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Government, Business, Fuel

California Gas Prices Dip Below $5 for First Time Since July

California pump prices fell below $5 a gallon for the first time since July, following national levels lower but still the highest in the country.

November 20, 2023
Government, Fuel

Record Fleet of Ships Coming to Load Oil in US Keeps Growing

The record number of supertankers sailing toward the shores of the U.S. is getting ever larger, as there are 51 ships headed to the nation’s ports over the next three months.

November 13, 2023
Government, Business, Fuel

Saudi Arabia, Russia Plan to Extend Oil Cut Through Year-End

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed Sept. 5 to extend their voluntary oil production cuts through the end of this year.

September 5, 2023
Government, Fuel

US to Buy 6 Million Barrels of Oil for Emergency Reserve

The Biden administration announced July 7 that it is purchasing 6 million barrels of crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as it continues to slowly refill the emergency stockpile.

July 10, 2023
Business, Fuel

Trans Mountain’s Rising Shipping Costs Draw Oil Producer Ire

Some of the largest oil producers in Canada are objecting to potentially rising costs and fees to ship their crude on the expanded Trans Mountain pipeline.

June 27, 2023
Government, Business, Fuel

Oil Surges After OPEC+’s Shocking Production Cut

Oil rallied the most in more than a year after OPEC+ unexpectedly announced output cuts that threaten to tighten the market and deliver a fresh inflationary jolt to the world economy.

April 3, 2023
Government, Business, Fuel

The World’s Most Important Oil Price Is About to Change

The world’s most important oil price is about to be transformed, allowing crude supplies from West Texas to help determine the price of millions of barrels a day of petroleum transactions.

March 30, 2023
Business, Fuel

Oil Falls Below $80 En Route to Biggest Run of Weekly Losses This Year

Oil headed for the longest stretch of weekly losses this year as central banks around the world stepped up the fight against inflation at the cost of economic growth.

September 23, 2022
Government, Business, Fuel

Biden Officials Weigh Buying Oil at Around $80 to Refill Reserves

The U.S. may begin refilling its emergency oil reserve when crude prices dip below $80 a barrel, according to people familiar with the matter.

September 13, 2022
Government, Business, Fuel

WTI Oil Drops Below $100 as Recession Fears Overwhelm Markets

West Texas Intermediate crude futures dropped below $100 a barrel for the first time since May 11 as concerns grow that a global economic slowdown will ultimately hobble demand.

July 5, 2022