Energy companies are facing the prospect of physical and financial losses because of climate change, and the oil industry needs to take the threat more seriously, the chief economist of the International Energy Agency said Friday.  More »

A plant that converts surplus power from wind turbines into energy-dense hydrogen gas started operating in Germany for the first time this week, the companies involved said.  More »

Solar panels accounted for nearly half of all electric generation capacity installed in the first three months of 2013, a report from a solar trade group said this week.  More »

Exxon Mobil Corp. will invest $200 million in a research center in Russia that will support its Arctic exploration there, the company said late Tuesday.  More »

A new federal service shows that Texas drivers could pay just $1.09 per gallon to fuel their vehicles this month, if they make a certain change in their vehicle.  More »

The International Energy Agency on Monday warned that growing energy-related emissions have put the world on track to hit a troubling rise in temperatures.  More »

When told of potential economic advantages of hydraulic fracturing, 56 percent of Californians surveyed said it should be legal in the Golden State if the additional oil and gas produced from the operations was used to reduce energy and gasoline prices, according to a poll released Friday.  More »

Exxon Mobil on Friday will announce a $500,000 commitment to recruit, educate and train thousands of new workers in Houston for rapidly expanding chemical operations along the Texas coast.  More »

A corn-based bubble is building on the horizon, with expectations of a large oversupply of high-priced ethanol that has nowhere to go.  More »

Pipeline giant Kinder Morgan will push forward with a $54 million to add to its sprawling, 57-tank storage site under construction along the Houston Ship Channel.  More »

Ryder showed off some of its latest models of fuel efficient and natural gas-powered trucks while discussing the potential of the new vehicles at a symposium in Houston Tuesday.  More »

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners is extending a pipeline deeper into the Eagle Ford shale play to provide an outlet for growing oil production in south Texas.  More »