Exxon Mobil is extending a joint-development agreement with FuelCell Energy to work on a solution for industrial carbon emissions. That's a good thing, but it also raises other issues about how people choose to…
Merrill Lynch is very positive on three mega-cap energy stocks that offer not only a degree of stability but outstanding dividends. All are rated Buy and make sense for more conservative accounts looking for…
There are good mergers, and there are not so good mergers. The reality is that big mergers often take years to unfold before real verdict can be made over whether they were successful or…
How can an auction for the right to produce billions of barrels of oil be a flop when the government running the auction realizes revenue of $17 billion?
Oil and gas producer Chesapeake Energy missed already low estimates for revenues and a net loss. Production fell sharply with oil prices rising only modestly and natural gas prices falling again.
OPEC on Tuesday released its World Oil Outlook to 2040. The cartel sees demand for renewables rising faster than demand for oil, but expects fossil fuels to continue to account for more than half…
It would be easy to pick apart SunPower's earnings report had shares been in a flatline pattern in recent weeks, but a sell-off of almost 50% from peak to trough probably has more investors…
The U.S. EPA on Monday issued a proposed rule that would relax Obama-era restrictions on wastewater from coal-fired power plants. This won't save the industry, even if it stands up to the expected legal…
The air pollution in New Delhi reached what the EPA would measure as a level that would create hazardous health conditions. The agency uses five measures—“ground-level ozone, particle pollution (also known as particulate matter),…
The amount of fossil fuel in the world's stockpile far exceeds what could be produced and burned without running rampant over the chances of limiting climate change.
The two U.S. supermajor integrated oil and gas companies, Exxon Mobil and Chevron, are scheduled to report third-quarter results before markets open. Here's what to expect.