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Trump’s Energy Policies May Be a Mixed Bag for Oil Companies

The president-elect has promised to make it easier to build energy infrastructure and secure drilling leases. But higher production could hurt prices and profits.

Despite Global Crises, Gas Prices Slide as U.S. Election Nears

Fuel prices, which had soared after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, have dropped to their lowest level since February.

F.T.C. Clears Chevron’s Purchase of Hess With Board Condition

The Federal Trade Commission said the oil giant can acquire the smaller company as long as the chief executive of Hess does not join its...

Top Bidder for Citgo Is Elliott Management, Court Master Says

The sale, which requires a judge’s approval, would help compensate foreign companies owed billions of dollars by the government of Venezuela, which owns Citgo.

Big Energy Issue in Pennsylvania Is Low Natural Gas Prices. Not Fracking.

Energy businesses and farmers in western Pennsylvania are struggling because of prices, an issue that has not figured prominently in the campaigns of Donald J....

Gas Prices Are Falling, a Win in Fight Against Inflation

A gallon of regular gasoline in August was down nearly 12 percent from a year earlier, reflecting a fall in oil prices as well as...

Texas Energy So Bountiful, They Pay You to Take It Away

Natural gas has traded at negative prices for weeks at a time in West Texas, where pipelines often lack the capacity to get the fuel...

Chevron Moves Its Headquarters to Houston From California

The oil company, which already has extensive operations in Texas, has often been at odds with California’s elected leaders over the state’s climate and energy...

Marathon Oil Agrees to Pay Record EPA Penalty

The company will spend $242 million to resolve allegations that it released methane, a greenhouse gas, and other pollutants in North Dakota.