WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday he would impose tariffs on crude imports if he has to "protect" U.S. energy workers from the...
WASHINGTON: The White House is warning Chinese shipping companies against turning off their ships’ transponders to hide Iranian oil shipments in violation of...
WASHINGTON: Saudi Arabia has international partners it can work with if the United States walks away from a potential deal on nuclear power technology over...
WASHINGTON: When the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump proposed new subsidies for coal and nuclear plants, it seemed like an obvious way to...
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday permanently banned new oil and gas drilling in federal waters in the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, in one of...
FREEPORT, Texas: The United States boasts the world’s largest stash of emergency oil supplies, yet the country’s ability to influence global crude markets...
WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES: For environmentalists dedicated to killing it, President Barack Obama's rejection of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline unleashed a...
WASHINGTON: Signs of hope are scarce in the Middle East, a region awash in violence, civilians fleeing crumbling states and economies built largely on oil...
WASHINGTON: The United States will struggle to follow through on threats to impose deeper sanctions on the Russian energy sector, as European fears over...
WASHINGTON: As debate rises in Washington over the first thaw in relations between Iran and the United States in decades, powerful oil companies are opting...
WASHINGTON: The House of Representatives has easily passed a bill to tighten sanctions on Iran, showing a strong message to Tehran over its disputed nuclear...
WASHINGTON: The House of Representatives easily passed a bill on Wednesday to tighten sanctions on Iran, showing a strong message to Tehran over its disputed...
WASHINGTON: The U.S. government banned BP Plc from new federal contracts on Wednesday over its "lack of business integrity" in the Deepwater Horizon...
LONDON/WASHINGTON: U.S. major Exxon Mobil wants to leave its giant oilfield project in southern Iraq, diplomatic sources said, in a move likely to aggravate...
SINGAPORE/WASHINGTON: The United States has renewed waivers on Iran sanctions for Japan and 10 European countries because they cut their purchases of the OPEC...
WASHINGTON: Obama administration officials met with oil market experts Thursday as the White House considers the merits of another release of emergency oil...
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: Late last year, Iran issued a series of not-so veiled threats to the West, suggesting it could use its "oil weapon" to show...
WASHINGTON: Global oil and fuel supply exceeded demand by 500,000 barrels per day in the last two months even as Western sanctions have hit Iranian crude...
WASHINGTON: Iran's trading partners are looking for ways to avoid being hit by U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil transactions that take effect mid-year, with...
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration’s man in charge of squeezing Tehran over its nuclear program is unapologetic for the difficulties faced by banks in...
WASHINGTON: Western trade sanctions against Iran are strangling its oil exports even before they go into effect, a U.S. advisory body has found, amid warnings...