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Investigators probing the cause of a blaze at Chevron's Richmond refinery are looking at heaters and responding emergency vehicles as possible ignition sources for the massive vapor cloud that spewed from an old, leaky pipe.

Gas prices remain unchanged on average in West Virginia this week.

Exxon Mobil Corp. says it has detected an oil spill along the shoreline of Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta.

Utah's average gas price is down six cents from last month, ranking the state's gas 4th cheapest in the nation.

Investigators trying to get close enough to a pipe blamed for a fire at Chevron's refinery that sent thousands of people to the hospital and contributed to higher gasoline prices have been hampered by damage to structural beams and ongoing hydrocarbon leaks, federal officials said.

American leaders have been talking about energy security since the 1973 Arab oil embargo made energy a national security issue, but the United States still lacks a comprehensive energy policy. Recent scientific studies show that the hot weather in the US of the past decade is not cyclical but related to the burning of fossil …

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - At least 90,000 metric tons (99,207 tons) of jet fuel are set to be shipped from Asia to the U.S. West Coast from late-August to fill a supply shortfall after a fire shut a crude unit at California's second-largest refinery, traders and shipbrokers said on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley and Chevron Corp …

An internal Chevron Corp. surveillance video shows a towering vapor cloud engulfing an area of its refinery for two minutes before it ignited into a volatile blaze, federal investigators said Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The governors of North Carolina and Arkansas joined two of their Northeast peers on Tuesday in asking the federal government to temporarily suspend the ethanol quota, piling pressure on President Barack Obama to make a tough choice months before the election. The worst drought in 50 years has sent …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. governors asked the United States government on Tuesday to waive this year's mandate for making ethanol from corn, adding pressure on it to relieve meat producers from high corn prices spurred by the worst drought in more than 50 years. Governors Mike Beebe from Arkansas and Beverly Purdue …

BEALLSVLLE, Ohio/OSKALOOSA, Iowa (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney vowed to step up coal production and President Barack Obama mocked him for opposing a windmill tax credit, in a rare debate over energy policy on the campaign trail. Romney staked out a pro-coal stance in eastern Ohio, a mountainous region where he must …

President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney sparred over energy policy Tuesday, adding state-specific issues to a contest otherwise focused on the weak economy. Obama mocked Romney's stance on wind power while Romney accused the president of waging a "war on coal."

Federal and state investigators are trying to determine how to safely enter the area where a fire broke out in a Chevron Corp. refinery last week so they can examine a failed pipe blamed for the blaze, which the company chose not to replace nearly a year ago after an inspection.

According to the Austin American Statesman, a three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of Texas and against the Environmental Protection Agency in a dispute concerning a Texas flexible air permitting program.

TOO HAZARDOUS: Structural engineers have determined the damaged structure at the site of a fire in a Chevron Corp. refinery last week is too hazardous to enter, keeping investigators from looking at a pipe failure blamed for the blaze.

President Barack Obama assailed rival Mitt Romney's opposition to tax supports for wind power, delivering an Iowa-specific critique Tuesday on the Republican challenger in that crucial Midwestern state. Obama's deputy criticized GOP budget plans to overhaul Medicare, cut trillions of dollars from social programs and lower …

Forestar Group named former Exxon Mobil executive Charles Matthews as a board member.

Gasoline prices in Rhode Island have climbed another seven cents per gallon in the past week, the second straight week of price increases.

(Reuters) - As solar panel prices continue to march lower, Chinese solar companies are struggling with heavy debt loads, triggering expectations many will be forced to seek a new infusion of funds through takeovers or mergers. Suntech Power Holdings could be liable for hundreds of millions in new payments after it disclosed …

A federal appeals court ruled Monday that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency violated the Clean Air Act by rejecting a Texas program for approving air permits.

OSKALOOSA, Iowa – President Obama will tout the job-creating potential of wind energy on the trail in Iowa today, contrasting his views with those of Mitt Romney. At three stops in the large wind-producing state, Obama is expected to hit Romney for not wanting to...

Chevron Corp. reportedly considered replacing a corroded Richmond refinery pipe nearly a year ago but decided it was good for another five years of service.

Toshiba plans to sell some of its controlling stake in nuclear-power unit Westinghouse Electric as it looks to form an alliance to tap demand in emerging markets, reports said on Tuesday.