Oil rose early Monday from its lowest level in six weeks after publicly traded Chinese companies reported better-than-expected earnings, Bloomberg reported.
August 23, 2010Business, Fuel
Oil Rises in Advance of Fuel-Price Report
Business, Government, Safety, Fuel
Diesel Fuel Price Slips 1.2¢ Following 3-Week Increase
In the face of record-setting petroleum stockpiles, the U.S. retail diesel price average dipped 1.2 cents to $2.979 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported.
August 23, 2010Business, Fuel
Oil Falls to Six-Week Low Under $74 a Barrel
Oil fell almost $1 to below $73.50 a barrel Friday, a six-week low, on a continued uncertain economic outlook, Bloomberg reported.
August 20, 2010Business, Fuel
Oil Declines to Near $75 a Barrel as Diesel Inventories Improve
Oil prices fell to near $75 a barrel Wednesday after earlier falling below $74 to the lowest intraday price since early July, Bloomberg reported.
August 18, 2010Government, Fuel
South Carolina Port Sets Truck Replacement Program
A truck replacement program designed to cut diesel emissions has been included as part of a legal settlement between the South Carolina State Ports Authority and an environmental group over expansion at the Port of Charleston.
August 17, 2010Business, Fuel
Diesel Dips 1.2¢ to $2.979, in First Decline in a Month
Diesel declined for the first time in four weeks, dipping 1.2 cents to $2.979 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.
August 16, 2010Business, Fuel
Diesel Jumps 6.3¢ to $2.991
The average price of a gallon of retail diesel in the country jumped 6.3 cents last week to $2.991, the largest one-week increase since early April, the Department of Energy reported.
August 16, 2010Fuel, Business
DOE Holds Diesel Forecast Under $3 a Gallon
The Department of Energy said diesel will average just below $3 a gallon this year, in line with its previous forecasts, but will climb over that level in 2011.
August 10, 2010Business, Fuel
Diesel Jumps 6.3¢ to $2.991 a Gallon
Spurred by higher oil prices, diesel’s national average retail price rose for a third straight week, jumping 6.3 cents to $2.991 a gallon, its biggest increase in four months, the Department of Energy said.
August 10, 2010Business, Government, Safety, Fuel, Autonomous
Bill Would Let Ports Set Rules on Environmental Standards
New legislation aimed at giving ports more authority to set environmental regulations is expanding the battle over the Port of Los Angeles’ controversial employees-only clean trucks plan from the courts to Congress.
August 9, 2010