Energy in America

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday that she's open to allowing construction of an oil transport tunnel beneath the channel where Lakes Huron and Michigan meet, despite previously halting work on a tunnel plan developed by her predecessor.

Gas stations across Portugal are running dry amid a truckers' strike over pay and working conditions.

Brent crude rallied to its highest level this year early in the session.

Major share benchmarks were mixed in Asia on Wednesday after China announced its economy grew at a better than expected 6.4% annual pace in the last quarter.

Stocks were higher on Wall Street in early trading Tuesday, erasing the market's modest losses from a day earlier.

Environmental organizations are suing the Trump administration over the approval of two coal-mining projects in southern Utah, including one near a national park.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday signed into law a major overhaul of state oil and gas rules, turning the focus away from encouraging production and directing regulators to make public safety and the environment their top priority.

Turkey "expects" the Trump administration to grant it waivers from U.S. sanctions related to its purchases of Iranian oil and Russian air defenses, a top aide to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday.

Lawmakers ventured thousands of miles from Washington to collect testimony Monday as advocates urge members of Congress to establish greater restrictions on oil and natural gas drilling near ancient Native American cultural sites in the Southwest.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed inclined to rule against workers on oil drilling platforms off California who want to be paid for the off-work time they spend on the platform, including sleeping.

Adding downward pressure were concerns about Russia's willingness to stick with OPEC-led supply cuts and expectations of higher U.S. inventories.

Syrians in government-controlled areas who have survived eight years of war now face a new scourge: widespread fuel shortages that have brought life to a halt in major cities.

U.S. stock indexes wavered in Monday morning trading, weighed down by losses for bank stocks.

Obstacles have met Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó at nearly every turn since he declared presidential powers in a bid to end socialist President Nicolas Maduro's rule, and his visit to this once-thriving oil center was no different.

Elizabeth Warren is vowing to prohibit new fossil fuel leasing on public lands if she's elected president, one of several new energy proposals she rolled out Monday before a campaign swing in two Western states.

Russia has resumed buying natural gas from Turkmenistan, more than three years after cutting off purchases of the Central Asian country's key export.

Warren's stance on public lands contrasts starkly with that of President Trump.

The developers of a natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany have applied for a third route south of Denmark's Baltic Sea island of Bornholm, as they try to overcome objections from the country.

Asian markets were mostly higher Monday on signs that the U.S. and China were closing in on a trade deal after months of negotiations.

Asian markets were broadly higher Monday on signs that the U.S. and China were closing in on a trade deal after months of negotiations.