Energy in America

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and Canadian oil transport company Enbridge Inc. announced an agreement Monday intended to boost the safety of twin oil pipelines beneath the waterway where Lakes Michigan and Huron converge.

A slide in crude oil prices weighed on energy companies, pulling U.S. stock indexes mostly lower Monday.

The Latest on an agreement between Michigan and Enbridge Inc. on oil pipelines under the Straits of Mackinac.

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Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods is reorganizing the company's refining operations, part of a push to boost profits amid volatile oil and natural gas prices, the company said on Monday.

TransCanada is making progress on cleaning up a 5,000-barrel oil spill from its Keystone pipeline in South Dakota, where a state official said on Monday the company has excavated the damaged section of pipeline.

Michigan and a Canadian oil transport company have agreed to boost safety measures for an underwater oil pipeline.

Asian stock markets tumbled Monday as investors looked ahead to a possible U.S. Senate vote on proposed tax changes and data announcements from major economies.

Iraq says it will start receiving bids next June for projects to develop nine oil and gas fields in an attempt by the war-ravaged nation to boost energy revenues.

Asian stock markets tumbled Monday as investors looked ahead to a possible U.S. Senate vote this week on proposed tax changes and a week of economic data announcements.

President Nicolas Maduro has tapped a high-ranking member of Venezuela's military to lead the country's struggling state oil company.

Greek police have arrested seven people allegedly involved in fraudulently selling large quantities of adulterated sunflower oil as olive oil in Greece and abroad.

Gasoline expenditures for the average U.S. household continued to climb in 2012, returning to levels not seen since 2008.

More than six years after a tsunami overwhelmed the Fukushima nuclear power plant, Japan has yet to reach consensus on what to do with a million tons of radioactive water, stored on site in around 900 large and densely packed tanks that could spill should another major earthquake or tsunami strike.

Above ground, the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant has had a major face-lift since the 2011 disaster.

Goldman's number #2 is itching to become a #1 in his own right.

A South African energy and chemical company says it's dropping plans for a $14 billion U.S. plant to convert natural gas to liquid fuels because of low oil prices and a volatile market.

___ After weeks of deals, stores aim to draw Black Friday crowds NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers have been out since before dawn in the U.S. for fun and for deals, as retailers hope to bring customers to their stores and websites for one of the biggest shopping days of the year.

A federal appellate court has issued an order that temporarily prevents a company from building an 8-mile (12.87-kilometer) stretch of a high-pressure natural gas pipeline through a northeast Ohio city.

U.S. diplomats are demanding that Venezuela give them immediate access to jailed oil executives who hold American passports.