Buffett's Berkshire Bets Billions on Verizon, Chevron
The conglomerate has purchased $8.6 billion in the mobile carrier's stock and $4.1 billion in the oil company's shares.
Biden to Meet With Unions Pushing for Infrastructure Spending
Union leaders hope to win commitments for spending on infrastructure and clean energy in meeting with the president on Wednesday.
Biden Administration Reviews Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline
The administration faces a deadline to report a list of companies it deems in violation of the U.S. laws aimed at halting the pipeline. Those companies would be potential targets for U.S. sanctions.
Oil Rises 1% as Cold Weather Cuts U.S. Output
U.S. benchmark oil prices rose 1% to end above $60 for the first time since Jan. 7, 2020 as a brutal string of winter storms swept across oil-rich Texas and Oklahoma, causing significant disruptions to crude-oil production.
Why Is Texas Experiencing Power Outages?
On Tuesday, Texas entered its second straight day of widespread power outages amid freezing temperatures, as electric utilities and the power grid scrambled to restore service.
Oil's Missing-Barrel Mystery Stumps Forecasters
Prices of crude have made up their pandemic losses, but further gains are clouded by questions regarding where all the excess barrels went.
Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market Talk
The latest Market Talks covering Energy and Utilities
Interior Secretary Nominee on Collision Course With Oil Firms
Deb Haaland is poised to make history on two fronts, as both the first Native American cabinet secretary and as the architect of what could be a landmark change in the U.S. government's relationship with oil.
U.S. Oil-Rig Count Rises by 7 In Latest Week, Baker Hughes Says
The number of rigs drilling for oil in the U.S. rose by 7 in the latest week to 306, according to oil-field services company Baker Hughes.
China Is Approaching Its Own Peak Oil
The country's energy companies are starting to see demand topping out around mid-decade.
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