Energy in America

OPEC and some non-members including Russia, known as OPEC+, will hold meetings on July 1-2 in Vienna.

Oil fell below $66 a barrel on Thursday, weighed down by concerns over whether the G20 summit will produce a breakthrough on trade and perceptions that supply is ample despite prospects for continued OPEC curbs.

The S&P 500 was on course to break a four-day losing streak.

It was the second blaze in the last two weeks at the 150-year-old refinery.

There is much on the line as President Trump deals with China, but more tariffs aren’t the answer.

The chief executive of Saudi Aramco, state oil firm of OPEC's de facto leader said its spare capacity of 12 million barrels per day (bpd) was sufficient and that it would meet its customers' needs.

Last week, Brent climbed 5% and U.S. crude surged 10% after Iran shot down a U.S. drone on Thursday in the Gulf.

Over 30 percent of US daily supplies of petroleum and liquified natural gas go through the waterway.

U.S. stocks moved sideways in early trading Wednesday on Wall Street ahead of a highly anticipated Federal Reserve statement on interest rates.

The Latest on an environmental rule covering coal-fired power plants (all times local): 10:35 a.m.

The Trump administration is close to completing one of its biggest rollbacks of environmental rules.

Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. officials say the utility discovered around 1,000 high-priority safety risks on its transmission lines and distribution poles during several months of inspections and most have been fixed.

___ Fed leaves its key rate unchanged but hints of future cuts WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged but signaled that it's prepared to start cutting rates if needed to protect the U.S. economy from trade conflicts and other threats.

Two of the world's largest coal producers have announced they will combine mining operations in Wyoming and Colorado in an attempt to improve their competitiveness against growing competition from natural gas and renewable energy sources.

After weeks of swelling, U.S. crude stocks fell by 812,000 barrels last week to 482 million.