The United States has made a big push toward renewable energy in the past 15 years.
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June 3 - News
North American midstream growth is removing transportation bottlenecks for crude oil, and North American refineries have to face the music.
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June 3 - News
The refining and marketing sector has been outperforming the rest of the energy sector since 2012.
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May 30 - News
Recently, Tesoro Corporation (NYSE:TSO) received the U.S. FTC’s approval regarding its acquisition of BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP)’s refinery in Carson, California.
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May 30 - News
Today, let's look at Appaloosa Management, which was founded by investing giant David Tepper and known for investing in the debt of companies in distress.
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May 29 - Hedge Funds
Oil prices have been volatile over the last year, due to which profiting from the oil sector (especially refining sector) has been quite challenging.
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May 29 - News
Make no mistake about it: The U.S. shale revolution has fundamentally altered the dynamics of the global oil market. Not only has it boosted U.S.
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May 28 - News
It’s been a challenging stretch for the domestic ethanol industry.
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May 21 - News
The volatility of oil prices has brought a lot of uncertainty about the stable revenues for oil and gas companies.
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May 20 - News
Shale gas is a game changer.
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May 20 - News
The mandated blending of ethanol in motor fuel -- specifically when produced from corn -- is a highly controversial issue.
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May 20 - News
For years we've been hearing about how much oil we import from foreign sources, particularly the Middle East.
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May 20 - News
Exchange-traded funds offer a convenient way to invest in sectors or niches that interest you.
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May 16 - News
It was a rough April for the refiners. At the beginning of the month, the EPA outlined a proposal to reduce sulfur in gasoline starting in 2017.
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May 16 - News
Last week, the difference in price between Brent, the global oil benchmark, and West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the main U.S.
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May 15 - News
The basic materials sector is under-performing the overall market.
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May 14 - News
I've been following refining outfit PBF Energy Inc (NYSE:PBF) pretty closely since its IPO in December. I'll be very honest: I like this company.
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May 13 - News
For some three decades, Saudi Arabia and the rest of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, have wielded tremendous influence over the global oil markets...
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May 12 - News
The Renewable Fuel Standard, or RFS, was first passed in 2005 to mandate the use of biofuels in America's transportation sector.
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May 11 - News
Courtesy of the shale revolution, U.S. oil production has soared in recent years, even reaching its highest level since 1998 last year.
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May 4 - News
Crude oil production in the U.S. is rising year-over-year and reached 6 million barrels per day in 2012.
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May 1 - News
On Tuesday, Marathon Petroleum Corp (NYSE:MPC) will release its latest quarterly results.
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April 28 - News
On Tuesday, Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) will release its latest quarterly results.
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April 28 - News
Tesoro Corporation (NYSE:TSO) is one of the largest independent refiners of petroleum products in the United States, and has done very well for its shareholders over the past...
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April 24 - News
Production has grown so rapidly that midstream companies, which are working tirelessly to build out the pipeline infrastructure necessary to support the domestic oil boom, just...
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April 23 - News
Earlier this week, my Foolish colleague Tyler Crowe penned a smart piece about how "We Will Never See Cheap Oil Again." Though I agree with many of the points Tyler makes, I disagree...
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April 21 - News
My Special Situations portfolio follows corporate transactions like spin-offs, and that’s what I’m investing in now with CST Brands -WI), a spin from Valero Energy Corporation...
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April 17 - News
Doesn't $2.50 per gallon for gasoline sound just dandy? During the 2012 presidential race, a couple candidates used that number as a way of showing how increased American production...
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April 17 - News
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, describes itself as "a permanent intergovernmental organization of 12 oil-exporting developing nations that coordinates...
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April 14 - News
You can't read the news lately without some mention of the current domestic energy boom. The U.S.
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April 13 - News
It seems lately that many Americans find themselves driving an extra mile or two in order to fill up at "the cheap gas station".
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April 12 - News
Despite producing more oil than we have in decades, prices at the pump aren't budging. The culprit? We've been increasing the amount of our gasoline that is being exported.
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April 9 - News
Despite the previous woes of the American energy industry, there is a wave of optimism around the production of domestic energy.
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April 7 - News
On the one side are environmentalists and climate change campaigners who argue that the pipeline's construction would be like a slap in the face to all those who take global warming...
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April 4 - News
In the energy industry, oil spills are more common than one might think.
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April 4 - News
Just last week the Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, announced plans for cleaning up the nation's transportation fuels.
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April 2 - News
Whether you are an aggressive, shoot-for-the-moon investor or a conservative coupon clipper, you are constantly faced with an oft-debated investor’s dilemma.
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April 1 - News
Landing partners with deep pockets will be critical for many developmental stage biotechnology companies looking to take their disruptive platforms to the next level.
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March 30 - News
During the year (so far) the price of oil rose by nearly 5%. Most of this gain was during March.
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March 27 - News
Legendary investor and One Up on Wall Street author Peter Lynch had a simple piece of advice: Buy what you know.
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March 24 - News
T. Boone Pickens, an 85-year-old the founder of BP Capital, mainly invests in energy industry, mainly the oil/gas sector.
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March 19 - Hedge Funds
Gasoline prices were down slightly versus the previous week in every section of the U.S.
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March 19 - News
Environmentalists and climate change campaigners are staunchly opposed to its construction, arguing that it would lead to increased activity in Canada's oil sands and, therefore...
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March 18 - News
If you were watching ethanol company stocks over the last five years, you’re probably suffering from a serious case of whiplash.
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March 15 - News
Exchange-traded funds offer a convenient way to invest in sectors or niches that interest you.
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March 13 - News
Rising for a seventh straight day, the S&P 500 Index is on an absolute roll; Monday's close brought it within a mere 10 points of all-time highs.
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March 11 - News
As the market continues to rise, the pure upstream oil and gas businesses must be feeling left out.
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March 11 - News
While the North American energy boom has boosted oil and gas production to record levels, companies have run into major difficulties with respect to transport.
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March 11 - Hedge Funds
The U.S. Gulf Coast is about to be inundated with oil. But not foreign oil, as was often the case in the past.
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March 11 - News
Over the past several years, advanced extraction techniques have turned the energy sector on its head.
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March 10 - News