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Crude oil
The higher price of oil is helping tank the price of natural gas
Apr 11, 2024
Stay with us here — think about chicken parts. Higher demand for white breast meat means an excess of chicken legs.
The price of oil is up. That's a hint at what may be coming for the global economy.
Mar 14, 2024
Higher prices can correlate with economic strength. Also, OPEC is holding back supply.
The history of economic exploitation in "Killers of the Flower Moon"
by
David Brancaccio
and Alex Schroeder
Nov 9, 2023
How settlers stole the wealth and resources of citizens of the Osage Nation, whose reservation land in Oklahoma was rich in oil.
U.S. crude is playing a bigger role in pricing global oil
by
Lily Jamali
Jul 12, 2023
The addition of American crude oil to the Brent benchmark had an immediate impact on global oil prices.
Crude oil prices are down, but oil companies' profits are doing just fine
by
Lily Jamali
Apr 28, 2023
They're making less on crude, more on refining it.
If you asked Santa for a break at the gas pump, you may get your Christmas wish
by
Andy Uhler
Dec 7, 2022
It's not the most wrappable holiday gift, but it's a popular one. Here's why we're seeing a dip in oil prices.
Low water levels in the Mississippi River are disrupting the supply chain
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Anais Amin
Oct 24, 2022
Austin Golding says his family's barge business was able to plan ahead, but it's still costing the company money and productivity.
For public good, not for profit.
How rising oil prices make gasoline more expensive
by
Justin Ho
Mar 7, 2022
Gas prices are based on oil prices, and traders are getting nervous about a potential ban on imported Russian oil.
Why do we import Russian (and other foreign) oil when we have a lot of it in the U.S.?
by
Andy Uhler
Mar 7, 2022
The way U.S. oil refineries are set up has a lot to do with it.
Explaining how oil prices work, after the cost of a barrel dropped below zero
by
David Brancaccio
and Rose Conlon
Apr 21, 2020
At this point, oil is like that broken-down car you pay to have towed off to the junkyard.