Business, Fuel

Oil Slumps to Lowest This Year as Traders Focus on Record Supply

Oil slumped more than 5% to the lowest close this year after government data showed production cuts from OPEC and other producers have not been enough to reduce U.S. supplies.

Justin Sink | Bloomberg News
March 8, 2017
Government, Business, Fuel

Obama to Request $10-Per-Barrel Oil Tax for Transportation Needs

President Barack Obama will propose a $10-per-barrel tax on oil in his fiscal 2017 budget to finance self-driving cars, public transit, railroads and other transportation improvements, the White House said.

Justin Sink | Bloomberg News
February 4, 2016
Business

TransCanada Keystone Pause Seen Giving Obama, Trudeau New Start

TransCanada Corp.’s request to pause a U.S. review of its Keystone XL oil pipeline gives President Obama a way to ease a political headache at home and help him repair frayed relations with Canada.

Rebecca Penty | Bloomberg News
,
Robert Tuttle | Bloomberg News
,
Justin Sink | Bloomberg News
November 3, 2015