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Gasoline prices are creeping up, just as summer driving season kicks into full gear with the July 4th holiday weekend.
Investors pummeled shares of oil drillers and BP on Tuesday, after President Obama talked tough about dealing with the worst oil spill in the nation's history.
Gasoline prices dropped on Tuesday for the 26th straight day as lower oil prices continue to work their way to the nation's drivers. It looks like there is room for pump prices to move even lower.
Oil prices continued their three-week slide on Tuesday, pulled down by falling global stock markets, a declining euro and saber-rattling in Korea.
Gas prices are poised to fall as Memorial Day approaches, a welcome change for motorists who have gotten used to seeing increases cut into their summer vacation money.
Chesapeake Energy Corp., one of the nation's largest natural gas producers, is scheduled to report its first-quarter results after the market closes Tuesday.
Pulling oil from the ground is proving to be easier and more profitable than getting drivers to fill up their cars and trucks with gasoline and diesel fuel.
Oil prices tumbled below $83 a barrel Tuesday on a stronger dollar and a falling stock market as investors worried about the ongoing European financial crisis.
Massey Energy could see where the demand for coal was coming from. So, it made a $1 billion bet that it could cash in on the burgeoning economies of Asia.
The giant explosion that killed 25 coal miners in West Virginia on Monday comes at a difficult time for the coal industry. It's faced with slumping demand because of the Great Recession and is feeling the pressure being put on U.S. and other countries to cut emissions of greenhouse gases that come from burning coal and other fuels.
The Associated Press has found that ConocoPhillips Chairman and CEO Jim Mulva's compensation slipped nearly 2 percent last year as the oil company struggled with weaker demand for its refined products.
The top executive of one of the nation's largest power companies received total compensation of $6.5 million in 2009, according to an Associated Press calculation of figures disclosed in a regulatory filing.
The top executive of American Electric Power received total compensation of $7.1 million in 2009, a 27 percent drop from the previous year, according to an Associated Press calculation of figures disclosed in a regulatory filing.
The renaissance of nuclear power in the U.S. appears inevitable. It just may not happen as smoothly as the Obama administration and others hope.
Oil prices rose above $80 a barrel for the first time in a week as the dollar weakened and refineries increased production ahead of the traditionally busy summer driving season.
Chesapeake Energy, one of the nation's largest producers of natural gas, reports its fourth quarter results after the stock market closes Wednesday.
Duke Energy, one of the nation's largest power generators, reports its fourth-quarter results Friday afternoon.
BP said Thursday that it is expanding a program to attract drivers by giving them a break when they fill up.
FirstEnergy said Thursday that it is buying Allegheny Energy in a $4.7 billion stock deal that will bring together two neighboring rivals to form one of the biggest power companies in the country.
The Connecticut explosion that killed five people won't slow the development of natural gas power plants. But it will likely lead to more scrutiny of a technique used to clear air from gas lines.
An unlikely source of energy has emerged to meet international demands that the United States do more to fight global warming: It's cleaner than coal, cheaper than oil and a 90-year supply is under our feet.
These New Year's resolutions won't make you look fabulous in time for swimsuit season or add 10 years to your life. Instead, your reward will be a fatter wallet and maybe a cleaner conscience, because this is about saving energy.
Power company Dynegy is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analysis related to the period.
Crude prices bounced above $80 per barrel once again on Wednesday, a level that even OPEC leaders have said is too high given the fragile state of the global economy.
Power company Exelon Corp. is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings on Friday. The following is a summary of key developments and analysis related to the period.
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