Articles tagged with gas
Mon, May 14, 2012
Gas-rich states lose fracking lottery
By Joan Gralla
(Reuters) - While Pennsylvania, northwestern Louisiana and gas-rich areas around the Gulf of Mexico are losing jobs and revenue as the fracking ...
Mon, May 14, 2012
BHP leaves door open to U.S. shale gas write-down
By Rebekah Kebede
ADELAIDE (Reuters) - BHP Billiton's
Tue, May 08, 2012
Analysis: China gas reforms spark investment boom
By Charlie Zhu
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's big state companies, confident on the outlook for domestic natural gas reforms, are buying up local ...
Mon, May 07, 2012
It's a gas: dinosaur flatulence may have warmed Earth
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a major new climate finding, researchers have calculated that dinosaur flatulence could have put enough methane into the atmosphere to warm ...
Thu, May 03, 2012
In Soros mold, ex-Enron gas trade whiz Arnold turns giver
By Kristen Hays and Jeanine Prezioso
HOUSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - To the list of unexpected windfalls created by the boom in shale gas production ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
Enbridge takes write-down on New Brunswick gas unit
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Enbridge Inc
Wed, May 02, 2012
Natgas trading legend Arnold retires, ending era
By Jeanine Prezioso
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Legendary natural gas trader John Arnold is closing down his flagship Centaurus fund, sources said o n Wednesday ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
Exclusive: Shale causes rise in waste gas pollution
By Henning Gloystein and Alessandra Prentice
LONDON (Reuters) - The shale energy boom is fuelling a rise in the burning of waste gas after years ...
Sat, April 28, 2012
China makes new proposal on Russia gas deal
By Melissa Akin and Gleb Bryanski
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Chinese energy officials signaled on Saturday they were keen to pursue a major gas deal with ...
Thu, April 26, 2012
Shell CFO: Wet gas switch will drop 2012 US production
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc
Wed, April 25, 2012
Chesapeake well leaks gas and drilling mud in Wyoming
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chesapeake Energy
Mon, April 23, 2012
Signs of cheaper gas could brighten Obama campaign
By Alister Bull
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New signs of lower U.S. gas prices could give a boost to President Barack Obama's re-election hopes ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
UK may lose 6 percent of summer gas due to North Sea leak
By Karolin Schaps
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain could be facing as much as a 6 percent cut to gas supplies this summer due to the ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
Stung by gas prices, Obama seeks new oil market crackdown
By Jeff Mason and Roberta Rampton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama, whose political fortunes are threatened by rising gasoline prices, proposed new ...
Sun, April 15, 2012
U.S. economy in better shape to handle high gas prices: Geithner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy is in a better position to deal with high gasoline prices, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Sunday ...
Fri, April 13, 2012
Obama orders oversight group on shale gas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama issued an executive order on Friday creating an interagency group to oversee development of natural gas from shale deposits ...
Wed, April 11, 2012
Drillers dropping diesel for cheaper natural gas
By Anna Driver
HOUSTON (Reuters) - North American oil and gas companies are trying to take the sting out of low natural gas prices by ...
Tue, April 10, 2012
U.S. new car gas mileage up 20 percent since 2007: study
(Reuters) - New cars and trucks sold in the United States are getting an average of 24 miles per gallon of gasoline, the highest ever ...
Sat, April 07, 2012
Gazprom flags Shtokman gas shift; Europe wary
By Denis Pinchuk
URENGOI, Russia (Reuters) - Gazprom
Mon, April 02, 2012
GM March U.S. sales boosted by gas-sipping models
By Bernie Woodall
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co
Sun, April 01, 2012
Total plans to fly staff to gas-leaking North Sea platform
By Karolin Schaps and Muriel Boselli
LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - French oil company Total
Sun, April 01, 2012
Total may fly experts to gas leaking North Sea platform
By Karolin Schaps and Muriel Boselli
LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - French oil company Total
Sun, April 01, 2012
Total to send staff to gas leaking Elgin platform
LONDON (Reuters) - French oil major Total
Thu, March 29, 2012
Exclusive: Encana seeks partner for several gas liquids plays
By Luke Pachymuthu
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Encana Corp
Wed, March 28, 2012
Gas leaks near flare as Total dismisses blast risk
By Sybille de La Hamaide and Karolin Schaps
PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - Explosive natural gas is leaking from Total's Elgin North Sea platform less ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
Americans angry with Obama over gas prices
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than two-thirds of Americans disapprove of the way President Barack Obama is handling high gasoline prices, although most ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
Gas Prices Now Averaging Over $4 Per Gallon In Wisconsin
UNDATED (KDAL) - Expensive gas in the southeastern part of the state has upped the average in Wisconsin for a gallon of unleaded gasoline to ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
Total: "may be months" to stop North Sea gas cloud
By Oleg Vukmanovic
LONDON (Reuters) - A cloud of explosive natural gas boiling up from the North Sea out of a leak at Total's ...
Mon, March 26, 2012
Analysis: Gas price spike revives fight over energy taxes
By Kim Dixon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil, the world's most profitable corporation, says it paid more than 45 percent of its 2011 income ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
Facing heat over gas price rise, Obama vows to speed pipeline's southern leg
By Jeff Mason
CUSHING, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Standing in front of a row of pipes, President Barack Obama pledged on Thursday to accelerate approval of ...
Mon, March 19, 2012
Insight: Natural gas pain is oil's gain as frack crews head to N.Dakota
By Selam Gebrekidan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Collapsing natural gas prices have yielded an unexpected boon for North Dakota's shale oil bonanza, easing a ...
Sun, March 18, 2012
Obama should fire advisers over gas prices: Romney
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Sunday called for President Barack Obama to fire three top administration officials as ...
Fri, March 16, 2012
Analysis: Steelmakers eye gas to cut costs, drive exports
By Steve James
NEW YORK (Reuters) - America's steel industry, for decades a symbol of industrial decline, is betting on natural gas to make ...
Fri, March 16, 2012
Connacher Oil and Gas loss doubles, sees lower 2012 output
(Reuters) - Canada's Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd's
Tue, March 13, 2012
Senate defeats tax break for natural gas trucks
By Roberta Rampton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan proposal to provide tax incentives for natural gas vehicles was defeated in a Senate vote on Tuesday ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
FERC warns power, natural gas traders on manipulation
By Scott DiSavino and Eileen O'Grady
NEW YORK/HOUSTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. energy regulator on Thursday warned power and natural gas ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
U.S. mass transit use up with gas prices, economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans took 10.4 billion trips on public transportation in 2011, the second-highest total since 1957, as gasoline prices rose and the ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
Mass transit use up with gas prices, improving economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans took 10.4 billion trips on public transportation in 2011, the second-highest total since 1957, as gasoline prices rose and the ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
Exxon eyeing Turkish shale gas prospects: TPAO CEO
By Humeyra Pamuk
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil
Mon, March 12, 2012
Obama defends energy policies amid gas price pain
By Alister Bull
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama launched the most comprehensive defense to date of his energy policies on Monday, pushing back against ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
Appalachia banks on natural gas, chemical plants
By Ernest Scheyder
WHEELING, West Virginia (Reuters) - In George Vacheresse's lifetime, Appalachia has fallen from its prime when steel mills and coal mines ...
Thu, March 08, 2012
Exxon Mobil sees dip in oil, gas output this year
By Matt Daily
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp
Thu, March 08, 2012
Exxon Mobil sees dip in oil, gas output this year
By Matt Daily
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp
Thu, March 08, 2012
Exxon Mobil sees dip in oil, gas output this year
By Matt Daily
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp
Thu, March 08, 2012
Exxon Mobil sees dip in 2012 oil, gas output
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp
Wed, March 07, 2012
Obama returns fire at Republicans over gas prices
By Missy Ryan
MOUNT HOLLY, North Carolina (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, under Republican attack for high gas prices that could harm his re-election bid ...
Wed, March 07, 2012
Obama returns fire at Republicans over gas prices
By Missy Ryan
MOUNT HOLLY, North Carolina (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, under Republican attack for high gas prices that could harm his re-election bid ...
Wed, March 07, 2012
Show, don't tell: U.S. natural gas traders question cuts
By Edward McAllister
NEW YORK (Reuters) - North American natural gas producers face one big problem as they pledge to cut production to bolster prices ...
Thu, March 01, 2012
February auto sales rise to highest level in 4 years
By Deepa Seetharaman and Ben Klayman
DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. auto sales rose nearly 16 percent in February and the annual sales rate leapt ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Analysis: Gas prices siphon sales from restaurants
By Nivedita Bhattacharjee
(Reuters) - Genevieve Spinella sold her Lincoln Navigator in August and bought a more fuel efficient Kia Soul as gasoline prices began ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Greece invites bids for state gas group DEPA
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece has invited bids for state-owned gas company DEPA, as it moves ahead with a privatization program targeted to raise 19 billion ...
Tue, February 21, 2012
White House seeks to deflect blame over rising gas prices
By Alister Bull
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Under fire from Republicans over rising gasoline prices, the White House on Tuesday highlighted factors beyond its control for ...
Tue, February 21, 2012
Gas Prices Continue To Rise
UNDATED (KDAL) - The cost for a gallon of unleaded regular gasoline is now averaging 3.57 in the U-S with some spots already over ...
Fri, February 17, 2012
Exclusive: As natural gas wild ways return, funds fail to thrive
By Barani Krishnan and Joseph Silha
(Reuters) - For the dozen or so niche hedge funds that make their money in the natural gas market ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
U.S. filmmaker arrested at House hearing on shale gas
By Ayesha Rascoe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The director of a U.S. documentary that portrays shale gas production as dangerous was arrested and escorted out ...
Sat, January 28, 2012
Arrests in Oakland protests rise to more than 400
By Emmett Berg
OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) - Crews cleaned up Oakland's historic City Hall on Sunday from damage inflicted overnight during violent anti-Wall Street ...
Thu, January 26, 2012
Obama pushes energy plan on campaign-style tour
By Caren Bohan
AURORA, Colorado (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pitched a plan on Thursday to boost U.S. use of natural gas and open ...
Tue, January 24, 2012
Obama backs shale gas drilling
By Ayesha Rascoe and Edward McAllister
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday pledged support for the U.S. shale gas boom ...
Mon, January 23, 2012
Obama to tout natural gas benefits in State of Union
By Ayesha Rascoe and Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will encourage the country's booming natural gas output in his State of ...
Mon, January 23, 2012
Obama to tout natural gas benefits in State of Union
By Ayesha Rascoe and Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will encourage the country's booming natural gas output in his State of ...
Sat, January 14, 2012
China's Wen presses Saudi Arabia for oil access
By Chris Buckley
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pressed Saudi Arabia to open its huge oil and gas resources to expanded Chinese investment ...
Mon, January 09, 2012
Study needed on shale gas effects on health: group
By Ayesha Rascoe
ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) - The public health effects of shale gas development need to be rigorously studied as production rapidly spreads in ...
Wed, January 04, 2012
Lawmaker questions merits of natural gas exports
By Roberta Rampton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Another Democratic lawmaker is raising questions about whether the government should approve pending applications for expanded exports of natural ...
Tue, January 03, 2012
Total in $2.3 billion U.S. shale gas deal
By James Regan and Caroline Jacobs
PARIS (Reuters) - French oil group Total SA
Fri, December 30, 2011
Natural gas price plunge puts heat on producers
By Anna Driver and Braden Reddall
(Reuters) - A steep drop in natural gas prices is squeezing the profits of producers such as Southwestern Gas ...
Sun, December 11, 2011
Goldman Sachs to run E.On gas sale: FT
LONDON (Reuters) - Germany's largest utility E.On
Tue, December 06, 2011
Shale gas bright spot in troubled U.S. economy: report
By Roberta Rampton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. shale gas boom has created more than 600,000 U.S. jobs so far, a leading ...
Tue, December 06, 2011
Exclusive: Shell strikes shale gas in China
By Tom Bergin
DOHA (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc has found shale gas in China, a development that could cap imports in a market ...
Mon, December 05, 2011
New U.N. climate deal struck, critics say gains modest
By Nina Chestney and Jon Herskovitz
DURBAN (Reuters) - Countries from around the globe agreed on Sunday to forge a new deal forcing all the ...
Sun, December 04, 2011
U.S. sees little new in China greenhouse gas cut pledge
By Jon Herskovitz
DURBAN (Reuters) - The United States is sceptical that China's comments it could support a legally binding deal to cut its ...
Sun, November 27, 2011
Iraq clinches $17 bln flared gas deal with Shell
By Ahmed Rasheed
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq signed a final $17 billion deal with Royal Dutch Shell
Fri, November 18, 2011
Delaware River natural gas drilling vote postponed
By Edward McAllister
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A key vote scheduled for Monday to lift a natural gas drilling ban in the Delaware River Basin ...
Wed, November 16, 2011
Ohio gas explosion destroys buildings; woman hospitalized
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - A gas explosion in southeastern Ohio on Wednesday morning destroyed at least two buildings and sent one woman to the hospital, officials ...
Mon, November 14, 2011
Propane gas leak causes evacuations at Texas Gulf port
By Jared Taylor
EDINBURG, Texas (Reuters) - A propane gas leak at a port at the southern tip of Texas injured one person and led ...
Thu, October 13, 2011
Songbirds decline as Wyoming oil and gas soars: study
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Key populations of songbirds are in decline in the sagebrush plains of southwestern Wyoming as oil and gas ...
Tue, October 11, 2011
Ukraine-Russia gas deal: Tymoshenko's biggest bet
By Olzhas Auyezov
KIEV (Reuters) - Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's career is a long series of big -- and mostly successful -- political wagers ...
Tue, October 11, 2011
Russia says close to final stage on China gas deal
By Gleb Bryanski
BEIJING (Reuters) - Russia said Tuesday it was close to the final stage of a huge gas supply deal with China, in ...
Thu, September 29, 2011
Gas explosion at hotel in Islamabad injures six
By Augustine Anthony
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - An apparent gas explosion at a hotel in a commercial area of the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Thursday injured ...
Mon, September 26, 2011
Gas leak blast destroys Seattle house, two injured
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A fiery explosion from a natural gas leak leveled a house in Seattle early on Monday, seriously injuring two people and shattering ...
Mon, August 29, 2011
Exclusive: Big oil companies may have to give up Iraq gas
By Ahmed Rasheed and Daniel Fineren
DUBAI (Reuters) - Many of the world's biggest energy companies may have to surrender most of the gas ...
Tue, August 23, 2011
Analysis: Shell faces challenges over Iraq gas deal
By Rania El Gamal
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Shell, Europe's biggest oil and gas company, is likely to face long delays in bringing a $17 ...
Fri, August 12, 2011
U.S. calls for boycott of Syrian oil and gas
By Arshad Mohammed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday for the first time called on countries to stop buying Syrian oil and gas ...
Thu, August 11, 2011
Panel seeks more disclosure on natural gas drilling
By Ayesha Rascoe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal panel sketched out its first vision of a regulatory roadmap for the booming shale natural gas industry ...
Tue, August 09, 2011
NY official wants gas drillers to feed cleanup fund
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's natural gas drillers should pay into a fund to cover any cleanups or accidents, the state comptroller said ...
Mon, August 08, 2011
Gas-soaked Idaho man jailed for bomb threats
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A man soaked in gasoline and armed with a machete threatened to blow up himself and police during ...
Tue, August 02, 2011
Mustard gas vapors detected at Army weapons depot
DENVER (Reuters) - Mustard gas vapors were detected seeping from a chemical weapons depot in southern Colorado on Tuesday, but no one was sickened or ...
Sun, July 31, 2011
Analysis: Gas engines at center of fuel efficiency drive
By John Crawley and Deepa Seetharaman
WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) - Automakers have agreed to produce by the quarter-century mark the most fuel- efficient cars and ...
Tue, July 26, 2011
Superior Convenience Store Robbed Twice In 2 Weeks
SUPERIOR, WI (KDAL) - The Superior Police Department is investigating two separate early morning robberies at the same Spur Gas and Convenience Store at 1706 ...
Sun, July 24, 2011
Gas jumps more than 8.5 cents per gallon in U.S.: survey
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The average price for a gallon of gasoline in the United States rose for the first time since early May following ...
Tue, July 12, 2011
Woman In Gas Mask Closes Duluth Post Office
DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - The main Duluth Post Office on Michigan Street was closed for much of the day on Monday as a precaution after ...
Sun, July 10, 2011
U.S. gas prices dip to near $3.62/gallon
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The average price for a gallon of gasoline in the United States fell slightly over the past two weeks, according to ...
Sat, July 09, 2011
Over 1,400 arrested, tear gas fired in Malaysia protest
By Niluksi Koswanage and Razak Ahmad
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian police fired repeated rounds of tear gas and detained over 1,400 people in ...
Fri, July 01, 2011
Insight: Goodbye gasoline? GM gives natural gas cars a boost
By Edward McAllister
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American automobiles have a limited diet, but gasoline's monopoly at the pump may be ending. The giant ...
Wed, June 29, 2011
Ten Tyson poultry workers still hospitalized after gas exposure
By Suzi Parker
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - Ten workers remained hospitalized on Wednesday after chemical exposure this week at a Tyson Foods Inc. chicken ...
Wed, June 29, 2011
Gas, oil abundant in Alaska's Cook inlet: report
By Yereth Rosen
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Alaska's Cook Inlet basin still has potential for abundant natural gas and oil discoveries even after five ...
Sun, June 26, 2011
Natural gas drilling might disappoint investors: NYT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - While natural gas companies like ConocoPhillips
Sun, June 26, 2011
U.S. gas prices dip slightly to near $3.63/gallon
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. average retail gasoline prices fell over the past two weeks and could ease a bit more in coming weeks ...
Fri, June 24, 2011
Gas Below $3.00 A Gallon?
TERRE HAUTE, IN (WIBQ) -- This is good news for the upcoming holiday: gas prices could be falling. The International Energy Agency said yesterday that ...
Thu, June 23, 2011
House OKs speed-up of Arctic oil/gas permitting
By Ayesha Rascoe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives passed legislation on Wednesday that would speed up approvals for drilling in the Arctic by ...
Thu, June 16, 2011
Russia, China edge closer to strategic gas deal
By Ben Blanchard and Alexei Anishchuk
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia edged closer on Thursday to an elusive 30-year gas supply deal with China that could ...
Tue, June 07, 2011
Indiana Gas Prices Fifth Highest In The United States
TERRE HAUTE, IN (WIBQ) -- Hoosiers are paying the fifth-highest gas prices in the country. The Triple-A says the average price in Indiana is $4 ...
Mon, June 06, 2011
Gas prices, Europe may be weighing on jobs: Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, in his first direct comments about May's weak U.S. jobs data that alarmed financial markets, said on ...
Fri, May 27, 2011
High Gas Prices Not Impacting Holiday Weekend Travel
UNDATED (KDAL) - Unlike previous years when gas prices typically rise just before the Memorial Day Weekend, the price at the pump has actually dropped ...
Wed, May 25, 2011
Missile defense, shale gas top Obama agenda in Poland
By Gareth Jones
WARSAW (Reuters) - From missile defense to shale gas, President Barack Obama will reaffirm a U.S. commitment to Poland's security ...
Tue, May 24, 2011
Fed officials see recovery firm even as gas costs weigh
By Mark Felsenthal
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri (Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials on Tuesday expressed confidence in the U.S. economic recovery despite high gas prices ...
Tue, May 24, 2011
Gas Prices Starting To Drop
UNDATED (KDAL) - Gas prices are showing signs of dropping but are still far above what they were a year ago. The average price of ...
Tue, May 17, 2011
Costco to enter high-priced Chicago gas market
By Jessica Wohl
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Costco Wholesale Corp will soon start selling gasoline at its Chicago warehouse store, a move that should drive more ...
Thu, May 12, 2011
Americans buy less food as gas prices rise: survey
By Dhanya Skariachan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. shoppers are making fewer shopping trips, eating out less, and skimping even on groceries to rein ...
Thu, May 12, 2011
Retail sales rise 0.5 percent in April on food, gas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales at U.S. retailers posted their smallest gain in nine months in April as high food and gasoline prices drew spending ...
Wed, May 11, 2011
Fed should "ease up on gas" in 2011: Kocherlakota
By Emily Flitter
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Narayana Kocherlakota on Wednesday repeated his call for a half-percentage-point interest rate hike ...
Sun, May 08, 2011
U.S. gas prices hit $4 a gallon, but may retreat
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The average price for a gallon of gasoline in the United States rose 11.98 cents in the past two weeks ...
Fri, May 06, 2011
Record High Wisconsin Gas Prices
UNDATED (WRN) - Gasoline prices in Wisconsin have reached an all time record high. Triple-A's daily Fuel Gauge Report says the average price of ...
Fri, May 06, 2011
Obama, taking aim at Big Oil, says gas prices hurt
By Matt Spetalnick
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday that high gasoline prices are sapping the spending power of Americans, as he ...
Wed, May 04, 2011
Maryland prepares lawsuit over PA gas drilling effect on water
By Dave Warner
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The state of Maryland plans to sue the company that operated a gas well that ruptured in Pennsylvania, spilling ...
Tue, May 03, 2011
Gas Prices
UNDATED (WKZO) -- We are now paying record amounts at the gas pump, Gas Prices have now gone up above the west Michigan record BP ...
Mon, May 02, 2011
Obama vows relief on gas prices
By Matt Spetalnick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said he was seeking ways to provide "immediate relief" for high U.S. gasoline prices as ...
Sun, May 01, 2011
Lawmakers try to score points on high gas prices
By Ayesha Rascoe and Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With U.S. gasoline prices surging to $4 a gallon, lawmakers will be scrambling this week ...
Sun, May 01, 2011
Gas prices and debt to dominate Congress in May
By Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Congress returns to work on Monday to begin negotiations in earnest on the government's jumbo-sized debt, even ...
Sat, April 23, 2011
Obama sees no magic bullet to push down gas prices
By Steve Holland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama told Americans on Saturday there is no "magic bullet" to bring down high gasoline prices and said ...
Mon, April 18, 2011
Offshore natural gas platform worker dies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An employee on a non-producing offshore natural gas platform died after falling through a deck opening on Monday, the U.S. offshore ...
Sat, April 16, 2011
As gas prices rise, some drivers head to Mexico
By Jim Forsyth
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. drivers on the southern border could cut $1.20 or more per gallon from their ...
Wed, April 13, 2011
How Will High Gas Prices Affect Area Tourism?
DULUTH, Min. (MNN) - Northeastern Minnesota is a big vacation draw every summer. But will high gas prices keep visitors away this year? Duluth-based economist ...
Wed, April 13, 2011
High gas prices hurt U.S. confidence: Reuters/Ipsos poll
By John Whitesides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rising U.S. gasoline prices have damaged confidence in the country's future and forced Americans to change their ...
Sun, April 10, 2011
Gallon of gas jumps to $3.76: survey
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The average price for a gallon of gasoline in the United States has moved closer to $4, jumping ...
Tue, April 05, 2011
Obama 2012 team fears voter backlash on gas prices
By Tim Reid and Alister Bull
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House officials are increasingly worried that rising gasoline prices, and disruptions to the global oil ...
Tue, April 05, 2011
Late Easter, gas prices hit U.S. store sales
By Jessica Wohl
CHICAGO (Reuters) - March sales at U.S. retail chains probably dropped modestly, held back by the combination of a later Easter ...
Fri, April 01, 2011
Gas-sipping cars drive March sales gain
By Deepa Seetharaman and Ben Klayman
DETROIT (Reuters) - Sales of small cars raced ahead in March as buyers flocked to more fuel-efficient vehicles, a ...
Tue, March 29, 2011
U.S. March auto sales seen up, but gas prices weigh
By Ben Klayman
DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. auto sales in March are expected to rise about 12 percent from last year's depressed levels ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
Working with mustard gas linked to lung cancer
By Amy Norton
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Workers involved in mustard-gas production during the World War II era showed heightened odds of lung cancer ...
Mon, March 21, 2011
Rising gas prices eating into shopping budgets
By Dhanya Skariachan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shoppers plan to wait until next year and beyond to spend generously again, a survey on Monday showed ...
Sun, March 20, 2011
Gas Prices Impacting Local Business
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Gas prices in the Green Bay area have stayed fairly steady this week, but some businesses are having to adjust ...
Sat, March 19, 2011
Syrian mourners call for revolt, forces fire tear gas
By Suleiman al-Khalidi
DERAA, Syria (Reuters) - Thousands of mourners called on Saturday for "revolution" at the funeral of protesters killed by Syrian security forces ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Boeing supplier concerned over Japan gas supply
By Mariko Katsumura
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese company making galleys for the long-awaited Boeing <BA.N> 787 Dreamliner said delivery of the component could ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Gas explosion, fire in Minneapolis force evacuations
By David Bailey
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A natural gas line exploded in Minneapolis on Thursday, shooting flames several stories into the air, forcing the evacuation ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Gas Line Explosion Closes I-35W In Minneapolis
Nobody was hurt but two major highways in the south Minneapolis area were closed due to a huge gas line explosion this morning. Several ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
Road fund solvent despite gas tax concerns: LaHood
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A multibillion-dollar highway and transit construction fund is healthy enough to support current and future projects despite its dependence on gas tax ...
Tue, March 08, 2011
Gas tanker overturns on Connecticut highway
BOSTON (Reuters) - A gasoline tanker overturned on Interstate 91 in North Haven, Connecticut on Tuesday, shutting down traffic in both directions and snarling the ...
Fri, March 04, 2011
Gas prices rise, as do savings for transit riders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gasoline prices are spiking and with them the savings for U.S. commuters who rely on public transportation, a transit group said ...
Wed, March 02, 2011
Gas drives Costco, BJ's Wholesale February sales
By Jessica Wohl
CHICAGO (Reuters) - February sales at Costco Wholesale Corp <COST.O> and BJ's Wholesale Club Inc <BJ.N> surpassed Wall Street ...
Mon, February 28, 2011
Retailers' sales rise, but gas prices threaten
By Phil Wahba
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top retailers posted stronger-than-expected sales gains for February, a show of strength that could dissipate this spring as ...
Mon, February 28, 2011
Oil and gas companies need to do more on corruption: report
MILAN (Reuters) - Global oil and gas companies still need to do more to help stamp out corruption in the countries where they operate despite ...
Fri, February 25, 2011
Gas Prices Take Another Jump
The price of regular unleaded has increased to a statewide average of around $3.43 a gallon in the last 24 hours. It was ...
Thu, February 24, 2011
Blast at Chesapeake gas drilling site in Pennsylvania: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three people were injured late Wednesday when a large fire raged at a Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling site in western ...
Mon, February 21, 2011
BP suspends gas, oil drilling preparations in Libya
LONDON (Reuters) - BP PLC <BP.L> has suspended preparations for exploratory drilling for oil and gas in western Libya due to growing unrest in ...
Mon, February 14, 2011
Cracked Gas Pipe May Have Triggered Fatal Allentown blast
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A crack in a 12-inch gas main is the likely cause of an explosion that killed five people in Allentown last week ...
Thu, February 10, 2011
PetroChina pays $5.4 billion for Canadian gas assets
By Jeffrey Jones and Farah Master
CALGARY, Alberta/HONG KONG (Reuters) - PetroChina is purchasing half of a prolific shale gas project from Canada's ...
Wed, February 09, 2011
Republicans bash EPA over greenhouse gas rules
By Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers, who unveiled a bill to stop the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases, said the agency ...
Thu, February 03, 2011
Natural gas crunch leaves thousands shivering in Southwest
Dennis Carroll
SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - Thousands of New Mexicans and others across the Southwest were left huddling against bitter cold on Thursday ...
Wed, February 02, 2011
U.S. probes BP for gas market manipulation
LONDON (Reuters) - BP said U.S. regulators were considering filing charges against it related to alleged manipulation of the gas market.
"The U.S ...
Sat, January 29, 2011
Gas leak at Texas oil refinery prompts evacuation
HOUSTON (Reuters) - No injuries were reported due to a gas leak at a Texas City, Texas, refinery that forced the evacuation of nearby homes ...
Mon, January 24, 2011
Ohio lake town fighting fires from natural gas
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Firefighters in an Ohio town were battling blazes at a home and an apartment building on Monday, after an apparent natural ...
Mon, January 24, 2011
Small Ohio lake town shut down following gas line problem
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Residents of an Ohio town have been advised to stay in their homes following a gas line malfunction that caused as ...
Wed, January 19, 2011
Philadelphia gas blast leaves one dead, three critically injured
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Three workers were hospitalized in critical condition on Wednesday after a gas explosion in northeast Philadelphia that killed a colleague, a spokeswoman ...
Thu, January 06, 2011
Test Your Home For Radon Gas
A radon test is an important way to prevent exposure to the odorless, colorless and tasteless gas in our homes. Radon is the second-leading ...
Mon, December 27, 2010
U.S. gas price tops $3 a gallon, highest since Oct '08
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The average price of U.S. gasoline rose above $3 a gallon over the past week, reaching its highest level since October ...
Wed, December 22, 2010
Minnesota Gas Prices Top 3 Dollars A Gallon
As the holiday traveling season gets underway, the price for a gallon of unleaded gasoline, on average in Minnesota, is now over $3.02 ...
Wed, December 15, 2010
BP had gas blowout in 2008: WikiLeaks
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Leaked U.S. diplomatic cables reveal BP <BP.L> suffered a blowout on an Azerbaijan gas platform in September 2008 and ...
Sat, December 11, 2010
New York governor halts gas "fracking" until July
By Daniel Trotta and Edith Honan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor David Paterson on Saturday halted a controversial form of natural gas drilling ...
Tue, December 07, 2010
Americans strongly oppose proposed gas tax hike
By Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans by a wide margin oppose a proposal to raise the U.S. gasoline tax by 15 cents a ...
Mon, December 06, 2010
Gas Prices Up 4 Cents In Past Two Weeks
LANSING, Mich (WQTX) A new survey finds the average price of regular gasoline in the United States has jumped four-cents in the last two ...
Fri, December 03, 2010
Average Minnesota Gas Prices Inch Toward $3 Per Gallon
The average price of gas in Minnesota is closing in on 3 dollars a gallon. Regular unleaded is now around 2.98 a gallon ...
Tue, November 30, 2010
Moratorium on gas drilling passes New York legislature
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York State Assembly on Monday gave final approval to a six-month moratorium on a controversial method of natural gas ...
Fri, November 26, 2010
Final draft of Iraq gas deal with Shell within 10 days
By Rania El Gamal
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - The final draft of Iraq's multibillion-dollar deal with Royal Dutch Shell to capture flared gas at ...
Tue, November 23, 2010
China says it is world's top greenhouse gas emitter
By Chris Buckley
BEIJING (Reuters) - China acknowledged on Tuesday it is the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases stoking global warming, confirming what ...
Fri, November 19, 2010
EPA to delay decision on ethanol-blended gas
By Tom Doggett
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday it would delay until January a decision whether gasoline blended with up ...
Thu, November 18, 2010
Migrating pool of gas closes post office in MT town
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Hazardous fumes from a 10,000-gallon gasoline leak forced the evacuation and closure of the post office on ...
Wed, November 17, 2010
GE Oil & Gas Plant in Oshkosh May Close
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WTAQ) - GE Oil & Gas officials say they're considering closing its Oshkosh plant, which would mean a loss of jobs and other ...
Tue, November 16, 2010
Pittsburgh council bans natural gas drilling
By Jon Hurdle
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Pittsburgh City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to ban natural gas drilling in the city amid concern about ...
Tue, November 09, 2010
Chevron bets on shale gas with $3.2 billion Atlas buy
By Matt Daily
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chevron Corp <CVX.N> plans to buy U.S. natural gas producer Atlas Energy <ATLS.O> for $3 ...
Tue, November 09, 2010
Gas Prices Up 20 Cents Statewide
LANSING, Mich (WQTX) AAA Michigan says gasoline prices are up 20 cents per gallon over the past week to a statewide average of $3 ...
Fri, October 29, 2010
California unveils greenhouse gas trading plan
By Peter Henderson
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California unveiled on Friday its final blueprint of a market system to curb greenhouse gases, relaxing expected rules ...
Fri, October 29, 2010
California unveils greenhouse gas trading scheme
By Peter Henderson
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California unveiled its final draft of a market system to curb greenhouse gases, relaxing expected rules in the ...
Tue, October 26, 2010
Pennsylvania halts new leases for gas drilling
By Jon Hurdle
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell on Tuesday halted further leasing of state land for natural gas drilling, citing the need ...
Thu, October 21, 2010
Pennsylvania governor declares natural gas tax dead
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell on Thursday declared his plan to tax natural gas production "clearly dead this year" and accused Republican ...
Wed, October 20, 2010
Some Stations Selling Gas For Over Three Dollars
(Undated) -- As unpopular as it is, there are a few gas stations in the state selling regular unleaded for more than three-dollars a gallon ...
Tue, October 19, 2010
Walker, Barrett Vow Not to Raid Gas Tax Fund
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Both major candidates for Wisconsin governor have promised not to do what Jim Doyle did – use designated highway money for things ...
Sun, October 10, 2010
Statoil agrees $1.3 billion U.S. shale gas JV with Talisman
By Gwladys Fouche
OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian oil firm Statoil is expanding further its shale gas operations in the United States, saying on Sunday it ...
Wed, October 06, 2010
Big Jump In Gas Prices
(Undated) -- Yes, it's true -- gas prices are much higher than they were a week ago. MinnesotaGasPrices.com reports regular unleaded has jumped about ...
Fri, October 01, 2010
Gas suppliers take buyout fight to court
By Tom Hals
WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - Air Products and Chemicals Inc <APD.N> will take its $5.5 billion bid for rival industrial gas ...
Thu, September 30, 2010
PA town in gas-drilling debate gets new water main
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Pennsylvania town that has become symbolic in the debate over the safety of the natural gas drilling process known as fracking ...
Wed, September 29, 2010
Pennsylvania GOP rejects natural gas tax plan
By Jon Hurdle
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A top Pennsylvania Republican rejected a Democratic-sponsored plan for taxing natural gas production on Wednesday, vowing to stop a ...
Tue, September 28, 2010
Pennsylvania struggles to enact natural gas tax
By Jon Hurdle
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell's plan to tax natural gas production in one of America's biggest fields faces ...
Mon, September 27, 2010
Expect About The Same Natural Gas Bills
(Minneapolis, MN) -- People who heat with natural gas can expect to see bills this winter on a par with last year. CenterPoint Energy of ...
Sat, September 18, 2010
California regulators ask PG&E for gas pipeline details
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California utility regulators asked Pacific Gas & Electric Co to provide a list of potential weak spots in the company's natural ...
Wed, September 15, 2010
Gas Prices Jump In This Area
The current spike in gas prices in the Twin Ports and across Minnesota and Wisconsin is largely due to the shutdown of two major ...
Tue, September 14, 2010
Gas Prices Higher
UNDATED (WKZO) -- Instead of the expected post labor day decline, AAA Michigan says gasoline prices are up 12 cents per gallon over last week ...
Sun, September 12, 2010
Japan frees China boat crew, calls for gas talks
By Ben Blanchard and Yoko Kubota
BEIJING/TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Monday freed the crew of a Chinese fishing boat detained last week in ...
Fri, September 10, 2010
PG&E ordered to inspect gas pipeline after blast
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California regulators have ordered utility PG&E Corp to inspect its natural gas pipeline system following an explosion that destroyed a ...
Wed, September 08, 2010
Rural Pennsylvania town fights big gas
By Jon Hurdle
EAGLES MERE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - In the rush to develop America's biggest new source of domestic energy, one community is fighting ...
Wed, August 25, 2010
Afghan girls fall ill after apparent gas poisoning
KABUL (Reuters) - About 40 schoolgirls became ill and were taken to hospital after a suspected gas poisoning in the Afghan capital Wednesday, another apparent ...
Tue, August 17, 2010
Gas Prices Holding Lower
(KDAL, Duluth,MN) -- Crude oil has settled to a five-week low, and the price of gas continues to follow suit. MinnesotaGasPrices.Com reports regular ...
Tue, August 03, 2010
Gas Station Worker Charged For Using Bat To Threaten Customers
(Burnsville, MN) -- A gas station employee is facing charges after admitting to threatening customers with a baseball bat. Forty-seven-year-old Mahmoud Ahmed Alsharif confessed to ...
Sat, July 31, 2010
BP may sell German gas stations for $2.6 billion: report
VIENNA (Reuters) - BP Plc is seeking to sell its German petrol station chain Aral for around 2 billion euros ($2.6 billion), German magazine ...
Fri, July 30, 2010
Gas Chain Executive Killed In Motorcycle Crash
(Bozeman, MT) -- A top executive of a Wisconsin-based gas station and convenience store chain was killed in a motorcycle crash in southwestern Montana Wednesday ...
Tue, July 27, 2010
Gas Prices Up And Down
CAMARILLO, CALIFORNIA (WKZO) -- Gas Prices have been bouncing up and down between $2.65 and $2.85 all summer here in west Michigan. Right ...
Mon, July 12, 2010
UAE's Shah gas project 40-50 percent cheaper than expected
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Contracts for the UAE's $10 billion Shah gas project were 40-50 percent cheaper than expected, the chief executive of the ...
Mon, July 12, 2010
Gas Prices Falling
UNDATED (WKZO) - Gas prices in West Michigan and around the nation have been falling since just before the 4th of July, and some are ...
Fri, July 09, 2010
KKR plans shale gas exploration: report
(Reuters) - U.S. private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co <KKR.UL> is planning to start up a natural gas exploration company focusing on ...
Thu, July 08, 2010
Group Challenges Use Of Gas Tax Money
A citizens group says Minnesota state gas tax dollars are being wrongly diverted to ATV and snowmobile trails and has launched a public education ...
Wed, July 07, 2010
Gas drillers seek input on Pennsylvania natgas tax
By Jon Hurdle
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Pennsylvania's shale gas industry says any state tax on natural gas collected at the wellhead should be accompanied ...
Tue, June 29, 2010
Pennsylvania reaches budget deal with gas tax
By Jon Hurdle
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell said on Tuesday he had reached agreement with legislative leaders on a fiscal 2011 budget ...
Tue, June 29, 2010
Gas line blast hurts 3 near Oklahoma City
HOUSTON (Reuters) - An Enogex-owned natural gas pipeline exploded on Tuesday about 50 miles southwest of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, injuring three people, officials said.
The ...
Sun, June 20, 2010
Minsk sends team to Moscow for crisis gas talks
By Andrei Makhovsky
MINSK (Reuters) - Belarus said it was sending a delegation to Moscow on Sunday for eleventh-hour emergency talks with Russian gas giant ...
Thu, June 17, 2010
Film challenges safety of U.S. shale gas drilling
By Edith Honan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A new documentary purporting to expose the hazards of onshore natural gas drilling illustrates its point with startling ...
Wed, June 16, 2010
Police use tear gas and detain 81 in Chile
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Police used tear gas and water cannons to subdue rowdy Chile fans and arrested 81 people in the capital Santiago on Wednesday ...
Tue, June 08, 2010
Texas panhandle gas pipeline blast kills 2
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A natural gas pipeline exploded Tuesday in the Texas panhandle near the border with Oklahoma, killing two people, authorities said.
A total ...
Mon, June 07, 2010
Gas drilling fire burns 7 workers in W. Virginia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A fireball and explosion burned seven members of a crew drilling for natural gas at an abandoned coal mine in West Virginia ...
Mon, June 07, 2010
At Least 3 Killed in North Texas Natural Gas Blast
FORT WORTH, Tex. (WTAQ) - A fire shooting from a natural gas line that exploded Monday afternoon in north Texas is now out.
Investigators say ...
Mon, June 07, 2010
Texas natural gas pipeline blast kills one
HOUSTON (Reuters) - One worker died and seven were injured on Monday when digging to set power line poles punctured a natural gas pipeline, triggering ...
Fri, May 28, 2010
Shell pays $4.7 billion for shale gas company
By Ben Berkowitz
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell <RDSa.L> said it would pay $4.7 billion cash to buy privately held East Resources ...
Thu, May 13, 2010
Venezuelan gas rig sinks in Caribbean, no leaks
By Frank Jack Daniel and Marianna Parraga
CARACAS (Reuters) - A Venezuelan natural gas exploration rig sank in the Caribbean sea early on Thursday, but ...
Fri, May 07, 2010
India court backs Reliance Industries in gas row
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of billionaire Mukesh Ambani in a gas pricing dispute with brother Anil ...
Sat, May 01, 2010
Oil spill trims U.S. offshore natural gas supply
By Kristen Hays
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The government on Saturday said two offshore production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico were shut as a safety ...
Sun, April 25, 2010
Afghan schoolgirls fall ill in suspected gas attack
By Mohammad Hamed
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Scores of Afghan schoolgirls were knocked unconscious or made ill over the weekend by suspected poison gas attacks ...
Sat, April 24, 2010
Putin wins Austrian gas deal, scorns EU pipeline
By Darya Korsunskaya and Sylvia Westall
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria signed up to build part of Russia's South Stream gas pipeline on Saturday, and ...
Tue, April 13, 2010
Moohead Man Dies Of Heart Attack After Gas Explosion
Moorhead, MN) -- A Moorhead man who collapsed and died while trying to reach a boy who was burned in a grill fire is being ...
Mon, April 05, 2010
Natural gas boom brings riches to a rural town
By Jon Hurdle
WELLSBORO, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - At a windswept rail yard at Wellsboro in northern Pennsylvania, dozens of railcars wait to load thousands of ...
Sun, April 04, 2010
EIA to make gas data revisions: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Energy Department is preparing to make large revisions to its U.S. natural-gas production data, the Wall Street ...
Sun, April 04, 2010
Arctic thaw frees overlooked greenhouse gas: study
OSLO (Reuters) - Thawing permafrost can release nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, a contributor to climate change that has been largely overlooked in ...
Thu, March 25, 2010
Big Oil seeks natural gas deal in U.S. climate bill
By Timothy Gardner and Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Major oil companies were calling on three U.S. senators struggling over a compromise climate bill ...
Wed, March 24, 2010
Madison Firm Making Gas From Plant Sugars
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A company in Madison is making gasoline from plant sugars – and it’s one of several possibilities for alternative fuels being ...
Sun, March 21, 2010
Gas prices up to $2.81 per gallon, but seen steadying
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The average price for a gallon of gasoline in the United States rose 8.62 cents to $2.81 in the ...
Thu, March 18, 2010
EPA begins study on shale gas drilling
By Tom Doggett
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday it will begin to take a closer look at the environmental and ...
Mon, March 15, 2010
Consol to buy Dominion gas assets for $3.48 billion
By Matt Daily and Steve James
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consol Energy Inc <CNX.N> agreed to buy Dominion Resources Inc's <D.N> Appalachian ...
Tue, February 23, 2010
Europe aims to cut 60 billion euros of oil, gas imports
By Pete Harrison
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's energy strategy could cut a total 60 billion euros ($81.5 billion) off the bloc ...
Sun, February 21, 2010
Schlumberger sees gas drill growth in Smith deal
By Braden Reddall
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oilfield services leader Schlumberger Ltd aims to gain market share in shale gas drilling with its purchase of ...
Mon, January 25, 2010
Iraq hangs "Chemical Ali" for gas attack, crackdowns
By Muhanad Mohammed
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq executed on Monday Ali Hassan al-Majeed, Saddam Hussein's cousin known as "Chemical Ali," for crimes against humanity ...
Thu, January 14, 2010
CFTC unveils oil and gas limits; deemed light touch
By Ayesha Rascoe and Tom Doggett
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. futures market regulator unveiled its long-awaited proposal to crack down on speculation ...
Mon, January 11, 2010
Gas Prices on the Rise Throughout Region, Country
UNDATED-Gas prices have gone up here and around the country in the last few weeks, but it hasn’t been because we are driving ...
Thu, January 07, 2010
Gas stoves show small effect on kids' lung function
By Amy Norton
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While some studies have implicated gas appliances in children's risk of respiratory ills, a new report ...
Thu, December 31, 2009
EPA questions New York state plan to drill for shale gas
By Jon Hurdle
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has "serious reservations" about allowing shale gas drilling in New York City's ...
Wed, December 23, 2009
NYC urges ban on shale gas drilling in watershed
By Edith Honan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City urged the state to ban natural gas drilling in its watershed on Wednesday, becoming the ...
Mon, December 14, 2009
Exxon Mobil to buy XTO Energy in big U.S. gas bet
By Matt Daily and Anna Driver
NEW YORK/HOUSTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp plans to buy XTO Energy Inc for about $30 billion in ...
Fri, November 20, 2009
Pennsylvania residents sue over gas drilling
By Jon Hurdle
DIMOCK, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Residents of a small rural Pennsylvania town sued Cabot Oil & Gas Corp on Friday, claiming the company's ...
Mon, November 09, 2009
Gas Prices Tumble A Bit Statewide
MADISON (WRN) - Gas prices are going down, at least a little. The Wisconsin AAA’s statewide average for unleaded regular was just before $2 ...
Fri, October 23, 2009
Schlumberger profit tops Street view; sees weak gas
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oilfield services leader Schlumberger Ltd <SLB.N> reported slightly better-than-expected quarterly earnings on Friday but warned North American natural ...
Tue, October 13, 2009
China, Russia bolster ties with gas, trade deals
By Darya Korsunskaya and Chris Buckley
BEIJING (Reuters) - Russia and China bolstered their close but increasingly imbalanced relationship on Tuesday when Russian Prime Minister ...
Mon, October 12, 2009
Contaminants in air around Texas gas town: study
By Ed Stoddard
DALLAS (Reuters) - High concentrations of harmful compounds have been found in the air in a north Texas town that is in ...
Sun, October 11, 2009
U.S. gas prices slip 4 cents to $2.48/gln: survey
By Emily Chasan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The average price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States slipped 4 cents over the past ...
Tue, October 06, 2009
Pickens says increasing oil, natural gas exposure
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Texas oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens said on Tuesday he has increased his long oil and natural gas position in recent ...
Mon, October 05, 2009
Consumers to pay lower winter natural gas bills: AGA
By Tom Doggett
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumers are expected to pay lower natural gas bills this winter compared with last year due to ...
Wed, September 02, 2009
CORRECTED: Russian oil trade king buys more gas assets
(Corrects story published on May 27 to clarify in the second paragraph that Gunvor is handling 30-40 percent of oil exports from firms like ...
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