Oil closed over $100 a barrel Wednesday for just the second time since June on an improved economic picture and soaring stock markets, Bloomberg reported.
December 1, 2011Business, Fuel
Oil Closes Over $100 as Stock Markets Soar
Business, Fuel
Oil Tops $100 a Barrel in Early Trading
Oil rose to more than $100 a barrel in early trading Wednesday, marking a fourth straight day of increases, Bloomberg reported.
November 30, 2011Business, Fuel
Diesel Slides Under $4 a Gallon; Gasoline Falls 6.1¢ to $3.307
Diesel took its biggest decline in two months, falling 4.6 cents to $3.964 a gallon, a week after it had topped $4 for the first time in six months, the Department of Energy reported.
November 29, 2011Business, Fuel
Oil Rises Over $100 a Barrel
Oil rose to more than $100 a barrel in pre-market trading Monday, the highest in a week, on signs of U.S. economic recovery and following economic sanctions on Syria, Bloomberg reported.
November 28, 2011Business, Fuel
Daimler Delivers 1,000th Truck Powered by Natural Gas
Daimler Trucks North America said it has delivered its 1,000th truck powered by natural gas and added it was the first commercial vehicle manufacturer to reach that mark.
November 28, 2011Business, Fuel
Southern California Utility to Buy More NG Trucks
Southern California Gas Co. plans to add about 1,000 new natural-gas-powered trucks to its fleet over the next five years.
November 28, 2011Business, Fuel
Lack of Infrastructure Dampens Promise of Natural Gas as Alternative to Diesel
WASHINGTON — Natural gas holds a great deal of promise for the trucking industry as an alternative to diesel, but with the hurdles of infrastructure and costs, it’s rarely a viable option currently, trucking stakeholders said.
November 28, 2011Business, Fuel
Diesel Again Tops $4 a Gallon After 2.3¢ Rise
The average price of a gallon of diesel climbed above $4 last week, approaching levels not seen since spring, when trucking’s main fuel stayed over that benchmark for six weeks.
November 28, 2011Business, Fuel
Diesel Tops $4 for First Time Since May; Gasoline Drops 6.8¢ to $3.368 a Gallon
Diesel rose 2.3 cents to $4.01 a gallon, the first time it has topped $4 in more than six months, the Department of Energy reported.
November 22, 2011Business, Fuel
Diesel Jumps 10¢ to $3.987, in Largest Increase in 7 Months
U.S. retail diesel prices jumped last week, as the national average gained 10 cents a gallon to $3.987, the largest weekly increase in more than seven months, the Department of Energy reported.
November 21, 2011