Tag: Gas Prices

The average driver saved $550 at the pump, AAA reported Thursday, thanks to low prices caused by a glut of crude oil. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Consumers saved $115 billion on gasoline in 2015

Joseph Lawler · December 31, 2015 4:56 pm

$The news is good for consumers, as keeping output high will keep global oil prices low, but it will continue to squeeze U.S. oil producers, particularly frackers, whose drilling methods are more expensive than conventional means. (AP Photo)$ Energy and Environment

OPEC leaves oil production alone

Kyle Feldscher · December 4, 2015 5:14 pm

With Thanksgiving gas at its cheapest in seven years, the number of travelers is expected to rise. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Energy and Environment

Drivers can be thankful for the lowest Thanksgiving gas prices since 2008

Kyle Feldscher · November 25, 2015 5:05 pm

Gasoline prices have been dropping steadily this fall and are expected to reach $2.06 in December.Â (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Pump prices to drop to near $2 per gallon in December

Kyle Feldscher · November 10, 2015 8:07 pm

Gas Attacks Confirmed

Geoffrey Norman · November 6, 2015 3:34 pm

House members say vehicle engines won't be able to handle more ethanol in their gasoline. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

Energy and Environment

184 lawmakers want EPA to reduce 2016 biofuel mandate

Kyle Feldscher · November 5, 2015 5:44 pm

With prices low from a supply glut, shipping crude would not be lucrative for a while.

Energy and Environment

No gusher from lifting ban on oil exports

John Siciliano · October 5, 2015 4:01 am

Bill would lift 1970s ban on exporting crude, which budget office says would boost federal revenue.Â (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Energy and Environment

House sets oil export vote for next week

John Siciliano · September 30, 2015 11:49 pm

Immiserating the Poor

Blake Hurst · September 14, 2015 4:00 am

Environmental activists in kayaks protest the arrival of the Polar Pioneer, an oil drilling rig owned by Shell Oil, on May 14, 2015 in Seattle, Washington. The rig is part of a fleet that will lead a controversial oil-exploration effort off Alaska's North Slope. (Photo by Karen Ducey/Getty Images)

Energy and Environment

We must increase access to Alaska’s resources

Charles Cicchetti · August 4, 2015 4:01 am

In this Monday, Dec. 22, 2014 photo, an Iranian oil worker rides his bicycle at the Tehran's oil refinery south of the capital Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo)Â

Energy and Environment

Iranian oil expected to drive prices down

Zack Colman · July 14, 2015 9:06 pm

Gasoline prices are expected to hit their lowest summer average since 2009, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said Tuesday. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Summer gas prices lowest since 2009

Zack Colman · July 14, 2015 2:52 pm