Breaking OPEC's Grip Forget about energy independence. We will continue to be...
To appreciate America's energy predicament in the post-Sept. 11 world, you don't have to visit the oil fields of Texas and Alaska or journey to East-of-Suez OPEC strongholds like Kuwait and Saudi A...
View ArticleIt's the oil, stupid
I can't help but think back to the recent roaring 1990s, when so many smart tech-stock pickers, and technology fund managers told us that energy prices didn't matter -- we had entered a new,...
View ArticleOil tops $51 on supply worries
Oil prices topped $51 on Tuesday to set another record as a long disruption in the Gulf of Mexico from Hurricane Ivan caused concern about winter heating fuel supplies and set off a round of...
View ArticleOil races toward $55 a barrel
Oil prices closed near the $55-a-barrel mark Wednesday as a fresh fall in U.S. heating oil stocks stoked worries over winter supplies.
View ArticleEnergy bill's winners and losers
As the energy bill moves closer to becoming law, debate is still raging over the first overhaul of national energy policy in a decade.
View ArticleRita fuels energy spike
Energy markets rallied Monday, with crude futures gaining more than $4 a barrel, as a tropical storm threatened to move into the Gulf of Mexico as a hurricane and OPEC leaders voiced resistance to...
View ArticleNo easy fix for Rita-damaged oil works
Getting off-shore oil and natural gas platforms back in service after two Gulf of Mexico hurricanes is proving difficult, according to a published report Friday.
View ArticleSuperdeep offshore drilling
The hurricanes of '05 have made clear how important offshore wells in the Gulf of Mexico are to oil production.
View ArticleOil rigs leaving Gulf of Mexico
Oil rigs are leaving the Gulf of Mexico in record numbers, threatening to put upward pressure on U.S. oil and natural gas prices, according to a report published Wednesday.
View ArticleWhy we still like Apache
With oil prices hovering near record levels, you would think energy investors would be all smiles. But shareholders of oil and gas producer Apache, one of the stocks we recommended from our 100 Fas...
View ArticleStocks step back at open
U.S. stocks pulled back at the start of trading Friday as oil rose on concern about a possible storm in the Gulf of Mexico.
View ArticleThe All-American oil stock
Ernesto was downgraded Monday and looks as though it's headed away from the most vulnerable part of the Gulf Coast. The price of oil pulled back almost $2 a barrel as a result.
View ArticleReport: Suits say Feds blocked oil royalties
Four government auditors who monitor leases for oil and gas on federal property charge the Interior Department suppressed their efforts to recover millions of dollars from companies they said cheated...
View ArticleStocks on the move Monday
The following shares were among the most actively traded Monday:
View ArticleWhy oil won't hit $100
Despite oil's record high last week, forget about crude going to $100 a barrel.
View ArticleOil gains on inventories, storms
Oil prices rose Wednesday as a tropical storm swirled in the Gulf of Mexico and the government reported that supplies of crude oil had fallen far more than expected.
View ArticleOil plummets nearly $3 a barrel
Oil prices fell sharply Thursday as credit and economic growth concerns pressured global stock markets, while oil traders assessed the storm threat to Gulf of Mexico oil operations after storm Erin was...
View ArticleOil retreats as storm fears cool
Oil fell Monday after forecasts showed Hurricane Dean was unlikely to plough through production and refining centers in the Gulf of Mexico.
View ArticleOil jumps on Fed rate cut, storm fears
Oil prices jumped Friday after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate to calm financial markets and on concerns Hurricane Dean could hit Gulf of Mexico installations.
View ArticleOil tops $74, even as storm worries ease
Oil futures rose Monday as traders eyed potentially destructive storms that could hit the Gulf of Mexico region.
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