Energy in America

Data from the American Petroleum Institute had shown an increase of 2.4 million barrels, according to sources.

Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche is handing off to his successor after 13 years at the helm as the company faces challenges from the transition to electric cars and digital transportation technologies.

Shares edged in Asia on Wednesday after a rebound in technology stocks helped power an overnight rally on Wall Street.

An Australian state government leader has intervened to fast-track a proposed coal mine days after voters rejected tougher action to curb greenhouse gas emissions in a federal election.

Colorado officials said Tuesday that they had no plans to stop energy companies from drilling for oil and gas while regulators overhaul state rules to make health, safety and the environment their top priority.

___ US delay to Huawei ban gives tech sector time to adjust WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is delaying some restrictions on technology sales to Chinese powerhouse Huawei.

Companies specializing in nuclear demolition and radioactive waste storage are buying up aging U.S. reactors and promising to decommission them in dramatically less time than their utility owners had planned — eight years instead of 60 in some cases.

U.S. stocks rallied in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday after the U.S. government temporarily eased off its proposed restrictions on technology sales to Chinese companies.

Cyprus' energy minister says energy companies will drill in search of natural gas in waters off the east Mediterranean island nation's southern coast at eight separate sites over the next two years.

The developer of a wind farm off Massachusetts is taking steps to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale.

Blocking energy infrastructure projects deprives workers of good jobs and weakens our energy and national security.

Crews in New Zealand have reentered an underground coal mine for the first time since a methane explosion killed 29 workers more than eight years ago, raising hopes among family members that they might find bodies and evidence that leads to criminal charges.

A broad slide by technology companies pushed U.S. stocks lower in morning trading on Wall Street Monday, extending losses into another week.

A bill that would stiffen penalties for those who damage or trespass around oil and gas operations is advancing through the Texas Legislature.

President Donald Trump's trade war with China is having some complicated effects in Washington, one of the nation's most trade-dependent states.

OPEC, Russia and other non-member producers, an alliance known as OPEC+, agreed to cut output by 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd) from Jan. 1 for six months to try to prevent inventories from increasing and weakening prices.

Spanish police say they have arrested four people as part of a judicial probe into a money laundering racket allegedly involving funds coming from Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA.

Shares were mixed in Asia on Monday, with India and Australia leading gains for the region following elections that looked set to keep incumbents in office.