Energy in America

Gas prices that have already risen for seven weeks in a row, with the national average now near $2.70 per gallon according to AAA, are poised to go even higher in the next few weeks. Here is why and what to expect.

Opponents of the long-stalled Keystone XL oil pipeline asked a federal court Friday in a lawsuit to declare President Donald Trump acted illegally when he issued a new permit for the project in a bid to get around an earlier court ruling.

Vice President Mike Pence said Friday during a visit to Texas that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro "must go" because of the "suffering he has brought" to the people of that country.

The United States has added two oil-sector companies and 34 vessels to a sanctions list aimed at forcing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to step down.

Two major chemical plant fires near Houston just 17 days apart closed schools, leaked toxic chemicals into coastal waters and killed a worker, but there's a good chance they won't lead to big industry crackdowns in oil-friendly Texas.

Attorneys representing the wife of an Oklahoma man who was killed in an oil rig explosion have dismissed a Houston-based company from her wrongful death lawsuit after a settlement was reached.

Protecting the nation’s power grid from cyberattacks is a major priority for utility companies.

Climate activists are planning to deliver a court summons to Shell in a court case aimed at forcing the energy giant to do more to rein in carbon emissions.

Lebanon's energy minister has announced a second round of bidding for licenses to search offshore for oil a day after the cabinet approved it.

Shares are mostly higher in Asia after President Donald Trump and a senior Chinese envoy said trade talks in Washington were making progress.

CBD oil-infused gummy bears, lattes and other food, drinks and dietary supplements are selling quickly even though the U.S. government says they're illegal and local authorities have forced some retailers to pull products.

U.S. stocks moved broadly higher Thursday on Wall Street in early trading, led by media and internet companies.

The Trump administration has scaled back its fight against oil and gas leases on land considered sacred to Native American tribes in Montana and Canada.

International benchmark Brent futures settled up 9 cents at $69.40.

U.S. stocks moved broadly higher on Wall Street in early trading Wednesday, led by technology companies and banks.

From soy-based sliders to ground lentil sausages, plant-based meat substitutes are surging in popularity.

Crude stocks in the United States rose 7.2 million barrels in the latest week.

Shares rose in Asia on Wednesday ahead of the resumption of trade talks between the U.S. and China in Washington.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy is proposing a fiscal plan that includes sweeping cuts and providing Alaska residents with a full payout from the oil-wealth fund, and many residents are unhappy about it.