Oil
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Business
Why Oil Prices Have Been Rising Recently
The increase this year, prompted by geopolitical worries and supply constraints, has sent gasoline prices higher and could hamper efforts to tame inflation.
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Business
Rising Oil Prices Reignite Inflation Fears
The price of Brent crude rose to a six-month high on Friday, a potential dose of bad news for central bankers and for the White House.
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Oil Executives, Meeting in Texas, Cast Doubts on ‘Fantasy’ Energy Transition
The comments by a Saudi executive raised questions regarding whose predictions about the future of oil and gas are more likely to be true.
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Business
U.S. Taxpayers Have Subsidized Fossil Fuels for 111 Years, and Counting
WASHINGTON — As a candidate in 2020, Joseph R. Biden Jr. campaigned to end billions of dollars in annual tax breaks to oil and gas companies within his first year in office. It’s a pledge he has been unable to keep as president. Mr. Biden’s budget ...
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Business
Brazil’s Clashing Goals: Protect the Amazon and Pump Lots More Oil
State-owned Petrobras could soon be the world’s third-biggest oil producer, in stark contrast to the country’s promises to fight climate change and slow Amazon destruction.
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World
Southern California Oil Sheen Is Unlikely to Stem From Spill, Tests Indicate
Samples from an oil sheen in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Huntington Beach, Calif., were more consistent with oil that seeps naturally.
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Business
OPEC to Extend Oil Production Cuts Through June
Saudi Arabia’s announcement appears to be aimed at bolstering oil prices as growth in demand remains modest.
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Food
The Cookbook ‘French Boulangerie’ Embraces Fermentation and Goes Beyond France
Try a cooking oil made from algae, pick up a citrus wheel plate and more food news.
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Business
Two Big Texas Oil Producers Announce $26 Billion Merger
Diamondback Energy and Endeavor Energy Resources are both major players in the booming Permian Basin.
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World
Workers on a Philippines Coconut Farm: Born Poor, Staying Poor
In the groves of the Philippine island of Mindanao, people living in rural areas struggle to feed themselves in the same way as their ancestors.
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