Energy in America

The head of the U.S. pipeline safety agency says officials intend to finalize long-delayed rules aimed at preventing oil spills and deadly natural gas explosions by the end of the year.

The national average has risen more than 63 cents so far this year.

The S&P 500 retreated from its record high as the Fed emphasized “solid” economic growth despite low inflation.

Financial markets were mostly closed in Asia on Wednesday for holidays after Wall Street ended a wobbly trading session with meager gains.

U.S. stocks were moving lower early Tuesday, dragged down by big communications companies after Google's parent company, Alphabet, reported a slowdown in revenue growth.

Mexico's state-owned Petroleos Mexicanos company says it reduced fuel theft 79% in the first quarter, but continues to lose money and produce less crude.

North Dakota officials are pressuring Washington's governor to veto legislation requiring oil shipped by rail to have more of its volatile gases removed.

The Latest on North Dakota's reaction to a Washington state bill targeting Bakken oil patch crude (all times local): 6 p.m. North Dakota intends to sue Washington if that state's governor signs legislation requiring oil shipped by rail to have more of its volatile gases removed.

Federal officials cancelled without explanation all upcoming meetings of an advisory panel that had been created by the Trump administration to make it easier to extract fossil fuels from publicly leased land and offshore sites.

The Latest on President Donald Trump's meeting with top Democrats (all times local): 10:35 a.m.

Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway is financing a bid by Occidental Petroleum for Anadarko, potentially upending Chevron's $33 billion offer for the energy company.

The utility company blamed for September's natural gas explosions in Massachusetts has settled a negligence lawsuit from a family injured in the disaster.

A Russian oil company has asked state security services to investigate a small private company accused of pushing contaminated oil through an export pipeline to Belarus.

President Trump has done wonders for the economy with his tax cuts and light regulatory touch. But steel tariffs are one step back.

In exchange, Berkshire Hathaway will receive 100,000 shares of cumulative perpetual preferred stock with a value of $100,000 per share.

Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street hit a new high and Chinese factory activity grew in April but below the previous month's pace.

Energy producer BP says first quarter earnings fell 9% amid lower oil prices.

U.S. stocks followed a record-setting week by edging slightly higher in early trading on Wall Street Monday.

Anadarko is resurrecting buyout talks with Occidental, setting up a bidding war with Chevron which has offered $33 billion for the energy company.

The Latest on PG&E's bankruptcy proceedings (all times local): 5:10 p.m. California regulators are recommending adoption of Pacific Gas & Electric's safety plan aimed at reducing wildfires in the state.