Oil
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Obama: U.S. should fund research for cleaner cars
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President Barack Obama says the U.S. must shift cars and trucks off oil for good so the public can avoid spikes in gasoline prices.
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The U.S., China, and Sub-Saharan Africa
CommentGootnick interview February 13, 2013
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GAO studies Iran oil sanctions
CommentMelito interview December 19, 2012
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Exxon: North America could be future net energy exporter
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Exxon says the energy renaissance in the U.S. will continue and predicts that North America will become a net exporter of oil and gas by the middle of the next decade.
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D.C. area gas prices falling quickly
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For the 10th consecutive day, gas prices dropped on Thursday, with the national average dipping to $3.45 per gallon. That's down more than 20 cents month-to-date.
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President Obama wants oil markets monitored more closely
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Saying that Americans can't stand by and suffer from high gas prices while speculators make millions of dollars, President Obama wants more done to police the oil markets and raise penalties for market manipulation.
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Obama defends energy policies, pushes oil pipeline
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President Barack Obama is fending off criticism of his energy policies, pointing to plans to fast-track an oil pipeline that emerged after he delayed the larger Keystone XL project earlier this year.
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End gas subsidies, Obama says
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President Barack Obama is calling anew on Congress to end tax subsidies for the oil and gas industry, saying the nation needs to develop alternative sources of energy in the face of rising gasoline prices.
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BP settles Gulf spill suits, expects $7.8B payout
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BP agreed late Friday to settle lawsuits brought by more than 100,000 fishermen who lost work, cleanup workers who got sick and others who claimed harm from the oil giant's 2010 Gulf of Mexico disaster, the worst offshore oil spill in the nation's history.
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Obama welcomes Oklahoma-Texas keystone oil pipeline
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U.S. President Barack Obama welcomed news that TransCanada says it will build an oil pipeline from Oklahoma to Texas after Obama blocked the larger Keystone XL pipeline from Canada.
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Va. gas tax hike proposed, fuel prices rising across United States
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A Virginia state delegate is proposing to increase gas taxes for the first time in 26 years as fuel costs reach a new high nationwide.
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Russian oil teams up with Exxon Mobil to develop Arctic oil fields
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Russia's state-owned Rosneft and U.S. company Exxon Mobil announced a multibillion deal to develop offshore oil fields in the Russian Arctic.
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D.C. officials awaiting tests results for Anacostia River
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District of Columbia officials are hoping to learn exactly what the substance was that sparked fears of an oil spill on the Anacostia River.
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Oil prices fall to two-year low
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AAA Mid-Atlantic’s latest report shows the national average for a gallon of regular is now just $0.02 shy of the four gallon mark. But there could be a light at the end of the tunnel as oil prices have slid to a two-year low.
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Oil prices falling, strong job growth
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There are signs of hope for the economy: Experts say gas prices may have peaked for this summer, and businesses have boosted their payrolls by adding 268,000 jobs in April.
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