Oil moved past $100 a barrel early Tuesday after closing below that level late last week, Bloomberg reported.
January 17, 2012BusinessFuel
Diesel Prices on the Rise After Six Weeks of Decline
Retail diesel prices ended six weeks of declines by rising last week for the first time since late November, the Department of Energy reported, as fleet managers said they were bracing for the possible return of $4-a-gallon fuel.
January 16, 2012BusinessFuel
Clean Energy Outlines Plan for Natural Gas Fueling Stations
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has unveiled a plan for the first phase of 150 new natural gas fueling stations, and said it anticipates opening 70 stations in 33 states by the end of the year.
January 13, 2012BusinessFuelGovernment
U.S. Trade Deficit Widens in November
The U.S. trade deficit expanded by 10.4% in November as exports declined to a four-month low, the Commerce Department said Friday.
January 13, 2012BusinessFuel
Ryder Signs First Lease for Natural Gas Trucks
Ryder System said it has signed its first leasing agreement under its 鈥淔lex-to-Green鈥 program, which offers companies the option to incorporate alternative fuel vehicles into their fleets.
January 13, 2012BusinessFuel
DOE Holds 2012 Diesel Forecast at $3.85
Diesel will average $3.85 a gallon this year and rise to $3.93 next year, the Department of Energy said in its monthly short-term energy outlook.
January 11, 2012GovernmentBusinessFuelSafety
Congress Has Scant Time to Address Transportation Issues This Month
Several key air and ground transportation issues are pressing before Congress, but lawmakers have only a few working days this month in which to address them.
January 10, 2012BusinessFuel
Diesel Rises 4.5垄 to $3.828 in First Gain in Seven Weeks
Diesel rose 4.5 cents to $3.828 a gallon, its first increase in seven weeks, while gasoline jumped 8.3 cents for its third straight gain, the Department of Energy said.
January 10, 2012BusinessFuel
Gasoline Jumps 12垄 to $3.36 a Gallon, Lundberg Says
Gasoline jumped 12 cents in the past three weeks to a national average $3.36 per gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.
January 9, 2012BusinessFuel
EPA Mandates 25% More Biodiesel This Year
Diesel refineries must produce 1 billion gallons of biodiesel in 2012, a 25% increase from last year, the Environmental Protection Agency said last month, but the agency decided to delay its planned 2013 mandate.
January 9, 2012