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....
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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...
European Governments, Companies Gird for Higher Prices After Russia Gas Cutoff
Companies and governments girded for higher energy prices and said they were continuing to prepare for emergency measures after Russia...
Russia to Keep Nord Stream Pipeline Shut, Citing Mechanical Problems
Russia indefinitely suspended natural gas flows to Europe via a key pipeline hours after the Group of Seven agreed to...
Droughts Hurt World’s Largest Economies
Severe droughts across the Northern Hemisphere—stretching from the farms of California to waterways in Europe and China—are further snarling supply...
U.K. Inflation Tops 10%, Underlining Gloomy Outlook for Europe
The U.K.’s annual rate of inflation moved into double digits in July and is set to rise even higher by...
BHP Earnings Nearly Triple as Coal Prices Run Hot
ADELAIDE, Australia—BHP Group Ltd. said its annual profit nearly tripled as it benefited from the sale of its petroleum business...
Aramco Reports Record Profit, Injecting Saudi Kingdom With Cash
DUBAI—High crude prices are infusing Saudi Arabia with billions of dollars in cash, fueling record profit at its national oil...
At Ford, Quality Is Now Problem 1
Josh Halliburton joined Ford F -0.46% Motor Co. in January to help improve its shaky quality record. Within months it...
Shale Drillers Warn of Higher Costs as They Report Record Profits
Shale companies are reporting banner profits but are warning that inflation in the oil patch is leading them to increase...
Analysis: ‘Slap in the face’: Biden’s fist bump with MBS fails to move the OPEC needle significantly
The President left Saudi Arabia without a public agreement from the kingdom to help out on gas prices, but White...
What CEOs Are Saying: ‘Situation Seems Worse Than It Did a Quarter Ago’
Here is what some of the world’s corporate leaders said in their quarterly earnings reports this week about the economy,...
Cold showers and no lights: How one German city is fighting Russia’s energy battle
"Every kilowatt-hour saved saves the gas storage tanks," said the mayor's office in a news release on Wednesday. It's the...
The EU has agreed to ration gas, but some countries put up a fight
On Tuesday, EU energy ministers agreed to a voluntary target to reduce gas usage by 15% between August and March...
WSJ News Exclusive | Redwood Materials Plans $3.5 Billion Battery-Materials Plant in Nevada
The company run by Tesla Inc.’s former chief technology officer plans to spend $3.5 billion on a battery-materials factory in...
New Volkswagen Chief Has History Backing Synthetic Fuels
Volkswagen AG’s VOW 0.37% new boss has said he is committed to driving the auto maker’s transformation from gasoline-powered cars...
Hilcorp, Exxon and Conoco Top Greenhouse Gas Emitters, Environmental Groups Say
Hilcorp Energy Co., Exxon Mobil Corp. , Conoco COP -4.96% Phillips and Occidental Petroleum Corp. OXY -3.13% are the U.S....
Manufacturers Brace for Nord Stream Repairs, Fearing Pipeline Won’t Reopen
PARIS—European manufacturers are preparing for possible natural-gas rationing that would force them to shut production amid fears that Russia is...
Exxon Says Quarterly Profit Could Hit $18 Billion
Exxon Mobil Corp. is forecasting banner second-quarter earnings that could come in as high as about $18 billion, largely on...
