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Theft of oil and gas from Mexican pipelines an increasing concern

by Lorne Matalon
Oct 26, 2017
The loss of oil and gas from Mexican pipelines currently totals more than $1 billion a year, leaving some U.S. companies skittish about entering the market.
Refinery workers in Veracruz finish their shift. Mexican gov't statistics indicate mounting theft from pipelines that ferry refined gasoline from here to Mexico City. 
Lorne Matalon/ for Marketplace
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A move from natural gas to electricity for homes

by Marketplace Contributor
Oct 17, 2017
Natural gas used to be hailed as less polluting, but experts now urge a change to clean electrical energy generated by wind and solar power.
The National Electric Manufacturers Association (NEMA) once issued medallions like this one to promote the all-electric home and spur demand for electric appliances. 
Photo courtesy NEMA
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Port of Corpus Christi remains closed after Hurricane Harvey, but there is hope

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 29, 2017
We check in with the sixth largest port in the United States.
A fireman walks by a burnt out car that caught fire after Hurricane Harvey hit Corpus Christi, Texas.
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What does GE's deal with Baker Hughes mean for the oil industry?

by Andy Uhler
Oct 31, 2016
General Electric wants to combine its oilfield services with a bigger competitor.
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Black Sea pipeline about politics more than energy

by Andy Uhler
Oct 12, 2016
Deal between Russia and Turkey would shift energy markets, geopolitics.
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev applaud during the 23rd World Energy Congress on Monday in Istanbul.
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OPEC agrees to agree on oil limits, but outlook still shaky

by Lewis Wallace
Sep 29, 2016
We might have to say goodbye to cheaper gas.
The sun sets behind a oil derrick near the Saudi Arabian border with Kuwait. 
Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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You’re probably wasting money on premium gas

by Sarah Menendez
Sep 20, 2016
It makes no difference for 70 percent of cars
It's pricey and unnecessary. 
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Dump the gas tax — instead pay by the mile

by Marketplace Contributor
Sep 6, 2016
Oregon and other states are finding alternative ways to replace slumping gas tax revenue.
A car drives along an Oregon road.
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A Texas range war over a natural gas pipeline

by Lorne Matalon
Jul 18, 2016
A pipeline carrying natural gas to Mexico from Texas will across remote ranches more than a century old.
The Trans-Pecos Pipeline is expected to send 1.4 billion cubic feet of Texas natural gas per day to Mexico.
Lorne Matalon/Marketplace
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How low gas prices affect mass transit's bottom line

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jul 11, 2016
Low gas prices do have an effect on transit use.
A gas pump reflects cheap gas prices in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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