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Energy giants opening natural gas spigots, fueling profit rise
The world’s largest oil companies are pumping more natural gas than ever before, helping to spur a rise in profits while sating rising global demand for fuels that can mitigate global greenhouse gas emissions.
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Senators push sanctions to send Putin election meddling warning
A pair of prominent Republican U.S. senators said on Sunday that the United States must move promptly to prepare new sanctions against Russia to discourage interference in upcoming elections.
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U.S. intelligence chief: 'I don't know what happened' at Trump-Putin meeting
U.S. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said on Thursday he did not know what happened in the one-on-one meeting in Helsinki between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin that has raised concern among many U.S. lawmakers.
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Trump invites Putin to Washington despite U.S. uproar over Helsinki summit
President Donald Trump has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to Washington this autumn, the White House said on Thursday, a daring rebuttal to the torrent of criticism in the United States over Trump’s failure to publicly confront Putin at their first summit for Moscow’s meddling in the 2016 election.
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Commentary: Putin outfoxes Trump in Helsinki
More than three decades ago, American and Russian leaders met each other in a small Nordic capital as much of the world held its collective breath. The two leading nuclear powers were confronted with existential challenges as their respective nuclear arsenals were ballooning out of control. Something needed to be done to break the logjam.
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Brent oil falls four percent to three-month low as supply outage concerns ease
Oil prices slumped about $3 on Monday, with Brent reaching a three-month low, as Libyan ports reopened and traders eyed potential supply increases by Russia and other producers.
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After Helsinki, U.S. intel chief defends findings on Russian meddling
The U.S. intelligence community has been clear about the threat posed by Russian political interference and will continue “to provide unvarnished and objective intelligence” assessments, the Director of National Intelligence said on Monday.
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Oil rises but declines for the week as supply concerns ease
Oil prices rose about 1 percent on Friday as strike actions in Norway and Iraq hit supplies, but futures were set for a second straight week of decline after Libyan ports reopened and on the view that Iran might still export some crude despite U.S. sanctions.
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