The national average price of diesel fuel fell for a second straight week, dipping 1.5 cents to $4.692 a gallon, while gasoline rose above $4 for the first time, the Department of Energy said Monday.
June 10, 2008BusinessFuelGovernment
U.S. Trade Deficit Jumps 7.8% on Energy Costs
The U.S. trade deficit grew 7.8% in April to the highest level in more than a year, on surging energy costs, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
June 10, 2008GovernmentBusinessFuel
Saudi Arabia Seeks Meeting on Oil Prices
Saudi Arabia plans to call for a summit between oil-producing and consuming nations to discuss soaring crude prices, the Associated Press reported Monday.
June 9, 2008BusinessGovernmentFuel
Congress Tackles Splash-and-Dash Loophole Giving Tax Credit for Exported Biodiesel
Two bills circulating in Congress would eliminate a loophole that permits foreign producers of biodiesel to get a tax credit if they splash their product with petroleum-based diesel in the United States and then sell it overseas.
June 9, 2008BusinessFuel
Long Beach Port Approves Clean Trucks Plan
The Port of Long Beach, Calif., has approved the final details of its terms required for truckers to register for the ports new clean trucks program, scheduled to begin Oct. 1.
June 9, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
Diesel Price Dips 1.6瞽 to $4.707 a Gallon
The U.S. average diesel price took a break last week from its dizzying climb, dipping 1.6 cents a gallon to $4.707, the Department of Energy reported.
June 9, 2008BusinessFuel
Oil Jumps More Than $10 to Record $138.54 a Barrel
Crude oil jumped by a single-day record of more than $10 Friday close at a record $138.54 a barrel, marking an almost $16 increase over two days.
June 6, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernmentLogisticsFuel
Mullen Buys Fluid, Oilfield Transport Firm
Canadian transportation firm Mullen Group Income Fund said Thursday it would buy the transport unit of Essential Energy Services Trust for C$135 million.
June 5, 2008BusinessFuel
Oil Jump Erases Weeks Declines
Crude oil jumped more than $5 a barrel Thursday to close near $128 a barrel, erasing the declines from earlier in the week, and the Energy Department said it would delay scheduled oil deliveries to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until next spring, Bloomberg reported.
June 4, 2008BusinessSafetyFuel
ATA Backs Oil-Market Investigation
American Trucking Associations said Wednesday that it supports the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission for taking steps toward increasing transparency of the energy futures markets.
June 4, 2008