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• Algeria probes state power boss over Alstom, GE deals Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 8:18 PM ET

  June 19- Algeria is investigating the head of its state power and gas utility, Sonelgaz, over contracts involving U.S. conglomerate General Electric Co and France's Alstom SA, sources told Reuters and Algerian local media reported. "The case is about inflating costs in deals with U.S. firm General Electric and French firm Alstom," one of the sources said.

• Lightning Round  Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 6:40 PM ET

  

  You say the name of a stock, and Mad Money's Jim Cramer tells you whether to buy or sell.

• COMMODITIES-Little changed, markets await Fed outcome Wednesday Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 5:50 PM ET

  Brent crude settled 55 cents higher at $106.02 per barrel after trading as high as $106.24. Front-month U.S. crude oil futures finished 67 cents higher at $98.44 per barrel, after reaching $98.61. The benchmark three-month futures contract in London ended at $7,005 a tonne, down from Monday's close of $7,082.

• Fast Money, June 18, 2013  Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 5:00 PM ET

  

  CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders discuss the day's top trades and the stocks they'll be watching tomorrow.

• Commodities Tomorrow: Waiting for Ben  Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 4:00 PM ET

  

  CNBC's Sharon Epperson discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets. Oil extended its run today, while metals took it on the chin. Traders are watching Bernanke for indications that he'll taper sooner rather than later.

• UPDATE 7-Oil gains moderately, trading sluggish ahead of Fed Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 3:36 PM ET

  *Iraq says will bolster crude output. NEW YORK, June 18- Oil prices ended slightly higher on Tuesday in sluggish trading as the market awaited the Federal Reserve's policy statement on O/RWednesday that is expected to show whether it will reduce its monetary stimulus.

• Canada to make offshore oil producers pay more for spills Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 3:11 PM ET

  *New limit C $1 bln, up from C $30- 40 mln. CALGARY, Alberta, June 18- The Canadian government said on Tuesday it will raise the liability for oil spill cleanups off the country's east and Arctic coasts to C $1 billion, a more than twenty-five fold increase from its prior limit.

• UPDATE 2-More Russian oil flows to China in strategic shift from Europe Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 2:22 PM ET

  *Russian supplies to northern Europe fall most because of China. MOSCOW, June 18- Russia is steeply ramping up oil deliveries to China, with Asia now importing almost a fifth of oil exports from the world's largest crude producer in a strategic shift meant by the Kremlin to end reliance on weak and saturated European markets.

• Iraq excludes Kurds from ambitious 2014 oil output target Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 1:38 PM ET

  LONDON, June 18- Iraq aims to ramp up oil production by nearly 45 percent by the end of next year- without any input from its autonomous Kurdistan region- which suggests a lasting compromise in their long-running oil feud may be a way off.

• A Few Voices Warn of US Energy Revolution 'Hype' Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 1:37 PM ET

  

  U.S. energy independence is seen almost as a holy grail, and soaring shale production has heightened hopes that the country may actually get there. But not everyone's so sure.

• UPDATE 3-Major natgas pipeline explodes in Louisiana, area evacuated Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 1:21 PM ET

  *Florida gas prices up, in line with other regions. June 18- A major natural gas pipeline exploded on Tuesday in Washington Parish, Louisiana, destroying a mobile home and causing an evacuation of the area but no injuries were reported, local officials said.

• UPDATE 6-Oil pares gains on profit taking ahead of Fed policy Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 12:19 PM ET

  *Market keeps an eye on standoff in Syria, fears growing conflict. NEW YORK, June 18- Oil prices were moderately higher on Tuesday after paring earlier gains made on positive U.S. economic data. Global financial markets have been on edge since Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke suggested the central bank would be looking to pull back its stimulus program.

• Pioneer Natural Jumps on Merrill Lynch Forecast Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 12:17 PM ET

  

  Pioneer Natural Resources surged after Bank of America Merrill Lynch added the oil and gas exploration company to its "best ideas" list.

• Newfield Exploration rises as analyst upgrades co. Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 11:43 AM ET

  NEW YORK-- Newfield Exploration's stock rose Tuesday as an analyst raised the oil and natural gas company's rating, citing an international asset sale and potential growth in core areas. THE SPARK: Amir Arif of Stifel Nicolaus lifted Newfield Exploration Co. to "Buy" from "Hold" and established a $29 price target.

• 10 Most Expensive Hurricanes in US History Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 10:46 AM ET

  

  What are the all-time costliest hurricanes to have ever hit the U.S.? Here are the Top 10.

• Tesoro announces $75M sale of Hawaii refinery Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 10:31 AM ET

  HONOLULU-- Tesoro Corp. said Monday it has agreed to sell its refining operations in Hawaii to Par Petroleum Corp. for $75 million plus the market value of its working capital. The deal expected to close in the third quarter comes after Tesoro told Hawaii state officials in May that it would lay off 165 workers at the Kapolei refinery.

• UPDATE 5-Oil hits $106 as strong U.S. data eases Fed jitters Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 9:13 AM ET

  *Market keeps an eye on standoff over Syria. LONDON, June 18- Oil rose above $106 a barrel on Tuesday after data pointing towards a strengthening U.S. economy eased some concerns ahead of the Federal Reserve's meeting on its stimulus plan.

• UPDATE 1-China takes cautious step towards carbon emissions trading Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 4:47 AM ET

  BEIJING, June 18- China launched its first pilot carbon emissions exchange on Tuesday, though plans for a nationwide roll out and efforts to apply the scheme to some polluting heavy industries could be undermined by a slowdown in the world's No.2 economy.

• Offshore oil industry experiments with remote control Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 4:14 AM ET

  *BP controlling wells at Valhall offshore field from land. *Norway is testing ground for new method. Unions say the move endangers safety, a top focus of regulators and the industry since BP's Macondo accident in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, which killed 11 people and resulted in a massive oil spill.

• UPDATE 1-Brent hovers near 10-week high, Fed meeting in focus Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 1:32 AM ET

  *Market keeps an eye on standoff over Syria. At 0446 GMT, Brent was up 5 cents at $105.52 a barrel. U.S. oil added 5 cents to $97.82 after hitting a nine-month high near $99 a barrel in the previous session.