ENERGY

"If we are above $60 by the end of 2016, I will be a little bit surprised."

A member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, aka OPEC, Venezuela has been seeking more storage space in the region.

Major fossil fuel companies are endorsing global climate talks, but the move reflects changing market dynamics, not a bid to ditch fossil fuels.

The Spanish oil giant, which recently completed an $8.3 billion takeover of its Canadian rival Talisman Energy, has been hurt by a massive slump in global oil prices.

Don Blankenship, CEO of Massey Energy, is a rare chief executive to face criminal prosecution over workplace safety issues.

Japan has been inching back toward nuclear energy, turning on its first reactor, the 890-MW Sendai No.1 unit, in mid-August after a near two-year blackout.

The International Energy Agency said the global oversupply of crude will continue amid slower demand growth and surging Middle East production.

State officials are struggling to stem a rising swarm of temblors largely driven by oil and gas activity.

The company Uncharted Play makes both jump ropes and soccer balls with a megawatt mission: to generate energy aimed at covering power cuts in developing countries.

A new study found that premature births increased in areas with heavy fracking.

Southeast Asia's largest economy is struggling as demand for commodities is damped by China's slowdown.

Environmentalists have fought oil exploration in the region. This reserve is 10 times larger than the average oil reserve.

Across Asia, energy shares closed higher, while in Europe, major indexes were up for the fourth straight session. U.S. stock futures pointed to a positive opening.

The 12-nation free trade agreement -- completed this week but requiring approval from Congress -- would make it easier to ship and sell U.S. liquefied natural gas to Pacific Rim nations.

China hopes to reach the apex of its greenhouse gas emissions early so the country can address health and economic problems going forward.

In an hourlong interview with an Iranian television station, Bashar Assad blamed Western powers for destroying his country's infrastructure.

The Obama administration this week is expected to adopt tougher limits on smog-forming pollution. Environmental and industry groups have both blasted the plan.

Bush unveils his energy plan Tuesday, but many Republicans consider him suspiciously "green."

Shares in commodity trading firms, such as Glencore and Noble Group, were hit hard and a Japanese shipper filed for bankruptcy.

The Republican presidential hopeful is set to lay out his policy proposals during an appearance in Pennsylvania on Tuesday.

The German automaker's emissions cheating scandal threatens to dampen interest among U.S. car buyers for diesel-powered engines, industry insiders said.

The company, which won approval in August to drill the Burger J well in the Chukchi Sea, said indications of potential were insufficient to warrant further exploration.

The United Nations launched an initiative Tuesday to help companies and individuals "offset" their carbon dioxide emissions.

Pope Francis, who arrives in Washington Tuesday, is inspiring Roman Catholic investors to put their money where their faith is.

President Obama and his Chinese counterpart, President Xi, will make environmental issues a focus of talks this week.

Two separate blazes in California raging for more than a week have killed five people and destroyed hundreds of other man-made structures.

Chris Christie is embracing nuclear energy -- an industry that has supported his presidential campaign and favorite causes.

The Fed decided not to raise a key interest rate Thursday, but U.S. oil prices would not have changed much even if rates had been hiked.

Malcolm Turnbull, Australia's prime minister-elect, has called for toughening the country's climate policies, which outgoing Prime Minister Tony Abbott has long opposed.