US and International News

May 26, 2017

DENVER — An oil tank explosion in northern Colorado killed a worker and burned three others, shooting up flames just miles away from an unrelated gas blast last month and prompting fresh questions about safety in one of Colorado’s largest industries — oil and gas extraction.… Read More ➝

May 26, 2017

HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. rose by seven this week to 908. A year ago, 404 rigs were active. Houston oilfield services company Baker Hughes said Friday that 722 rigs sought oil and 185 explored for natural gas this week. One was … Read More ➝

May 26, 2017

GREELEY, Colo. — The Latest on a fatal oil tank fire in northern Colorado (all times local): 11:35 a.m. Two Colorado lawmakers are calling on the owner of an oil ta… Read More ➝

May 26, 2017

Stable gasoline prices are expected to fuel a slight increase in long trips this Memorial Day weekend. The AAA auto club predicts that 39 million Americans will make a trip of at least 50 miles this weekend, up 2.7 per cent from the same holiday last … Read More ➝

May 25, 2017

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s proposal to sell nearly half the U.S. emergency oil stockpile is renewing debate about whether the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is stil… Read More ➝

May 25, 2017

VIENNA — An alliance of many of the world’s biggest oil-producing nations extended their agreement to cut output for an additional nine months, an effort to support prices th… Read More ➝

May 25, 2017

VIENNA — The Latest on OPEC’s talks on extending its production cut agreement (all times local): 6:10 p.m. OPEC and other oil-producing nations have extended th… Read More ➝

May 25, 2017

TOKYO — While world attention has focused on Kim Jong Un’s recent missile tests, a month-long surge in gasoline prices in Pyongyang is showing no signs of letting up — … Read More ➝

May 24, 2017

VIENNA — The OPEC oil cartel and other producers, notably Russia, are this week expected to extend last year’s production cut in a concerted attempt to prevent oil prices fro… Read More ➝

May 24, 2017

COPENHAGEN — Denmark’s Dong Energy has reached an agreement to divest its oil and gas business to privately held chemicals group INEOS, saying it has reached its goal announced in November of transforming itself “into a leading, pure play renewables company.” Copenh… Read More ➝