Energy in America

A day after ExxonMobil announced a significant natural gas deposit discovery off Cyprus, the ethnically split country's parliament approved the establishment of an investment fund for any future hydrocarbon proceeds.

Australian officials say an environmental disaster is unfolding in the Pacific after a large ship ran aground and began leaking oil next to a UNESCO World Heritage site in the Solomon Islands.

Stocks are opening slightly lower on Wall Street Thursday after the government reported that economic growth slowed down at the end of last year.

The Native American tribe leading the fight against the Dakota Access oil pipeline says an Army Corps of Engineers document shows the agency concluded the pipeline wouldn't unfairly affect tribes before it ever consulted them.

Cyprus says ExxonMobil has discovered a natural gas deposit estimated to contain 5-8 trillion cubic feet of gas.

The possibilities are endless for the North Korean economy.

Asian shares are mixed as investors fret over the status of China-U.S. trade talks after U.S. benchmarks closed mostly lower.

U.S. stocks are moving lower in morning trading Wednesday as traders keep a wary eye on a flare-up in tensions between India and Pakistan.

U.S. crude futures settled at $56.94 a barrel, up $1.44, or 2.6 percent.

A proposed $2 billion wind farm planned for federal waters off Martha's Vineyard has received key approval from Rhode Island regulators.

Asian shares rose in muted trading Wednesday as investors awaited the outcome of a summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam.

The stock market shook off an early slump and was mixed in morning trading Tuesday as investors weighed conflicting reports on how the U.S. economy is doing.

A county in western China has suspended drilling for shale gas after a protest by residents who suspected fracking work was the cause of a series of earthquakes that led to two deaths.

Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Tuesday, backtracking from Monday's rally spurred by news that President Donald Trump had pushed back a deadline for raising tariffs on imports from China to allow time for more negotiations.

A California judge on Monday approved a $120 million court settlement from the nation's largest-known natural gas leak.

President Trump can tweet all he wants, but he has few options to get the cartel to change their oil-cutting ways.

The Latest on a $120 million court settlement from the nation's largest-known natural gas leak (all times local): 11:55 a.m.

Google's plan to build a $600 million wind-powered data center in central Minnesota may hinge on the tech giant's request for officials to waive 20 years' worth of future taxes.

The 11 lawmakers urged the Department of Homeland Security and the Energy Department to prevent Huawei from providing solar inverters.