Energy in America

The company that operates twin oil pipelines in the Straits of Mackinac says one of the lines suspected of being struck by a tugboat anchor was two-hundredths of an inch from rupturing.

A court on the Dutch island of Curacao has authorized the local subsidiary of U.S. oil giant ConocoPhillips to seize $636 million worth of assets held on the island by Venezuela's state oil company, PDVSA.

Officials in Poland say that they have recovered the bodies of two miners killed when an earthquake hit a coal mine in southern Poland last week, bringing the death toll to four.

President Donald Trump has instructed his administration to explore negotiations with California on achieving a single fuel economy standard for the nation during a meeting with auto industry executives.

Executives from 10 auto companies will meet with President Donald Trump and cabinet officials Friday to discuss the administration's plan to reduce gas mileage and pollution requirements enacted during the Obama administration.

The CEO of a California public relations company says it strives to make sure the people it pays to attend public hearings on controversial issues are sincere in the opinions they express.

The major U.S. stock indexes edged higher in early trading Friday as gains in health care companies and banks outweighed losses elsewhere.

The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 13 this week to 1,045.

The Latest on President Donald Trump's meeting with automakers (all times local): 12:10 p.m. President Donald Trump is telling automakers he wants more cars built in the U.S. He's talking with CEOs about environmental controls, fuel economy standards and manufacturing.

Asian stock markets rallied on Friday, tracing gains on Wall Street after weaker than expected inflation figures soothed concerns about a possible acceleration of interest rate hikes.

A pipeline project that would vastly expand Canadian oil exports to Asia is dividing the country, pitting indigenous groups and people who fear damage to the scenic coastline near Vancouver against the central government and the influential energy industry.

___ China tech giant sidelined, US imports held amid trade spat HONG KONG (AP) — A Chinese tech giant has been brought to its knees.

U.S. stocks edged higher in early trading Thursday, extending solid gains from a day earlier.

Stocks closed broadly higher Thursday, adding to the market's gains from a day earlier.

A utility company says one of its subcontractors hired phony supporters to show up at two public hearings to support construction of a new power plant in New Orleans.

The House on Thursday approved an election-year bill to revive the mothballed nuclear waste dump at Nevada's Yucca Mountain despite opposition from home-state lawmakers.

Gasoline prices are high across the country, but there is considerable variance from state to state.