Energy News

November 15, 2016

Relief finally coming at the U.S. gas pump WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Seasonal trends are finally catching up with U.S. commuters who are starting to see a steady decline in gasoline prices, motor club AAA said in a market report. FULL STORY »

Oil prices rise on latest verbal stimulus NEW YORK, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- A rally in crude oil prices was fed by the latest frenzy over OPEC production rhetoric, which overshadowed European reports Tuesday of stagnant economic growth. FULL STORY »    Dakota Access pipeline delayed WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- A federal decision on the Dakota Access pipeline shows Washington is listening, though parties to the debate differed on the wisdom of that attention.FULL STORY »    U.S. drillers focus sights on Permian shale WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. energy strategies are coalescing around the Permian shale basin in Texas and New Mexico where drilling is on the rise, a federal brief said. FULL STORY »    Carbon capture necessary, IEA says PARIS, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Momentum needs to build up behind carbon capture and storage technologies in order to put weight behind the Paris climate deal, the director of the IEA said. FULL STORY »    Niger Delta Avengers strike again LAGOS, Portugal, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- A group calling itself the Niger Delta Avengers said it was the one responding to terrorism and tyranny with its latest attack on crude oil export pipeline. FULL STORY »    Australia's Woodside expands gas portfolio PERTH, Australia, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Australian energy company Woodside Petroleum said it was adding more natural gas assets to its domestic portfolio after a deal with BHP Billiton.FULL STORY »