Energy in America

Several Houston-area refineries were shut down Sunday, taking roughly 12% of U.S. fuel-making capacity out of commission, as Hurricane Harvey continued to drench the city.

Key oil and gas facilities along the Texas Gulf Coast have temporarily shut down as Hurricane Harvey pounds the region with torrential rain and high winds, virtually assuring gasoline prices will rise in the storm's aftermath.

Key oil and gas facilities along the Texas Gulf Coast have temporarily shut down as Hurricane Harvey pounds the region with torrential rain and high winds, virtually assuring gasoline prices will rise in the storm's aftermath.

Two South Carolina power customers are suing the board of state-owned utility Santee Cooper, accusing it of unconstitutionally raising rates to pay for a failed nuclear power plant project.

Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency is reporting that the Qatari ambassador to Iran is back on the job, ignoring the demands of Arab nations who are trying to isolate the energy-rich country.

The U.S. Coast Guard says an oil tanker carrying 373,000 gallons (1.4 million liters) of fuel has run aground in a shipping channel between New York and New Jersey but there is no indication any fuel has spilled.

The U.S. Coast Guard says an oil tanker carrying 373,000 gallons (1.4 million liters) of fuel has run aground in a shipping channel between New York and New Jersey but there is no indication any fuel has spilled.

The Latest on Venezuela's political and economic crisis (all times local): 11:45 a.m.

___ Gas prices rise, flights stall as Hurricane Harvey nears DALLAS (AP) — Refinery operators along the Texas Gulf Coast are hunkering down for Hurricane Harvey, while motorists far from the storm's path are also feeling the effects as gasoline prices rise.

___ Gas prices rise, flights stall as Hurricane Harvey nears DALLAS (AP) — Refinery operators along the Texas Gulf Coast are hunkering down for Hurricane Harvey, while motorists far from the storm's path are also feeling the effects as gasoline prices rise.

Duke Energy asked regulators Friday to let its western North Carolina subsidiary raise household electricity bills by 16.7 percent and make consumers pay billions of dollars for a nuclear plant it won't open and the cleanup of coal ash deposited in unlined pits.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday: Autodesk Inc., up $4.36 to $114.97

The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. decreased by six this week to 940.

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.

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.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing sweeping financial sanctions on Venezuela's government on Friday.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing sweeping financial sanctions on Venezuela's government on Friday.

Extreme flooding threatens to bring Texas shale activity to a halt. Many offshore rigs and refineries have already shut down.

The CEO of South Carolina's state-owned utility is retiring and is the first executive to leave following last month's failure of a nuclear power project that customers have been funding since 2009.

Asian stocks were mostly higher Friday as market players watched for comments at a central banks' annual meeting later in the global day.