EU probes oil-price setting
European Union antitrust authorities carried out inspections at oil companies in three countries and a price-index publisher, part of an investigation into whether oil...
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Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
Monday, October 8th, 2012
Calif. gas prices jump by up to 20 cents overnight
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- California motorists faced another day of record-breaking gasoline prices Sunday, though relief appeared to be on the way.
Monday, May 14th, 2012
Tensions between Iran and West to keep oil prices high, says IEA
LONDON (Reuters) — Tension between Iran and the West is likely to keep oil prices high despite a significant improvement in world supply and a big buildup of oil stocks,...
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012
Obama pushes new plan to contain oil market manipulation
President Obama, in his latest effort to limit the political fallout from high gasoline prices, on Tuesday challenged Congress to pass legislation to ensure speculators...
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
Washington Post/ABC News poll shows Obama’s gas price troubles persist
A new poll shows continued discontent with President Obama’s handling of gasoline prices despite aggressive White House efforts to tout the administration’s energy policies.
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
Obama vows to drill ‘everywhere we can’
President Obama moved aggressively Wednesday to parry GOP claims that he’s stifling U.S. oil-and-gas development with a speech at a New Mexico oil field, where he vowed to...
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
AP: 36 years of data show no correlation between how much oil comes out of U.S. wells and gas prices
It's the political cure-all for high gas prices: Drill here, drill now. But more U.S. drilling has not changed how deeply the gas pump drills into your wallet, math...
Chu tells House Oversight Committee he deserves an A for his efforts to to lower gas prices
Energy Secretary Steven Chu stood firmly behind his department’s efforts to address volatile gas prices and invest in clean-energy projects Tuesday amid aggressive attacks...
Monday, March 19th, 2012
With gas prices rising, smog rules may stall
The Obama administration, facing political heat over high gasoline prices, may delay new rules that would cut pollution from cars but also could bring higher prices at the...
Sunday, March 18th, 2012
Mitt Romney calls on Obama to fire Chu, Jackson, and Salazar over rising gas prices
Mitt Romney is ramping up attacks on President Obama over rising gasoline prices by calling for the firing of Obama’s Interior and Energy secretaries and the head of the...
Friday, March 16th, 2012
Obama hits GOP foes as having 'Flat Earth' views on energy
President Obama attacked the GOP presidential field in a speech on gas prices Thursday, portraying the candidates as “stuck in the past” and unserious about dealing with...
Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
Chu walks back Europe gas prices quote from '08
Energy Secretary Steven Chu on Tuesday walked back a comment he made in 2008 in which he called for higher gasoline prices like those in Europe.
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
Obama: 'Loose talk' of war is contributing to high gas prices
President Obama said Monday that "loose talk" of war is contributing to the recent spike in gas prices.“The biggest driver of these high gas prices is...
White House defends Obama on gas prices after poor poll numbers
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar took to the White House briefing room Monday to defend President Obama’s energy plan after a new poll suggested high gas prices are eroding...
Thursday, March 8th, 2012
Obama makes swing-state energy push amid GOP attacks over high gas prices
President Obama on Wednesday touted White House efforts to boost deployment of electric-powered and natural gas vehicles during his third energy-themed speech in as many...
Mitch McConnell: White House policies 'actually designed' to raise gas prices
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Wednesday charged the Obama administration of working behind the scenes to drive up gas prices — an allegation White...
Wednesday, March 7th, 2012
Obama pushes back on GOP claims that he wants higher gas prices
President Obama insisted Tuesday that his administration is reviewing all options to protect consumers from soaring gas prices, aggressively pushing back on GOP claims...
Friday, March 2nd, 2012
Gingrich calls for Chu’s resignation over gas price spat
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is again calling for the resignation of Energy Secretary Steven Chu, saying that the president’s support for Chu signals a...
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
Representative berates NSF for rising gas prices
The National Science Foundation (NSF) likes to portray itself as the "engine of innovation" for the U.S. economy through its support of academic research. But...
Friday, February 24th, 2012
Carney, Boehner spokesman have Twitter argument over energy policy
White House press secretary Jay Carney sparred Thursday with a spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) over President Obama’s energy speech.
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