Average gas prices jump 8 cents due to crude costs
The average price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline jumped 8 cents nationally over the past three weeks, to $2.40.
Gas prices will rise this summer but should remain low
You didn’t think those super-low gas prices would last forever, did you?
Gas prices jump 6 cents over 2 weeks
The average price of regular-grade gasoline has jumped 6 cents nationally over the past two weeks, to $2.26 a gallon.
Ala. gasoline pipeline continues burning as Democrats seek probe
A fire sparked by a huge explosion on a major gasoline pipeline continued burning Wednesday two days after the fatal blast as congressional Democrats sought an investigation of the Georgia-based operator.
Alabama pipeline blast sparks worries about South gas prices
A deadly explosion that sparked a geyser of fire has shut down a vital pipeline supplying gasoline to millions of people across the Southeast, raising fears of another round of gas shortages and price increases after the pipeline’s second accident and shutdown in two months.
Ala. governor praises pipeline company’s response to leak
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley said gas prices in parts of the state rose 20 cents over the weekend after a pipeline leak, but he didn’t consider that price gouging.
Pipeline shutdown in Alabama could send gas prices higher
Motorists in the Southeast and East could pay more for gasoline in coming days because of the shutdown of a leaking pipeline in Alabama.
Even as gas prices rise, drivers will save money
Gasoline prices have started their annual springtime migration higher, but motorists should still save money at the pump in 2016.
Oil keeps falling. And falling. How low can it go?
The price of oil keeps falling. And falling. And falling. It has to stop somewhere, right?
AP Explains: How much money you just saved on gas in 2015
NEW YORK — U.S. drivers saved a bunch of money on gasoline this past year, as Saudi Arabia and other OPEC members kept the pumps
Area gas prices may fall more
It might feel a bit like 2009 for motorists filling up in Mississippi.
Republicans oppose new rules on offshore drilling
Republican lawmakers on Tuesday criticized an Obama administration move to toughen standards for offshore drilling, saying the new rules would be costly for drillers and threaten to shut down oil and gas exploration off the nation’s coasts.
You think the stock market is crazy? Look at oil prices
Commodity markets are renowned for their booms and busts but the last four days in the crude oil market have even experienced traders wide-eyed.
Fire sale: Oil, natural gas, coal down
These days it seems whatever can be burned to power a car, heat a home, make electricity or ship people and goods around the globe is being sold at bargain basement prices.
Extended slump in oil taking toll on industry, economy
As drivers, shippers and airlines continue to enjoy lower fuel prices, the oil industry is responding to much lower profits with sharp cuts in spending and employment that are hurting economic growth.
Lower oil prices may trickle out of Iran deal
Oil prices that slumped steeply earlier this year may decline again once a historic deal between the West and Iran allows that country to start pouring more crude into a market already brimming with supply.
Crude oil tumbles 8 pct., points to low gas prices this fall
A slew of global economic and geopolitical factors are working to pummel the price of oil and set up U.S. drivers for very low gasoline prices later this year.
Stronger economy, cheap gas expected to spur holiday travel
A stronger economy, rising consumer confidence and cheap gasoline will likely have Americans traveling in big numbers this Independence Day.
Latest proposal for ethanol could have political fallout
The Obama administration’s latest plan on ethanol, the corn-based renewable fuel, probably will not have a major effect on pump prices, but could have political reverberations in Iowa and other farm states in the 2016 presidential campaign.
Why many experts missed this: Cheap oil can hurt economy
If there was one thing most economists agreed on at the start of the year, it was this: Plunging oil prices would boost the U.S. economy.
It hasn’t worked out that way.