<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/10000030/device/rss/rss.html" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>Oil and Gas</title><description><![CDATA[Oil and Gas]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/10000030</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:30 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:30 GMT</lastBuildDate><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Movers roundup: WPX Energy, Peregrine</title><description><![CDATA[Among the stock activity stories for Monday, May 20, from AP Business News:. _ Shares of WPX Energy Inc. soared to an all-time high as a hedge fund disclosed a minority stake in the oil and gas company.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100751697</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 18:39 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100751697</guid> </item>  <item><title>What Strong Dollar? US Boom Provides Oil Hedge </title><description><![CDATA[The energy boom in the world&#039;s largest economy is providing a shock absorber of sorts for major oil companies.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100736360</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 17:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100736360</guid> </item>  <item><title>Mexican opposition dispute goes public, threatening reforms</title><description><![CDATA[Short of a majority in Congress, Pena Nieto&#039;s Institutional Revolutionary Party is likely to need support from the conservative National Action Party, or PAN, to see through plans to overhaul state oil giant Pemex and broaden the tax base.  &quot;The PAN can&#039;t be a satellite of the PRI,&quot; Cordero told a news conference in the Senate shortly afterwards.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100751396</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 17:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100751396</guid> </item>  <item><title>REUTERS SUMMIT-Colombia pins energy hopes on shale oil discoveries</title><description><![CDATA[BOGOTA, May 20- With Colombia&#039;s oil reserves stretching to less than seven years, its biggest challenge is boosting exploration and attracting fresh investment to uncap a &quot;world of discovery&quot; in shale oil, the energy minister said.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100751257</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100751257</guid> </item>  <item><title>Hercules Offshore selling bulk of inland fleet</title><description><![CDATA[HOUSTON-- Hercules Offshore Inc. said Monday that it will sell the bulk of its inland barge rigs as part of the oil and gas drilling company&#039;s shift to focus on more profitable parts of its business. The Houston- based company said it will sell 11 inland barge rigs, three of which are active, for $45 million.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100751240</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100751240</guid> </item>  <item><title>UPDATE 7-Oil rises, reversing early losses as dollar weakens</title><description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, LONDON, May 20- Crude oil prices rose on Monday, reversing early losses to trade higher by late morning in New York as the dollar weakened, but ample supplies of crude oil were expected to limit gains.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100751094</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 15:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100751094</guid> </item>  <item><title>Be Ready for a Crude Oil Spike: Trader</title><description><![CDATA[Find out why this pro is looking to buy crude oil.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100750814</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 15:10 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100750814</guid> </item>  <item><title>COLUMN-Koch's unsightly coke mountain: Kemp</title><description><![CDATA[LONDON, May 20- Petroleum coke piled up along the banks of the Detroit River has sparked a storm of protest from local residents and environmental campaigners, who claim they are just one more problem associated with the bituminous tar sands being mined in western Canada.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100750791</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 14:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100750791</guid> </item>  <item><title>Freeport-McMoRan, Plains to pay special dividends</title><description><![CDATA[PHOENIX-- Freeport-McMoRan Copper&amp; Gold and Plains Exploration&amp; Production said Monday that they both will pay special one-time cash dividends when Freeport-McMoRan&#039;s acquisition of the oil and gas company closes.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100750343</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100750343</guid> </item>  <item><title>Chesapeake Snatches Away Rival's Exec as New CEO</title><description><![CDATA[Chesapeake Energy has raided the ranks of a rival to fill its vacant CEO position.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100750299</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:34 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100750299</guid> </item>  <item><title>UPDATE 1-Chesapeake Energy hires Anadarko executive as CEO</title><description><![CDATA[May 20- Chesapeake Energy Corp said it hired Robert Douglas Lawler of rival Anadarko Petroleum Corp as chief executive, filling the post vacated by co-founder Aubrey McClendon. Lawler, who is senior vice president of international and deep-water operations at Anadarko Petroleum, will join Chesapeake on June 17, the company said.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100749911</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 11:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100749911</guid> </item>  <item><title>UPDATE 4-Oil slips towards $104 on demand outlook, dollar</title><description><![CDATA[*MSCI world equities highest since 2008. LONDON, May 20- Brent crude oil slipped towards $104 per barrel on Monday on ample supplies, weaker demand for fuel and a strong dollar, despite strong equity markets. Brent crude futures for July were down 55 cents at $104.09 per barrel by 1040 GMT, after three straight sessions of gains.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100749889</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 11:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100749889</guid> </item>  <item><title>UPDATE 1-China offers India a "handshake across the Himalayas"</title><description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI, May 20- India and China will study new ways to ease tensions along their ill-defined border, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday in his first foreign trip since taking office, which comes just weeks after a military stand-off between the Asian giants in the Himalayas.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100749822</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 10:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100749822</guid> </item>  <item><title>UPDATE 3-Oil above $104 on stronger equities, weaker dollar</title><description><![CDATA[*MSCI world equities highest since 2008. LONDON, May 20- Brent crude oil held above $104 per barrel on Monday, supported by strong equity markets and a slightly lower dollar, despite a weaker outlook for fuel demand and ample supplies. Brent crude futures for July were down 30 cents at $104.34 per barrel by 0810 GMT, after three straight sessions of gains.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100749679</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 08:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100749679</guid> </item>  <item><title>COLUMN-Commodity companies' cost-cutting stampede yet to work: Clyde Russell</title><description><![CDATA[LAUNCESTON, Australia, May 20- If you ever needed an example of the corporate herd mentality, then look no further than the stampede of cost-cutting among commodity producers started by BHP Billiton.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100749513</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 07:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100749513</guid> </item>  <item><title>UPDATE 2-Brent holds above $104 on moderate outlook for demand</title><description><![CDATA[CHENNAI, India, May 20- Brent crude futures held above $104 per barrel on Monday, supported by positive economic data and strong equity markets, while a moderate outlook for demand and ample supplies dragged on prices.  &quot;The oil market is getting into what I think will prove to be the top end of the range,&quot; said Ric Spooner, chief market analyst at CMC Markets in Sydney.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100749510</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 07:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100749510</guid> </item>  <item><title>Chinese Premier Li seeks trust in India, border issue irks</title><description><![CDATA[China and India disagree about large areas on their 4,000- km- long border and fought a brief but bloody war 50 years ago.  &quot;World peace and regional stability cannot be a reality without strategic mutual trust between India and China.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100749498</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 06:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100749498</guid> </item>  <item><title>UPDATE 1-Brent holds below $105 on moderate demand outlook</title><description><![CDATA[CHENNAI, India, May 20- Brent crude futures held below $105 per barrel on Monday supported by positive economic data and strong equity markets, while a moderate outlook for demand and ample supplies dragged on prices.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100749437</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 05:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100749437</guid> </item>  <item><title>INSIGHT-The road to a greener America is littered with road-kill</title><description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES, May 20- In October 2004, then California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger rolled up to a pioneering fueling station at Los Angeles International Airport in a hydrogen-powered metallic blue Hummer loaned to him by General Motors Corp..]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100749419</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 04:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100749419</guid> </item>  <item><title>ANALYSIS-At margins of US shale oil boom, a tempered euphoria</title><description><![CDATA[HOUSTON/ NEW YORK, May 20- For the past three years, the boom in the U.S. shale oil industry has outstripped all expectations. News from two of the country&#039;s less developed shale plays in Colorado and Ohio last week offer a reality check for the wave of euphoria that has washed across the industry.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100749396</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100749396</guid> </item>  <item><title>INSIGHT-The fight for North Dakota's fracking-water market</title><description><![CDATA[WATFORD CITY, North Dakota, May 19- In towns across North Dakota, the wellhead of the North American energy boom, the locals have taken to quoting the adage: &quot;Whiskey is for drinking, and water is for fighting.&quot; It&#039;s not that they lack water, like Texas and California.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100749381</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 03:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100749381</guid> </item>  <item><title>Brent holds below $105, moderate demand outlook offsets strong data</title><description><![CDATA[CHENNAI, India, May 20- Brent crude futures held below $105 per barrel on Monday supported by positive economic data and strong equity markets, while a moderate outlook for demand and ample supplies dragged on prices.  &quot;The oil market is getting into what I think will prove to be the top-end of the range,&quot; said Ric Spooner, chief market analyst at CMC Markets in Sydney.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100749346</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 02:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100749346</guid> </item>  <item><title>NYMEX-Oil holds above $96 on U.S. economic data</title><description><![CDATA[PERTH, May 20- U.S. crude futures were steady in early Asian trading on Monday, holding above $96 a barrel after rallying last week on positive economic data in top oil consumer the United States. *U.S. oil rose 9 cents to $96.11 a barrel by 0047 GMT.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100749311</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 01:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100749311</guid> </item>  <item><title>Gas prices rise on refinery outages - Lundberg survey</title><description><![CDATA[May 19- The price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States rose sharply in the last two weeks amid outages at Midwest and West Coast refineries, according to a widely followed survey released on Sunday.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100749056</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 21:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100749056</guid> </item>  <item><title>Texas joins flood of states suing BP over 2010 Gulf spill</title><description><![CDATA[May 18- Texas has joined the crowd of Gulf of Mexico states to file suit against BP Plc, Halliburton Co and others for their role in one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history. Texas joins four other states that have sued BP and other companies in connection to the spill: Florida and Mississippi filed complaints last month, while Alabama and Louisiana did in 2010..]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100748389</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 20:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100748389</guid> </item>  <item><title>Giant of Shareholders, BlackRock Quietly Stirs</title><description><![CDATA[BlackRock, the world&#039;s largest asset manager, is starting to ask more questions, the NYT reports.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100748355</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 17:29 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100748355</guid> </item>  <item><title>UPDATE 3-US ends freeze on new natural gas exports, approves Texas terminal</title><description><![CDATA[*Freeport first project approved since 2011.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100747724</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 23:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100747724</guid> </item>  <item><title>Lightning Round</title><description><![CDATA[You say the name of a stock, and Mad Money&#039;s Jim Cramer tells you whether to buy or sell.]]></description><link>http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&amp;video=3000169275</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 22:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100747727</guid> </item>  <item><title>UPDATE 3-Oil price probe widens, US senator wants Justice Dept help</title><description><![CDATA[LONDON/ WASHINGTON, May 17- A European probe into possible oil price manipulation expanded with the investigation of a small niche trading house in the Netherlands and a key U.S. senator on Friday called for the Justice Department to join the investigation.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100747337</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 19:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100747337</guid> </item>  <item><title>U.S. senator seeks probe into impact of alleged EU oil price manipulation</title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, May 16- The chairman of the U.S. Senate&#039;s energy committee asked the Justice Department on Friday to investigate whether alleged price manipulation by three oil companies in Europe has boosted fuel prices for U.S. consumers.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100747050</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100747050</guid> </item> </channel>   </rss>