Gasoline hits fresh high as refineries restart
As gasoline prices at the pump hit a fresh two-year high Tuesday, the futures market signaled the supply crunch for fuel created by Hurricane Harvey will soon ease.
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A war with North Korea could send oil prices skyrocketing
An open military conflict in Northern Asia would disrupt more than a third of global seaborne crude oil trade, Wood Mackenzie warned last week amid yet another escalation between North Korea, its neighbors, and the U.S.
Electric cars are taking off. What’s the problem with an electric pickup truck?
Americans no longer face a lack of choice when choosing an electric car — unless, that is, they want a pickup truck.
Report: Oil fading as an energy source because of electric vehicles
However: The pace at which the energy sector shifts to a low-carbon model isn’t fast enough to stave off the impacts of climate change, consultant group DNV GL found.
Exxon Mobil loses support of a powerful voice in climate change policy
It’s official: index fund giant Vanguard Group voted against Exxon Mobil management for the first time to require the oil and gas giant to report on climate change, according to proxy voting records published by Vanguard on Thursday.
Gasoline prices jump in Harvey’s wake
Gasoline prices surged to a two-year high at the pump Thursday after the owner of the largest pipeline in the U.S. reported that shipments are being sharply curtailed, spreading the economic pain from Hurricane Harvey throughout the nation.
U.S. senator asks FBI to probe Trump adviser Carl Icahn over biofuels push
A Democratic U.S. senator on Wednesday urged the FBI to investigate whether billionaire investor Carl Icahn broke the law when he called for biofuels policies that would have benefited his investments while serving as an adviser to President Donald Trump.
U.S. East Coast drivers to feel Harvey fury at gasoline pump
Motorists from Maine to Florida will soon feel the wrath of Hurricane Harvey without seeing a single raindrop.
Harvey’s toll on energy industry shows a Texas vulnerability
For years, much of the nation’s refinery capacity and chemical production have been concentrated along the swamps and narrow inlets of the Gulf of Mexico, risking devastation in a monster storm.
Harvey’s hidden side effect
74 incidents of excess air pollution have been reported since the hurricane hit, totaling more than one million pounds of emissions. More is on the way.
