Energy in America

Puerto Rico and Whitefish Energy Holdings on Tuesday defended their $300 million contract for the small Montana company to repair the U.S. territory's hurricane-ravaged power grid after the deal was criticized by U.S. lawmakers

Puerto Rico and Whitefish Energy Holdings on Tuesday defended their $300 million contract for the small Montana company to repair the U.S. territory's hurricane-ravaged power grid after the deal was criticized by U.S. lawmakers

U.S. stocks are edging higher Tuesday morning as construction equipment maker Caterpillar and Post-it note maker 3M lead a rally in industrial companies, while banks are climbing along with interest rates.

A Democratic congressman is calling for an investigation into a $300 million contract awarded to a small company based in Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's hometown of Whitefish, Montana.

A Democratic congressman is calling for an investigation into a $300 million contract awarded to a small company based in Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's hometown of Whitefish, Montana.

The Interior Department says it will propose the largest oil and gas lease sale ever held in the United States — nearly 77 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico off the coasts of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida.

The Interior Department says it will propose the largest oil and gas lease sale ever held in the United States — nearly 77 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico off the coasts of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida.

The nation's biggest electric grid operator said a Trump administration plan to change the way electricity is priced to reward coal and nuclear power is both unworkable and potentially against the law.

The nation's biggest electric grid operator said a Trump administration plan to change the way electricity is priced to reward coal and nuclear power is both unworkable and potentially against the law.

Brent oil rose 1 percent on Tuesday after top exporter Saudi Arabia said it was determined to end a supply glut, while prices also drew support from forecasts of a further drop in U.S. crude inventories as well as nervousness over tensions in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Brent oil rose 1 percent on Tuesday after top exporter Saudi Arabia said it was determined to end a supply glut, while prices also drew support from forecasts of a further drop in U.S. crude inventories as well as nervousness over tensions in Iraqi Kurdistan.

When global oil prices plunged three years ago, alarms went off in Saudi Arabia, one of the world's top producers.

When global oil prices plunged three years ago, alarms went off in Saudi Arabia, one of the world's top producers.

The Latest on a major investment conference being held in Saudi Arabia (all times local): 4:15 p.m. Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has announced plans for a new $500 billion city to be built in the country's northwest that will be run entirely on alternative energy and be an innovation hub for the future.

The Latest on a major investment conference being held in Saudi Arabia (all times local): 4:15 p.m. Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has announced plans for a new $500 billion city to be built in the country's northwest that will be run entirely on alternative energy and be an innovation hub for the future.

U.S. stocks are mixed Monday morning as clothing and household goods companies climb while industrial companies stumble.

U.S. stocks are mixed Monday morning as clothing and household goods companies climb while industrial companies stumble.

Eight former members of a federal energy panel — including five former chairs — oppose a Trump administration plan to bolster nuclear and coal-fired power plants.

A British company aims to build a refinery in southwest Mississippi that will turn wood into the equivalent of diesel or jet fuel.