Energy in America

Oil prices rose as the Russia's invasion of Ukraine escalated after a Ukrainian nuclear power plant, Europe's largest, caught on fire after an attack from Russian troops.

The Keystone XL pipeline was halted by the administrations of both President Obama and President Biden which critics, including one expert who spoke with Fox News, say only exacerbated the current predicament the United States faces as it continues to purchase oil from Russia as it invades Ukraine, a U.S. ally.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forced a growing number of the world’s best known brands to pull out of the country.

Lukoil gas stations in Newark have had their business licenses suspended

Former Gulf Oil CEO Joe Petrowski weighed in on prices for the commodity surging as the Russia-Ukraine crisis rages on, arguing that the U.S. is “shooting ourselves in the foot” with respect to energy.

The 280-foot "Amore Vero" super-yacht has been seized by French authorities as part of EU sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., took the Biden administration to task for its anti-fossil fuel policies, especially in light of the significant role energy plays in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

As President Biden and Europeans avoid removing Russian banks that deal in oil from the international SWIFT banking system, there is a growing bipartisan call in Congress to ban Russian oil.

Europe is scrambling to reduce its dependence on Russia for energy and bracing for potential disruption to critical natural gas supplies as Russia's war in Ukraine sends prices to new highs.

Ukraine-born Indiana Republican Rep. Victoria Spartz, who still has family in the country, warned that a “huge humanitarian crisis” will evolve if the international community does not “step up” amid the “genocide of the Ukrainian people."