Energy in America

The retired coal company executive from West Virginia chosen by President Trump to oversee U.S. mining safety says his first priority is preventing people from getting hurt and that he replaced the managers of a mine plagued by safety violations in 2010 and 2011 where a miner died.

Congress is a step closer to opening Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling.

Congress is a step closer to opening Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling.

Oil prices fell on Friday and were set for a weekly loss as investors sought to book profits, despite tensions in the Middle East that have slashed supplies of crude.

Oil prices fell on Friday and were set for a weekly loss as investors sought to book profits, despite tensions in the Middle East that have slashed supplies of crude.

Asian shares pushed higher Friday on investor optimism over the global outlook despite uncertainties over the outcome of political events in China and Japan and speculation over Trump's choice for the next Fed chief.

Asian shares pushed higher Friday on investor optimism over the global outlook despite uncertainties over the outcome of political events in China and Japan and speculation over Trump's choice for the next Fed chief.

Technology companies led a slide in U.S. stocks early Thursday as the market pulled back from its latest record highs.

Technology companies led a slide in U.S. stocks early Thursday as the market pulled back from its latest record highs.

South Koreans are recommending the government continue building two nuclear reactors the new president had wanted to shutter.

South Koreans are recommending the government continue building two nuclear reactors the new president had wanted to shutter.

The Latest on President Trump, Congress and $4.1 trillion budget plan (all times local): 6:50 a.m.

The Latest on President Trump, Congress and $4.1 trillion budget plan (all times local): 6:50 a.m.

Developers of a proposed oil-by-rail terminal that would be the nation's largest have poured big money into a port commissioner race that may shape the project's future.

___ Trump thinks GOP has votes for budget WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he thinks Senate Republicans have the votes for their budget — hours after tweeting his uncertainty.

___ Trump thinks GOP has votes for budget WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he thinks Senate Republicans have the votes for their budget — hours after tweeting his uncertainty.

The federal government is collecting public comment on a proposal to drill in Arctic waters from an artificial island.

Energy firm BP says its chairman, Carl-Henric Svanberg, who presided over the company during the Deepwater Horizon spill, has decided to retire.

Energy firm BP says its chairman, Carl-Henric Svanberg, who presided over the company during the Deepwater Horizon spill, has decided to retire.

Oil prices slipped on Thursday, pressured by larger-than-expected product inventories in the United States, and some profit-taking after a recent run-up in oil benchmarks.