Energy in America

Just after 8 a.m., Pura Castell got in line behind about 100 other people waiting for a chance to buy frozen chicken legs.

U.S. Justice Department attorneys want an appeals court to let construction proceed on the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada.

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.

Asian stocks fell Thursday after Wall Street declined despite encouraging Chinese economic data.

A step back toward the anti-drilling Obama era may cause the energy industry to cut jobs, lower investment in energy and reduce our GDP.

Major U.S. stock indexes fell in morning trading Wednesday as losses by health care companies outweighed gains elsewhere in the market.

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.