Peabody Energy, a Coal Giant, Seeks Bankruptcy Protection
The company’s Chapter 11 filing comes as a result of increasing competition from natural gas and tightening regulations to control…
Gas Prices Will Be Low for Easter, but Don’t Get Used to It
Gas prices for the Easter weekend will be the lowest in over a decade. But don’t be fooled — they’re…
Hundreds Attend Service for Energy Tycoon Aubrey McClendon
The natural gas wildcatting pioneer who died in a highway crash was remembered for his groundbreaking business career and his…
Aubrey McClendon, Restless and Reckless Wildcatter, Was Deal-Making to the End
Mr. McClendon, who died in a car crash a day after being indicted on bid-rigging charges, was trying to expand…
Aubrey McClendon, 56, Ex-Chief of Chesapeake Energy, Dies in Crash a Day After Indictment
Authorities said Mr. McClendon, who built a fortune in shale gas across the country, was killed when his car drove…
Aubrey McClendon Is Charged With Conspiracy in Oil and Natural Gas Bidding
The Justice Department said it had charged the Oklahoma wildcatter with conspiring to suppress prices paid for oil and natural…
Stock Prices Sink in a Rising Ocean of Oil
As an oil glut grows despite production cuts, investors worry about a slowdown in the global economy.
China’s Hunger for Commodities Wanes, and Pain Spreads Among Producers
For years, China gobbled up metals, crops and fuels for its rapidly expanding economy, and producers aggressively broadened operations to…
Oil Prices Decline More Than 5 Percent as Stockpiles Increase
The global Brent oil benchmark price fell to below $35 a barrel, the lowest level since the depths of the…
Hoping for a Price Surge, Oil Companies Keep Wells in Reserve
Some drilled oil and natural gas wells across the country are currently not producing, but are ready to be tapped…