Fueling America

Is the oil industry headed toward more consolidation?

Big Oil is set to spend billions on new exploration in 2009, but in addition to ocean beds thousands of feet below the water's surface, major producers are surveying the balance sheets of vulnerable companies in the sector.

Study: Tap natural gas from Alaska's frozen areas

Today's technology could extract enough untapped natural gas, frozen in Alaska's North Slope, to heat millions of homes for years, federal officials announced Wednesday.

EPA, UPS join to launch eco-friendly hybrid trucks

Brown is going green.

Gas prices drop record amount

A 53-cent drop in gas prices over the last two weeks has set another record, and the publisher of a national survey predicted Sunday that prices will continue to decline -- but at a slower pace.

Factors in the retail price of gas

Charging stations for electric cars growing in number

Owning an electric vehicle requires more than global-cooling ambitions. It takes guile, planning, sharp vision, a silver tongue -- and a 50-foot extension cord.

NASCAR, meet the electric Chevy Volt

Imagine a sun-swept Texas afternoon in 2015. After the roar of a ceremonial flyover, a Texas Motor Speedway crowd of 200,000 rises to its feet in anticipation of NASCAR's signature moment.

Gas shortage leads to fights, threatens college football in South

Gas shortages are afflicting drivers across the Southeast. Some of the problems were caused by Hurricane Ike affecting oil production and refining along the Gulf Coast, but empty gas pumps also are being blamed on the consumers themselves.

Atlanta gas crunch: 'We've got no gas here'

Mohammed Hussain got 3,000 gallons of gas delivered to his Chevron station in suburban Atlanta on Saturday. By Sunday morning, all of the gas, priced at $4.39 per gallon for regular unleaded, was gone.

Stripper wells try to get more oil from ground

Hundreds of thousands of small oil wells in the United Sates, called "stripper wells," are being touted as part of the solution to dependency on foreign oil.

Experts: 'Irrational' behavior drives gas prices more than Ike

Gas prices across the Southeast and Midwest soared over the weekend, and while many would blame Hurricane Ike, human nature may be a more likely scapegoat.

Hurricane's aftermath includes higher gas prices

Long-distance drivers feeling the pain of costly commute

Soaring gas prices, nearing a national average of $4 per gallon, are causing long-distance commuters to burn holes in their wallets along with the fuel in their gas tanks.

Bless you and here's some gas

Carol Umsted got more than the word of God during services this summer at the Congregational United Church of Christ of Valley City.

Urban drilling bonanza pits neighbor against neighbor

Bishop Kenneth Spears always thought gifts from God came from above. He never imagined that the gifts would be hiding under his church in Fort Worth, Texas.

Electric bikes provide greener commute

When Honora Wolfe and her husband moved to the outskirts of Boulder, Colorado, she wanted an environmentally friendly way to commute to her job as a bookshop owner in the city.

Converting gas-powered cars to electric

Larry Horsley loves that he doesn't buy much gas, even though he drives his '95 Chevy S-10 back and forth to work each day.

Lab makes renewable diesel fuel from E. coli poop

Fossil fuels that keep our planet running -- oil, natural gas and coal -- were created from the decomposition of plants, plankton and other organic material over millions of years.

Save money, make friends on the road

Robert Gilliland didn't think much about carpooling until gas prices got out of control. Now, he's happy to trade his motoring freedom for $120 in weekly savings.

Farmer turns to fruit tree to power tractors

Bryan Beer, a citrus grower in southwestern Florida, sees himself as a bit of a pioneer. He's not digging for gold. It's more like he's planting for oil.

106 mpg 'air car' creates buzz, questions

You've heard of hybrids, electric cars and vehicles that can run on vegetable oil. But of all the contenders in the quest to produce the ultimate fuel-efficient car, this could be the first one to let you say, "fill it up with air."

For some, energy prices are threatening lives

A gallon of unleaded gasoline: $10. Heating fuel: $9.10 a gallon. Electricity: $1.17 per kilowatt hour -- 11 times the national average.

For some, energy prices are threatening lives

A gallon of unleaded gasoline: $10. Heating fuel: $9.10 a gallon. Electricity: $1.17 per kilowatt hour -- 11 times the national average.

North Dakota's real-life Jed Clampett

Herb Geving unleashes a broad smile in his 11,000-square-foot mansion. The former cattleman, farmer and owner of a North Dakota garbage business is now retired, able to count the dollar signs brought in by three oil wells.

Map of U.S. gas prices

Find out how much gas prices are costing you

Hummer owners still love to play dirty

They rumble in on treads called Super Swampers, wearing their hearts on their license plates.

America's need for oil like an 'addiction,' expert says

You've no doubt heard the language by now -- that Americans are plagued by an oil addiction.

Decision at the pump: Cash vs. credit

Gas stations across the country are increasingly offering discounts for fuel purchases made with cash as high oil prices eat into their profits.

What you risk by using debit card at the pump

QUESTION: When I use my debit card to buy gas at the pump, I've noticed that a hold gets put on funds in my account for a few days -- sometimes for more than what I purchased. What gives? Is there any way to avoid this?

Pickens talks about alternative energy

Earlier this month, legendary entrepreneur and philanthropist T. Boone Pickens unveiled a new energy plan he says will decrease the United States' dependency on foreign oil by more than one-third and help shift American energy production toward renewable natural resources.

Pilots say they feel pressure to cut back on fuel

U.S. Airways is pressuring pilots to use less fuel, undermining their authority and possibly compromising safety, according to a spokesman for the U.S. Airline Pilots Association.

U.S. cities scrambling to meet rising mass transit demands

U.S. cities are racing to cope with ever-increasing demand on public transportation as gas prices remain at record levels.

Farmers fight plans for new oil refinery

Farmland stretches as far as the eye can see -- row upon row of corn stalks waving in the breeze. It's an unlikely place to watch America debate its energy crisis but a battle is raging in this corner of South Dakota over what could be the nation's first new oil refinery in 30 years.

Rising crude oil prices: A decade-long trend

Sales of gas-saving gadgets rise with gas prices

With fuel prices soaring, sales of products designed to boost gas mileage are also rising -- even though the government says they're not worth the money.

Oil billionaire Pickens puts his money on wind power

Billionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens is putting his clout behind renewable energy sources like wind power.