Britain came within six hours of running out of natural gas in March, highlighting the risk of supply shortages amid declining domestic production, the FT reports.
LONDON, Dec 14- Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II could be in line for a windfall now that her government is prepared to start granting licences to frack for shale gas again.
CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis reports the latest details on recovery progress in New Jersey, as the Garden State continues to implement a gas rationing system in 12 counties.
CNBC's Kate Kelly reports on restoring the fuel supply in New Jersey; and John Eichberger, National Association of Convenience Stores, discusses the drop in oil prices, as tempers flare on long lines at gas pumps.
CNBC's Mary Thompson reports diminishing fuel supplies are causing gas lines to grow at the pump. And CNBC's Kate Kelly reports how a lack of terminals is choking off gas supplies to the New York City area.
CNBC's Kate Kelly reports on potential problems facing storage facilities that gather and distribute gasoline and jet fuel to the New York City region.
Gasoline futures continued to trade higher in the electronic session Thursday as the latest track of Hurricane Sandy looked headed straight for the heart of the East Coast refining industry.
Saudi Arabia has offered its main customers in the US, Europe and Asia extra oil supplies through the end of the year, a sign the world’s largest exporter is worried about the impact of rising prices on the global economy. The FT reports.
Energy is the worst performing sector so far this year, but can it get recharged in the third quarter? Carl Larry, Oil Outlooks and Opinions president, weighs in. Matthew Cheslock, Virtu Financial, also weighs in on the best plays in energy right now.
Millions in the Mid-Atlantic states face a third day without power, with CNBC's Hampton Pearson. And CNBC's Kate Kelly reports the Carlyle Group is acquiring a 330,000 barrel per day refinery from Sunoco.
Of all the major oil-producing countries in the world, only four are showing a long-term decline in production capacity by 2020. Factors like the recent showdown with Iran over its nuclear program are more influential, according to a Harvard University report.
Four and a half years of studies and five failed votes in the House of Representatives later, the massive Canadian-US pipeline is stuck at the Canadian border. And that won't change anytime soon.
In one week, a EU-wide ban on Iranian oil goes into effect along with EU-wide ban on insuring any ship carrying Iranian oil, with John Hofmeister, Shell's former president & CEO.