Archives for August 2016
Reporter’s notebook: Natural gas still fuels hope in energy industry
The energy sector remains in the tank with much of the focus on low oil prices, but one segment that’s holding up better is the natural gas pipeline industry. A new Moody’s Investors Service report...
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Market Currents: Middle East producers ramp up oil exports
Oil is carrying on where it left off last week, rallying higher on the low likelihood event of a production freeze by key global producers. As rumors and murmurs lifted prices last week by the...
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Oil rises on possibility of OPEC production freeze
Oil extended gains in New York after closing at the highest level in three weeks amid speculation that crude producers will revive talks to stabilize prices. Futures gained more than 1.5 percent. Prices climbed 6.4...
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Gas prices slip again in Houston
Average gasoline prices continued their slide in Houston over the past week, falling more than a cent to about $1.93 a gallon, according to website GasBuddy, which tracks gasoline prices here and across the country....
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Coal isn’t the only fossil fuel in trouble, Rice researcher says
The coal industry has been devastated by efforts to curb climate change. Production is down. Companies have lost millions of dollars, laid off thousands of workers and gone bankrupt. But global warming threatens the future...
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