Energy in America

Chancellor Angela Merkel's office says she plans weekend talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Germany on issues including the development of a contentious Baltic Sea natural gas pipeline.

Gas is 53 cents a gallon higher than at this time last year.

The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline has risen 2 cents a gallon over the past two weeks, to $2.93.

The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. has jumped by 13 this week to 1,057.

Bank of the West's decision to divest from certain fossil fuel investments has run headlong into threats of retaliation in states that get much of their revenue from coal, oil and natural gas extraction.

U.S. stocks are skidding Friday morning after a sharp drop in Europe as investors worried about the financial stability of Turkey.

BNSF Railway has acknowledged flooding played a role in a derailment that loosed thousands of gallons of oil into northwest Iowa floodwaters.

The planned Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which would pump Russian natural gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea, has applied for an alternative route that does not pass through Danish territorial waters.

A Canadian gold mining firm has won the right to go after Venezuela's U.S.-based oil refineries to collect $1.4 billion that it lost in a take-over by the late-President Hugo Chavez.

The company planning an oil refinery near Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota is asking state regulators to dismiss a complaint filed by environmental groups over the site.

Major U.S. indexes are little changed Thursday morning as technology stocks rise while energy companies and banks slip.

Trade union leaders and government officials attending a climate conference in Poland have called for protecting industrial jobs and giving nations the freedom to choose their approaches for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

State and federal officials are asking Exxon Mobil to pay more than $1.8 million in compensation for a 2013 oil spill in Arkansas.

US producer prices unchanged in July as food, gas prices slip, restraining inflation pressures.

The European Union is urging the United States to cut red tape and simplify rules for the export of its liquefied natural gas if Washington wants the 28-nation bloc to buy more.

Chinese stocks surged while other markets in Asia remained mixed on Thursday, as investors watched the latest developments on trade disputes between the United States and China.

Saudi Arabia's energy minister is assuring Canada that the kingdom's diplomatic dispute with Ottawa won't affect oil sales.

U.S. stocks are slightly lower Wednesday morning after a four-day winning streak brought the S&P 500 index to a six-month high.

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

A tentative settlement has been reached in litigation stemming from a methane leak at a Los Angeles storage complex where a massive release of the gas forced thousands from their homes three years ago.