Energy in America

With giant inflatable whales, signs that read "Drilling Is Killing," and chants of "Where's our meeting?,"

The Latest on complaints about offshore oil and gas drilling hearings (all times local): 4:10 p.m. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has a message for President Donald Trump: "You will not drill off our precious shores!

The world’s largest oil and gas company, ExxonMobil, is taking the offensive against activists suing it over climate change by filing a countersuit.

An American Indian activist accused of inciting a riot during protests in North Dakota against the Dakota Access oil pipeline wants a judge to force prosecutors to obtain and turn over evidence from private security firms.

Asian shares were mixed Wednesday with investors adopting a wait-and-see stance ahead of Lunar New Year holidays and the release of U.S. inflation data.

U.S. stocks are lower Tuesday morning as health care companies slump.

___ Stocks edge higher as a 3-day win streak restores some calm NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks shake off a slow start and finish higher for the third day in a row as banks and technology companies climb.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has issued a warning to Greece, Cyprus and international companies exploring for gas in the Mediterranean not to "step out of line" and encroach on Turkey's rights.

Kuwait's foreign minister is trying to calm the Philippines after a dead Filipina was found in a freezer in the small, oil-rich nation.

A leading energy watchdog says that the boom in U.S. oil production is reminiscent of the rise in output that eventually led to the 2014 crash in crude prices.

Asian shares tracked an overnight rally on Wall Street, though Japan's Nikkei 225 index ceded early gains as the yen rose against the U.S. dollar.

U.S. stocks are posting solid gains early Monday as energy companies recover some of their recent losses.

U.S. prosecutors in Houston have unsealed charges against five former Venezuelan officials in connection with an alleged major bribery scheme at Venezuela's state-run oil giant PDVSA.

The Interior Department says it is replacing an Obama-era regulation aimed at restricting harmful methane emissions from oil and gas production on federal lands.

___ Stocks power higher after a dreadful week; Dow jumps 410 NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks powered higher Monday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average up 410 points, as the market clawed back more of its massive losses from the previous two weeks.

A New Jersey appeals court has turned down a request from environmental groups and a former state senator to undo a $225 million pollution settlement between the state and Exxon Mobil.

Cyprus' government spokesman says Turkish warships continue to impede a rig from reaching a location off the east Mediterranean island where Italian energy company Eni is scheduled to drill for gas.

Kuwait has opened a week of conferences seeking aid for rebuilding Iraq after the onslaught of the Islamic State group.

The chief executive officer of Nasdaq, one of several exchanges around the world vying for the international listing of Saudi oil giant Aramco, promoted the exchange to an audience in the Middle East, saying companies that want to be "part of the future" list with the New York-based exchange.