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Stricken Japan nuke plant struggles to keep staff
Keeping the meltdown-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in northeastern Japan in stable condition requires a cast of thousands. Increasingly the plant's ...
House passes GOP bill to speed pipeline approval
House Republicans pushed through a bill Wednesday to bypass the president to speed approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas.
Tesla uses stock, note sale to repay government
Tesla Motors, which makes a highly acclaimed $70,000 electric car, has paid off a startup loan from the U.S. government nine years early. The Palo ...
Feds open special inspection into NC nuke plant
Federal regulators said Wednesday that they are conducting a special inspection of a nuclear power plant outside North Carolina's capital city that ...
Politics, bribery charges swirl around Ugandan oil
Even before the first drops flow, Uganda's oil sector is beset by bribery allegations against officials, tax-related cases abroad that cost the ...
Caribbean talks conservation on Branson's island
Surrounded by a turquoise sea and a menagerie of exotic animals on a billionaire's private island, political and business leaders gathered Friday to ...
Czech, US cooperate in developing new reactors
The United States says it has completed a transfer of 75 kilograms (165 pounds) of salt coolant material to the Czech Republic as part of cooperation ...
Trump goes to court to oppose Scotland wind farm
American tycoon Donald Trump is taking legal action to challenge the Scottish government's decision to approve an offshore wind farm near his luxury ...
Residents shout 'Protest!' over refinery in China
More than 2,000 people in southern China unfurled banners and shouted "Protest! Protest!" on Thursday to oppose plans for a petroleum refinery, in a ...
Amnesty for undeclared dollars divides Argentina
A plan to get Argentines to pull their undeclared U.S. dollars from under their mattresses and out of illegal tax havens, and deposit them in the ...
A look at EU investigation of oil price fixing
The European Union's executive arm, the Commission, on Tuesday said it had raided the offices of a number of oil industry companies for possible ...
Wind farms get pass on eagle deaths
Wind farms in this corner of Wyoming have killed more than four dozen golden eagles since 2009, one of the deadliest places in the country of its kind
EU probes oil companies for possible price-fixing
European anti-trust authorities have launched investigations into at least three oil companies on suspicion of price-fixing. Britain's BP, Royal Dutch ...
Turkey: oil search deal reached in northern Iraq
Turkey says its state-run petroleum company has reached a deal with U.S. company Exxon Mobil to explore for oil in northern Iraq. Prime Minister ...
Amtrak unveils locomotives to replace aging fleet
Amtrak has unveiled at a plant in California the first of 70 new locomotives, marking what the national passenger railroad service said it hopes will ...
Federal board issues mixed ruling on San Onofre
A federal board has ruled partly in favor of an environmental group that wants an extended hearing on the plan to restart the troubled San Onofre ...
US retail sales rise in April on cars, clothing
Lower-priced gas allowed Americans to step up their spending at retailers in April, from cars and clothes to electronics and appliances. The rebound ...
US business stockpiles flat in March, sales fall
U.S. businesses left their stockpiles unchanged in March for a second straight month while their sales fell sharply. The Commerce Department said ...
Hess to split roles of CEO and chairman
Hess Corp. will split the positions of CEO and chairman as it fights off a campaign by a major shareholder for a change in leadership at the New York ...
Increased output boosts profit at Spain's Repsol
Spanish oil and gas company Repsol says its first quarter net profit rose 1.6 percent thanks to increased production and better refining margins.
Poland's shale gas hopes suffer blow
News that Talisman Energy Inc. and Marathon Oil are pulling out of exploration for shale gas in Poland is a blow to the country's hopes that its ...
German utility E.ON's profits rise on asset sales
German utility company E.ON SE says net income rose 25 percent in the first quarter thanks to the sale of several businesses. The company's profits ...
Oil down toward $95 as US jobs momentum fades
The price of oil edged down on Monday as enthusiasm over last week's strong U.S. jobs report faded. The benchmark oil contract for June delivery was ...
Scenic, struggling S. Illinois braces for oil rush
This is the Illinois that many people never see — the sparsely populated southern tip where flat farmland gives way to rolling hills, rocky outcrops, ...
Warren Buffett leads annual meeting like no other
Part rock concert, part investment workshop, the annual gathering of Berkshire Hathaway shareholders is an odd mix. But that's just how the faithful ...