Exxon Hits Record Profits Again as Oil Industry Sees Banner Quarter
The world’s largest oil companies continue to reap rewards from sustained high commodity prices as Exxon XOM 2.93% Mobil Corp....
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Shell, Awash With Cash, to Boost Dividend, Share Buybacks
LONDON— Shell SHEL 0.95% PLC said it plans to boost its dividend and buy back another $4 billion of its...
Biden to Sell More Oil From Strategic Reserve to Keep Gas Prices in Check
WASHINGTON—The Biden administration is planning to sell more oil from the country’s strategic reserves—and is considering authorizing new sales this...
Russia Wipes Out Exxon’s Stake in Sakhalin Oil-and-Gas Project
The Kremlin has pushed Exxon XOM 1.44% Mobil Corp. out of a major Russian oil-and-gas project and transferred the Texas...
Fracking Pioneer Harold Hamm to Take Continental Resources Private
Harold Hamm, the billionaire fracking pioneer, agreed to buy the shares of Continental Resources Inc. CLR 8.68% not owned by...
Want to Get Ahead? Pick the Right Company
Retail workers at Gap Inc. GPS 3.25% are significantly more likely to become managers than at other companies in their...
Coal Miner Peabody Energy in Deal Talks With Australian Rival Coronado
ADELAIDE, Australia— Peabody Energy Corp. BTU -2.62% is in talks to combine with an Australian rival that could result in...
As Europe Caps Energy Bills, the Merits of Price Controls Get Another Look
The highest inflation in decades and the steep drop in Russian natural gas exports to Europe have pushed a growing...
Exxon Improperly Fired Scientists Suspected of Sharing Information, Labor Department Finds
The Labor Department said it found Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM -1.01% illegally fired two company scientists over suspicions they shared...
OPEC+ Agrees to Biggest Oil Production Cut Since Start of Pandemic
VIENNA—The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its Russia-led allies on Wednesday agreed to slash two million barrels a...
Exxon CEO Warns Biden Administration Against Limiting Fuel Exports
Exxon Mobil Corp. is pushing back against reductions of U.S. fuel exports urged by the Biden administration in August, arguing...
WSJ News Exclusive | Chevron Sells Global Headquarters, Pares Back in California Amid Texas Expansion
The second-largest U.S. oil company closed the sale Wednesday of its Chevron Park campus in San Ramon, Calif., its global...
Hertz, BP to Provide Charging Stations for Electric Rental Cars
Hertz said it aims for one-quarter of its fleet to be electric by the end of 2024. Photo: ANDREW KELLY/REUTERS...
Germany to Nationalize Ailing Uniper After Russian Natural-Gas Cuts
BERLIN—Germany will nationalize Uniper, UN01 -29.89% seeking to save the country’s largest gas importer that was hit hard by Russian...
Private Drillers Are Hitting Their Limits
Dozens of small drillers helped fuel a resurgence in the busiest U.S. oil patch over the past two years. But...
Germany Takes Control of Oil Refineries Owned by Russia’s Rosneft
BERLIN—Germany took control of the German business of Russian oil giant Rosneft Oil Co. as Berlin races to safeguard its...
European Manufacturers Reel From Russian Gas Shutoff
European industry thrived for decades on a steady supply of cheap Russian gas, which flowed uninterrupted throughout the Cold War...
How a CEO Rescued a Big Bet on Big Oil; ‘There Were a Lot of Doubters’
Occidental Petroleum Corp. OXY 1.75% entered the thick of the pandemic among the worst prepared of its U.S. oil-and-gas peers....
Oil Royalty and Mineral Companies Sitio and Brigham to Merge in $4 Billion Tie-Up
Sitio Royalties Corp. and Brigham Minerals Inc. have reached a deal to merge to form one of the largest publicly...
OPEC+’s Warning Shot
Updated Sept. 5, 2022 5:30 pm ET Russia is using natural gas to punish Europe. Oil hasn’t yet been similarly...
