 2014 5:00 am