Energy in America

The politically isolated Gulf nation of Qatar says it plans to boost production of liquefied natural gas by 30 percent over the coming years.

Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders have struck a deal to extend California's cap-and-trade program through 2030, but it still needs backing from two-thirds of lawmakers.

The nation's largest electric company wants regulators in North Carolina to force consumers to pay nearly $200 million a year to clean up the toxic byproducts of burning coal to generate power.

Gasoline thieves are out of control in Mexico, tapping into pipelines in broad daylight often with the support of local townsfolks and under the noses of authorities.

U.S. stock indexes edged higher in early trading Thursday, led by gains in technology companies.

An activist who was trying to call attention to climate change has been found guilty of criminal charges for closing a valve on a pipeline carrying crude oil from Canada to the United States.

Five high-ranking officials arrested in Venezuela amid an anti-corruption sweep of its state-owned oil company's U.S.-based subsidiary carry American passports.

Stocks markets around the world ticked higher Wednesday as businesses continued to report stronger-than-expected earnings.

Big gains for Facebook, Verizon Communications and other companies reporting healthier-than-expected results nudged U.S. stock indexes a bit further into record territory on Thursday.

The fight over reopening a massive gas storage facility that has been crippled since a major blowout is heading to court.

Shares were mixed in Asia early Monday, with Chinese markets shrugging off weaker factory output indicators while Japan's Nikkei index sagged as the yen surged against the dollar.

Shares mostly fell Tuesday in Asia, rapidly erasing initial gains that followed record highs on Wall Street after China reported disappointing trade data for July.

The operator of one of the largest coal-fired power plants in the Western U.S. plans to keep running the 2,100-megawatt plant.

Asian stocks were mixed Monday as investors kept a wary eye on joint military drills between U.S. and South Korean forces and awaited a key meeting of central bankers later this week.

Stocks rose around the world Friday, and the Standard & Poor's 500 index was on pace for its first winning week in the last three.

Company officials say an industrial accident at a coal-fired power plant in western Pennsylvania has left two workers dead and four others injured.

Hurricane Harvey is sending pump prices higher for U.S. motorists and causing temporary shifts in the flow of oil and gasoline around the world after taking down a huge chunk of U.S. refining capacity.

Asian stocks were mixed Thursday as investor relief over a deal on the U.S. borrowing limits was offset by uncertainty over the departure of a senior Fed official and lingering North Korean tensions.

US stocks are jumping Monday, following global markets higher, after Hurricane Irma weakened without causing as much damage as many had feared.

The largest gas storage facility in the West halted using a third of the wells pumping methane underground at high pressure just weeks after it resumed operations following a blowout that crippled it for nearly two years.