U.S. & International
France's strikes hit oil refineries, rippling across crude markets
Thursday, March 23, 2023, 6:54 AM MDT
Labour strikes in the French refining sector are causing ripple effects across the global oil market as the resulting lost…
Russia jumps above Saudi Arabia as China’s biggest oil supplier
Tuesday, March 21, 2023, 6:28 AM MDT
Russia jumps above Saudi Arabia as China’s biggest oil supplier Russia surpassed Saudi Arabia as China’s biggest oil supplier with…
Nations approve key UN science report on climate change
Monday, March 20, 2023, 6:22 AM MDT
Governments gave their blessing on Sunday to a major new U.N. report on climate change, after approval was held up…
OPEC+ to wait for clarity before acting, consultancy Energy Aspects says
Friday, March 17, 2023, 7 AM MDT
OPEC+ will probably wait for financial markets to calm before deciding whether it needs to react to oil’s rout by…
Buffett sees Occidental buying window as crude slump hits shares
Friday, March 17, 2023, 6:52 AM MDT
Occidental Petroleum Corp.’s weaker share price — dragged down by crude oil’s latest rout — is giving Warren Buffett another…
Top Biden adviser says US won’t rush to fill petroleum reserve
Friday, March 17, 2023, 6:42 AM MDT
The US is committed to replenishing the Strategic Petroleum Reserve but won’t rush to do so immediately despite the recent…
State and US officials tout spending to plug 'orphan wells'
Friday, March 17, 2023, 6:15 AM MDT
Stacks of valves, networks of pipes and hulking, two-story-tall tanks litter parts of the swampy landscape of Louisiana's Atchafalaya Basin,…
Exxon’s Texas plant is likely the last major US refinery project
Thursday, March 16, 2023, 7:10 AM MDT
When Exxon Mobil Corp.’s newest addition to its southeast Texas refinery ramps up to full production in the next few…
EPA 'neighbour' rule cuts downwind pollution by power plants
Wednesday, March 15, 2023, 2:26 PM MDT
A new “good neighbour” rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency will restrict smokestack emissions from power plants and other…
US-EU seek deal on minerals used in EVs in race for green investments
Tuesday, March 14, 2023, 6:59 AM MDT
The US and European Union are seeking a preliminary agreement on the supply of so-called critical minerals used in electric…
Biden backs $8 billion Alaska oil project despite climate peril
Tuesday, March 14, 2023, 6:47 AM MDT
President Joe Biden authorized a giant ConocoPhillips oil project in northwest Alaska. With the Interior Department’s new authorization, the company…
OPEC signals modest oil surplus next quarter on demand lull
Tuesday, March 14, 2023, 6:39 AM MDT
Global oil markets appear on track for a modest surplus next quarter amid a seasonal lull in demand, according to…