Oil prices spike above $30 for first time in over a month
Oil prices rallied amid production cuts and a slow return of demand.
Texas fears losing oil-rich lands in Chinese takeover of weakened energy companies
Ninety-eight exploration and production companies in Texas with $75.7 billion of debt filed for bankruptcy from 2015 through 2020.
Gas to remain cheap during coronavirus as demand rebounds: US Energy secretary
Although some states have already kicked off re-openings, others have extended shutdowns, meaning the demand for fuel should remain at low levels.
Oil prices tumble even as stockpiles shrink for first time in 16 weeks
Oil prices rallied after the U.S. Energy Information Administration said oil inventories fell for the first time in 16 weeks.
Oil-rich Alaska wary of Saudi power play in battered crude market
Saudi Arabia is a growing threat to grab oil-market share from Alaska.
Saudi Aramco rocked by oil price rout
Saudi Aramco plans to cut capital spending to between $25 billion and $30 billion in fiscal year 2020, down from $32.8 billion a year ago.
Oil prices slump after Saudi Arabia deepens output cuts
Oil prices slid after Saudi Arabia announced the state-owned Aramco would reduce production by an additional 1 million barrels per day.
Militants increasing attacks on Burkina Faso mines
The violence already has shuttered many small mines across the volatile north and the government also has tried to shut down other small-scale mines in the east so that they can’t be used by extremists to finance more attacks.
Natural Gas no longer US crown jewel
Before the coronavirus hit, America was the number one natural gas producer in the world.
Oil gives up big gains from Saudi price hike
Beijing's oil imports jumped 7.64% from March but remained below last year's levels.
CME trading floor coronavirus reopen is 'complicated'
The NYSE and CME are struggling with how to safely reopen exchange trading floors.
Smithfield Foods to restart South Dakota pork plant from May 7
The plant is expected to be fully operational by late May
Oil prices snap 5-day winning streak
U.S. oil inventories rose by 4.6 million barrels in the week ended May 1, according to the Energy Information Administration, less than the 7.76 million-barrel build that analysts surveyed by Refinitiv were expecting.
States ask Trump administration to pay laid off oil workers to plug abandoned wells
The request from the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, a consortium of 31 states, comes as the coronavirus pandemic triggers a historic downturn in crude oil prices and fuel consumption.
Barrick profit surges 55% as gold prices spike
Barrick's adjusted profit rose to $285 million, or 16 cents per share, in the first quarter ended March 31.
Tyson Foods to reopen pork plant in Iowa
The plant has the ability to process 19,500 hogs per day
Texas declines to mandate oil production cuts
Texas energy regulators on Tuesday said they will not mandate oil production cuts, ending a month-long debate about whether or not they would wade into global oil politics for the first time in 50 years as crude prices crater to historic lows.
Oil prices double during 5-day winning streak
Oil prices have doubled as production cuts kick in and demand is slowly coming back.
Gold miner Newmont posts 641% jump in profit
Newmont Corp. earned $837 million in the first quarter as gold prices surged.
Marathon Petroleum logs $9B loss in first quarter, cuts capital spending
Marathon Petroleum Corp. reported a more than $9 billion loss in the first quarter as the company logged over $12 billion in noncash impairments.



















