Record gas prices hit working class Americans with inflation already surging With each passing day the disruption of oil markets related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine pushes up gas prices in the U.S. to a new record. Chris Arnold
Biden ban on Russian oil hits Anacortes, Washington refinery Russian oil could be en route to Washington state for several more weeks despite a ban on Russian oil and gas imports imposed by President Joe Biden on Tuesday. John Ryan
National How a wrinkle in the oil futures market has clogged America's oil pump The U.S. is still the largest producer of oil, but we're a long way from pumping what we were before the pandemic. Blame backwardation. Paddy Hirsch
World Major oil companies pull out of once-promising Russia Announcements from Shell and BP will further hit Russia's tanking economy — and batter its image as a go-to place for oil and gas investments. Peter Granitz
The U.S. emergency oil stash is in the spotlight as gas price surge. What to know President Biden is looking at options to bring down high prices. One possibility attracting a lot of attention is releasing crude oil from the country's emergency reserves. Camila Domonoske
World Guyana is a poor country that was a green champion. Then Exxon discovered oil Guyana, one of South America's poorest countries, is under severe threat by rising seas. That had made it a champion of climate action, but it all changed when ExxonMobil found oil off its waters. Camila Domonoske Ryan Kellman
Officials demand answers after apparent sabotage of oil train Some legislators are calling for action in the wake of a federal report on the apparent sabotage of an oil train north of Bellingham last year. John Ryan
Federal investigation points to ‘possible’ sabotage of oil train in Custer crash Federal investigators say someone apparently tampered with the brakes and couplers on an oil train before it derailed north of Bellingham. John Ryan
Sabotage caused Washington oil-train disaster, rail union says The oil train came apart on the snowy tracks north of Bellingham shortly after the locomotive engineer got the mile-long chain of petroleum tanks on wheels under way. John Ryan
OPEC+ To Gradually Boost Oil Production Ahead Of Expected Summer Rebound In Demand Citing vaccination rollouts and various stimulus packages globally, the powerful oil cartel and its allies made a surprise announcement that it would gradually boost oil production over three months. Camila Domonoske