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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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