The standoff between Iran and the West in the Strait of Hormuz has more to do with your daily commute than you might realize.

In Ohio, geographically and politically positioned to become a leading importer of wastewater from gas drilling, environmentalists and lawmakers opposed to the technique known as fracking are seizing on a series of small earthquakes as a signal to proceed with caution.

The 160 workers on Shell's Perdido oil platform have access to a free restaurant, gym and movie theater. The catch? They toil on this floating oil factory in 12 hour shifts for 14 days straight.

It's been 30 years since gasoline took such a big bite out of the family budget.

A winter storm has prevented a barge from delivering fuel to Nome, Alaska, fueling fear of skyrocketing gas prices. What is the price of a gallon of gas in your state?

Google Inc has abandoned an ambitious project to make renewable energy cheaper than coal, the latest target of Chief Executive Larry Page's moves to focus the Internet giant on fewer efforts.

U.S. oil prices surged, closing at a five-month high of more than $100 a barrel after a Canadian energy company ended a standoff by agreeing to shift the route of a planned oil pipeline.

Thousands of protesters gathered in Lafayette Square across from the White House on Sunday to oppose a plan for a transnational oil pipeline they fear could harm the environment.

In a modern-day echo of the raucous Old West, small towns enjoying a boom in oil and gas drilling are seeing a sharp increase in drunken driving, bar fights and other hell-raising.