Economy Oct 23 Chevron buys Hess Corp. for $53 billion, the 2nd oil megadeal this month as energy prices soar By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press
Economy Oct 23 Chevron buys Hess in 2nd recent major fossil fuel industry buyout The Chevron-Hess deal comes less than two weeks after Exxon Mobil said that it would acquire Pioneer Natural Resources for about $60 billion. Crude prices are up 9% this year and have been hovering around $90 per barrel for about… By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press
Nation Sep 20 Watch 6:58 California sues oil companies for exacerbating climate change California claims the five biggest oil and gas companies knew that using their products led to climate change, but then spent decades misleading the public. The lawsuit says extreme weather fueled by climate change has caused billions of dollars in… By William Brangham, Dorothy Hastings
World May 27 Watch 5:38 What the shakeups, legal losses for fossil fuel companies mean for climate change efforts Three major oil and gas firms — ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell and Chevron — suffered hits in court and among their own investors Wednesday, amid pressure for businesses and governments to seriously curtail emissions that drive climate change. William Brangham… By William Brangham, Murrey Jacobson
World Oct 31 Watch For Liberia, Natural Resources Are Blessings, Curses on Road to Democracy Liberia's Oil, Diamond Resources Are Both Blessing and Curse…
Jun 30 Iraqis Open Oil to Foreign Firms to Boost Output By PBS News Hour The Iraqi government opened six of its oil fields to international bidders Monday as the nation attempts to increase daily production by 60 percent, leaving the door open for top Western companies to tap into the world's third largest oil… Continue reading
Apr 29 Will oil ever be priced in a currency other than dollars? Question/Comment: Has there been a shift from petrodollars to petroeuros in world energy trading? I read that such a shift would result in less demand for the dollar, resulting in a drop in the dollar's value. Paul Solman: "Petrodollars" was… Continue reading
Apr 14 Watch Chevron Executive Discusses Oil Prices, Industry Outlook In the third of the NewsHour's 'Costly Crude' series on the rising price of oil, a Chevron executive offers insight on rising oil prices and the future of the oil industry. Continue watching