Oil

The state passed North Dakota as the second largest oil producer in the country this year, largely fueling the state's projected $1.6 billion surplus.

The energy monitoring website said demand had surged to its highest level since it started keeping records in July 2020.

Analysts do not expect the release of 50 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to ease prices at the gas pump.

President Joe Biden to use 50 million barrels of oil from America's strategic reserve in an attempt to lower the high gas prices across the country.

The Department of Energy has announced the release of 50 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

"The oil companies have taken advantage of [the] moment," the secretary said.

The president announced Tuesday that he would tap into 50 million barrels of emergency oil reserves. Will motorists notice during their Thanksgiving travels?

"The problem is that everybody knows that this measure is temporary," said one trading expert of the 2 percent stock increase.

Americans have been dealing with high gas prices, which averaged $3.409 per gallon on Monday.

The oil and gas lease sale in New Orleans on Wednesday saw 33 companies submit bids totalling over $198 million.

The president asked the FTC to investigate whether Americans are paying more for gas "because of anti-competitive or otherwise potentially illegal conduct."

Some 80 million acres of federal waters are up for grabs in the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 257.

Louisiana Solicitor General Elizabeth Murrill told Newsweek Biden's administration had "attacked the entire fossil fuel industry" by trying to prevent the sale. But environmental campaigners want Biden to do more.

"What's tough for Biden is that it doesn't matter what else he does. If the price of gas stays high, that's that," said Noah.

If humanity is going to tackle the climate crisis—an unprecedented challenge—it won't be through finger pointing.

On November 1, Biden urged nations to "seize the moment" to act on climate change at the COP26 leaders summit in Scotland.

The president is facing growing pressure to act after the national average price of gasoline rose by 62 percent in the past year.

The U.S. Navy has accused Iran of numerous naval attacks, including a drone attack that killed two European crew members this year.

The national average for a gallon of gas stands at $3.42—a figure last reached in September 2014—as the consumer prices index rises.

"Because Canada has invoked this treaty, the Biden administration is dragged into this whether they want to be or not," said Mike Shriberg, an NWF director.

The EIA's recent report stated U.S. households that rely on natural gas could spend an average of $746 to heat their homes this winter—up 30 percent from the previous one.

Of the top 25 biggest climate obstructors, 10 are based in the U.S.

President Joe Biden has called on OPEC members to produce more oil despite efforts to combat climate change.

"We're refuting the Iranian claims that they prevented us from taking back this vessel," a U.S. defense official said.

Porter challenged the oil executives on whether they supported a pause of new oil and gas leases on federal land.

When Congressman Ro Khanna asked the four Big Oil CEOs if they would leave the API if it continued lobbying against electric vehicles, they declined to answer.

When pressed by Congressman Ro Khanna over whether they would decrease oil production, the CEOs of Chevron and Exxon avoided answering the question.

The world's largest oil companies will answer questions before Congress on their alleged efforts to obscure the role of fossil fuels in global warming.

Under President Biden, gas has averaged roughly $3 a gallon. During the Trump presidency, gas averaged $2.57 a gallon.

The beach has been cleaned by workers to remove contaminated materials, and officials said water quality tests found no detectable levels of toxins.