U.S. & International
Biden seeks to boost fuel economy to thwart Trump rollback
Thursday, August 5, 2021, 6:07 AM MDT
The Biden administration wants automakers to raise gas mileage and cut tailpipe pollution between now and model year 2026, and it has…
SK Innovation to split battery business as EV demand rises
Wednesday, August 4, 2021, 6:36 AM MDT
SK Innovation Co. will split off its fast-growing battery business as it pushes ahead with plans to vastly increase production…
Suspected ship hijack near Iran Ends as Mideast tensions spike
Wednesday, August 4, 2021, 6:27 AM MDT
A suspected hijacking of a vessel near Iran has ended, the British Navy said Wednesday, days after a deadly drone attack on…
U.S. will review oil and gas leasing program in Alaska refuge
Wednesday, August 4, 2021, 6:07 AM MDT
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced Tuesday it is moving ahead with a new environmental review of oil and gas leasing in Alaska's…
ConocoPhillips beats estimates, posts highest profit since 2018
Tuesday, August 3, 2021, 7:02 AM MDT
ConocoPhillips beat estimates as rising commodity prices led America’s biggest independent oil producer to the highest profit in nearly three…
BP closes big oil earnings season with surprise dividend boost
Tuesday, August 3, 2021, 6:58 AM MDT
BP plc followed its Big Oil peers by increasing dividends and share buybacks as higher crude prices boosted profit. The…
Climate bid faces tricky path over money for electric cars
Thursday, July 29, 2021, 3:50 PM MDT
The bipartisan compromise on infrastructure cuts in half President Joe Biden's call for $15 billion to build 500,000 electric vehicle…
Ransomware attacks spur a renewed push for company mandates
Wednesday, July 28, 2021, 6:58 AM MDT
U.S. companies that provide critical services or have high-value trade secrets should be required to improve their cybersecurity and report…
Interior Secretary accused of defying U.S. judge on oil leasing
Wednesday, July 28, 2021, 6:35 AM MDT
Six weeks after a federal judge ordered the Biden administration to resume selling oil and gas leases on federal land,…
Tight access and data doubts cloud China’s carbon market
Wednesday, July 28, 2021, 6:31 AM MDT
China’s national carbon market, seen as a key tool to help the world’s top polluter curb emissions, is being hampered by…
Pemex is building refinery in green area it promised to protect
Tuesday, July 27, 2021, 6:38 AM MDT
It’s a massive new oil refinery in an era focused on renewable energy. It’ll cost more than promised. It’s behind…
Global LNG market faces shakeup from Japan’s green shift
Tuesday, July 27, 2021, 6:26 AM MDT
Japan’s aggressive new plan to champion clean energy is shaking up the liquefied natural gas market that it helped pioneer…
