Articles tagged with gas
Wed, May 16, 2012
Study suggests ethanol blending helps keep gas prices down
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - If it wasn’t for ethanol, a new study suggests that we might be paying a lot more for gasoline today ...
Mon, May 14, 2012
Gas-rich states lose fracking lottery
By Joan Gralla
(Reuters) - While Pennsylvania, northwestern Louisiana and gas-rich areas around the Gulf of Mexico are losing jobs and revenue as the fracking ...
Mon, May 14, 2012
Gas prices lower than expected in Wisconsin
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - You’re paying a lot less for gasoline than what some experts thought you’d be paying about now.
The normal ...
Mon, May 14, 2012
BHP leaves door open to U.S. shale gas write-down
By Rebekah Kebede
ADELAIDE (Reuters) - BHP Billiton's
Tue, May 08, 2012
Analysis: China gas reforms spark investment boom
By Charlie Zhu
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's big state companies, confident on the outlook for domestic natural gas reforms, are buying up local ...
Mon, May 07, 2012
It's a gas: dinosaur flatulence may have warmed Earth
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a major new climate finding, researchers have calculated that dinosaur flatulence could have put enough methane into the atmosphere to warm ...
Thu, May 03, 2012
In Soros mold, ex-Enron gas trade whiz Arnold turns giver
By Kristen Hays and Jeanine Prezioso
HOUSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - To the list of unexpected windfalls created by the boom in shale gas production ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
Enbridge takes write-down on New Brunswick gas unit
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Enbridge Inc
Wed, May 02, 2012
Natgas trading legend Arnold retires, ending era
By Jeanine Prezioso
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Legendary natural gas trader John Arnold is closing down his flagship Centaurus fund, sources said o n Wednesday ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
Kaukauna police investigate gas station robbery
KAUKAUNA, WI (WTAQ) - Police in Kaukauna are investigating the robbery of a gas station early Wednesday.
Police say it happened at the Shell station ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
Exclusive: Shale causes rise in waste gas pollution
By Henning Gloystein and Alessandra Prentice
LONDON (Reuters) - The shale energy boom is fuelling a rise in the burning of waste gas after years ...
Tue, May 01, 2012
Wisconsin Energy manages quarterly profit despite using 24% less natural gas
MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s largest utility said its customers used 24 percent less natural gas in January through March than a year ago.
But ...
Sat, April 28, 2012
China makes new proposal on Russia gas deal
By Melissa Akin and Gleb Bryanski
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Chinese energy officials signaled on Saturday they were keen to pursue a major gas deal with ...
Thu, April 26, 2012
Shell CFO: Wet gas switch will drop 2012 US production
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc
Wed, April 25, 2012
Chesapeake well leaks gas and drilling mud in Wyoming
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chesapeake Energy
Mon, April 23, 2012
Wisconsin gas prices tumble more than 15 cents in past week
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - It might not seem like it, but it’s a lot cheaper to fill your gas tank than it was a ...
Mon, April 23, 2012
Appleton police investigate armed robbery of gas station
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - Police in Appleton are investigating the armed robbery of a gas station last week.
Authorities say it happened at the Marathon ...
Mon, April 23, 2012
Signs of cheaper gas could brighten Obama campaign
By Alister Bull
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New signs of lower U.S. gas prices could give a boost to President Barack Obama's re-election hopes ...
Thu, April 19, 2012
De Pere opens compressed natural gas station
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ) - The area now has its first compressed natural gas fueling station.
Trillium HD has opened the station at De Pere ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
UK may lose 6 percent of summer gas due to North Sea leak
By Karolin Schaps
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain could be facing as much as a 6 percent cut to gas supplies this summer due to the ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
Stung by gas prices, Obama seeks new oil market crackdown
By Jeff Mason and Roberta Rampton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama, whose political fortunes are threatened by rising gasoline prices, proposed new ...
Sun, April 15, 2012
U.S. economy in better shape to handle high gas prices: Geithner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy is in a better position to deal with high gasoline prices, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Sunday ...
Fri, April 13, 2012
Obama orders oversight group on shale gas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama issued an executive order on Friday creating an interagency group to oversee development of natural gas from shale deposits ...
Thu, April 12, 2012
Wisconsin gas prices come down
UNDATED (WRN) Motorists have seen record high gas prices across the country, but now Pam Moen at AAA Wisconsin says there’s good news ...
Wed, April 11, 2012
Drillers dropping diesel for cheaper natural gas
By Anna Driver
HOUSTON (Reuters) - North American oil and gas companies are trying to take the sting out of low natural gas prices by ...
Tue, April 10, 2012
U.S. new car gas mileage up 20 percent since 2007: study
(Reuters) - New cars and trucks sold in the United States are getting an average of 24 miles per gallon of gasoline, the highest ever ...
Sat, April 07, 2012
Gazprom flags Shtokman gas shift; Europe wary
By Denis Pinchuk
URENGOI, Russia (Reuters) - Gazprom
Fri, April 06, 2012
Gas prices still near $4 a gallon
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin gas prices are still teetering near the $4 mark heading into the Easter weekend.
The AAA said the average price ...
Thu, April 05, 2012
Fewer traffic deaths in March, higher gas prices kept people off the roads?
UNDATED, WI (WTAQ) - Last month’s traffic deaths in Wisconsin were the second-lowest for a March in almost 70 years. Preliminary DOT figures showed ...
Mon, April 02, 2012
GM March U.S. sales boosted by gas-sipping models
By Bernie Woodall
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co
Sun, April 01, 2012
Total plans to fly staff to gas-leaking North Sea platform
By Karolin Schaps and Muriel Boselli
LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - French oil company Total
Sun, April 01, 2012
Total may fly experts to gas leaking North Sea platform
By Karolin Schaps and Muriel Boselli
LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - French oil company Total
Sun, April 01, 2012
Total to send staff to gas leaking Elgin platform
LONDON (Reuters) - French oil major Total
Fri, March 30, 2012
WPS seeks electric, natural gas rate increase
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WSAU) – Wisconsin Public Service wants to raise electric and natural gas rates next year.
The Green Bay-based utility asked the state ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
Exclusive: Encana seeks partner for several gas liquids plays
By Luke Pachymuthu
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Encana Corp
Wed, March 28, 2012
Fox Valley Metro PD arrest suspect in Kimberly gas station burglary
KIMBERLY, WI (WTAQ) - A homeless man has been arrested in connection with the burglary at a Kimberly gas station.
Fox Valley Metro police say ...
Wed, March 28, 2012
Gas leaks near flare as Total dismisses blast risk
By Sybille de La Hamaide and Karolin Schaps
PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - Explosive natural gas is leaking from Total's Elgin North Sea platform less ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
Americans angry with Obama over gas prices
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than two-thirds of Americans disapprove of the way President Barack Obama is handling high gasoline prices, although most ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
Wisconsin gas prices remain just below $4 a gallon
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s average gas price stayed just below $4 a gallon Tuesday morning.
The AAA said the statewide average for ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
Total: "may be months" to stop North Sea gas cloud
By Oleg Vukmanovic
LONDON (Reuters) - A cloud of explosive natural gas boiling up from the North Sea out of a leak at Total's ...
Mon, March 26, 2012
Gas prices near $4 a gallon
UNDATED (WSAU) – Wisconsin’s average gas price is less than a penny away from $4 a gallon. The Triple-“A” said the statewide average ...
Mon, March 26, 2012
Analysis: Gas price spike revives fight over energy taxes
By Kim Dixon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil, the world's most profitable corporation, says it paid more than 45 percent of its 2011 income ...
Fri, March 23, 2012
NE Wisconsin gas prices continue to climb
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Northeast Wisconsin drivers are in that $4 dollar a gallon neighborhood when filling their tanks.
The AAA's Nancy Cain ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
Facing heat over gas price rise, Obama vows to speed pipeline's southern leg
By Jeff Mason
CUSHING, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Standing in front of a row of pipes, President Barack Obama pledged on Thursday to accelerate approval of ...
Mon, March 19, 2012
Insight: Natural gas pain is oil's gain as frack crews head to N.Dakota
By Selam Gebrekidan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Collapsing natural gas prices have yielded an unexpected boon for North Dakota's shale oil bonanza, easing a ...
Sun, March 18, 2012
Obama should fire advisers over gas prices: Romney
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Sunday called for President Barack Obama to fire three top administration officials as ...
Sat, March 17, 2012
Drivers in Door County seeing $4 gas
STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ) - If you're headed out to enjoy the nice weather this weekend, be aware that the dreaded $4 a gallon ...
Fri, March 16, 2012
Analysis: Steelmakers eye gas to cut costs, drive exports
By Steve James
NEW YORK (Reuters) - America's steel industry, for decades a symbol of industrial decline, is betting on natural gas to make ...
Fri, March 16, 2012
Connacher Oil and Gas loss doubles, sees lower 2012 output
(Reuters) - Canada's Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd's
Tue, March 13, 2012
Senate defeats tax break for natural gas trucks
By Roberta Rampton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan proposal to provide tax incentives for natural gas vehicles was defeated in a Senate vote on Tuesday ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
FERC warns power, natural gas traders on manipulation
By Scott DiSavino and Eileen O'Grady
NEW YORK/HOUSTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. energy regulator on Thursday warned power and natural gas ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
Wisconsin gas prices jump over weekend
UNDATED (WSAU) – Wisconsin’s average gas price jumped by eight-cents a gallon during the weekend.
The Triple-“A” said unleaded regular sold for an ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
U.S. mass transit use up with gas prices, economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans took 10.4 billion trips on public transportation in 2011, the second-highest total since 1957, as gasoline prices rose and the ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
Mass transit use up with gas prices, improving economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans took 10.4 billion trips on public transportation in 2011, the second-highest total since 1957, as gasoline prices rose and the ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
Exxon eyeing Turkish shale gas prospects: TPAO CEO
By Humeyra Pamuk
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil
Mon, March 12, 2012
Obama defends energy policies amid gas price pain
By Alister Bull
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama launched the most comprehensive defense to date of his energy policies on Monday, pushing back against ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
Appalachia banks on natural gas, chemical plants
By Ernest Scheyder
WHEELING, West Virginia (Reuters) - In George Vacheresse's lifetime, Appalachia has fallen from its prime when steel mills and coal mines ...
Thu, March 08, 2012
Exxon Mobil sees dip in oil, gas output this year
By Matt Daily
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp
Thu, March 08, 2012
Exxon Mobil sees dip in oil, gas output this year
By Matt Daily
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp
Thu, March 08, 2012
Exxon Mobil sees dip in oil, gas output this year
By Matt Daily
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp
Thu, March 08, 2012
Exxon Mobil sees dip in 2012 oil, gas output
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp
Wed, March 07, 2012
Obama returns fire at Republicans over gas prices
By Missy Ryan
MOUNT HOLLY, North Carolina (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, under Republican attack for high gas prices that could harm his re-election bid ...
Wed, March 07, 2012
Obama returns fire at Republicans over gas prices
By Missy Ryan
MOUNT HOLLY, North Carolina (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, under Republican attack for high gas prices that could harm his re-election bid ...
Wed, March 07, 2012
Show, don't tell: U.S. natural gas traders question cuts
By Edward McAllister
NEW YORK (Reuters) - North American natural gas producers face one big problem as they pledge to cut production to bolster prices ...
Thu, March 01, 2012
February auto sales rise to highest level in 4 years
By Deepa Seetharaman and Ben Klayman
DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. auto sales rose nearly 16 percent in February and the annual sales rate leapt ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Analysis: Gas prices siphon sales from restaurants
By Nivedita Bhattacharjee
(Reuters) - Genevieve Spinella sold her Lincoln Navigator in August and bought a more fuel efficient Kia Soul as gasoline prices began ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Greece invites bids for state gas group DEPA
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece has invited bids for state-owned gas company DEPA, as it moves ahead with a privatization program targeted to raise 19 billion ...
Thu, February 23, 2012
Gas prices jump in Wisconsin
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin gas prices have jumped by almost eight-and-a-half cents a gallon over the last month.
And if analysts are correct ...
Tue, February 21, 2012
White House seeks to deflect blame over rising gas prices
By Alister Bull
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Under fire from Republicans over rising gasoline prices, the White House on Tuesday highlighted factors beyond its control for ...
Fri, February 17, 2012
Exclusive: As natural gas wild ways return, funds fail to thrive
By Barani Krishnan and Joseph Silha
(Reuters) - For the dozen or so niche hedge funds that make their money in the natural gas market ...
Mon, February 13, 2012
Gas prices in Wisconsin nearly a dime cheaper than national avg.
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin gas prices are almost a dime cheaper than the national average.
That's according to the AAA, which said the ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
U.S. filmmaker arrested at House hearing on shale gas
By Ayesha Rascoe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The director of a U.S. documentary that portrays shale gas production as dangerous was arrested and escorted out ...
Tue, January 31, 2012
A Gas Price Update
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WHBL) - Wisconsin gas prices are a penny cheaper than a week ago. But they're almost 22-cents higher than the previous year ...
Sat, January 28, 2012
Arrests in Oakland protests rise to more than 400
By Emmett Berg
OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) - Crews cleaned up Oakland's historic City Hall on Sunday from damage inflicted overnight during violent anti-Wall Street ...
Thu, January 26, 2012
Obama pushes energy plan on campaign-style tour
By Caren Bohan
AURORA, Colorado (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pitched a plan on Thursday to boost U.S. use of natural gas and open ...
Tue, January 24, 2012
Obama backs shale gas drilling
By Ayesha Rascoe and Edward McAllister
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday pledged support for the U.S. shale gas boom ...
Mon, January 23, 2012
Obama to tout natural gas benefits in State of Union
By Ayesha Rascoe and Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will encourage the country's booming natural gas output in his State of ...
Mon, January 23, 2012
Obama to tout natural gas benefits in State of Union
By Ayesha Rascoe and Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will encourage the country's booming natural gas output in his State of ...
Sat, January 14, 2012
China's Wen presses Saudi Arabia for oil access
By Chris Buckley
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pressed Saudi Arabia to open its huge oil and gas resources to expanded Chinese investment ...
Mon, January 09, 2012
Study needed on shale gas effects on health: group
By Ayesha Rascoe
ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) - The public health effects of shale gas development need to be rigorously studied as production rapidly spreads in ...
Thu, January 05, 2012
Wisconsin gas prices jump over a nickel in past week
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin gas prices have jumped almost a nickel a gallon in the last week. And the end of a federal tax ...
Wed, January 04, 2012
Lawmaker questions merits of natural gas exports
By Roberta Rampton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Another Democratic lawmaker is raising questions about whether the government should approve pending applications for expanded exports of natural ...
Tue, January 03, 2012
Total in $2.3 billion U.S. shale gas deal
By James Regan and Caroline Jacobs
PARIS (Reuters) - French oil group Total SA
Fri, December 30, 2011
Report: Wisconsinites dropped more money than ever on gas
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - If you’re wondering where the money went this year, your vehicle is one place to look.
The Oil Price ...
Fri, December 30, 2011
Natural gas price plunge puts heat on producers
By Anna Driver and Braden Reddall
(Reuters) - A steep drop in natural gas prices is squeezing the profits of producers such as Southwestern Gas ...
Mon, December 12, 2011
Proposal would ban concealed carry at gas stations
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Concealed weapons would not be allowed in Wisconsin gas stations, under a bill proposed by a Milwaukee state Assembly Democrat.
Josh ...
Sun, December 11, 2011
Goldman Sachs to run E.On gas sale: FT
LONDON (Reuters) - Germany's largest utility E.On
Wed, December 07, 2011
Bio-gas plant proposed for Potawatomi Casino
MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ) - Waste from food processors could someday keep gamblers warm at Milwaukee’s Potawatomi Casino. The tribe has asked city officials for ...
Tue, December 06, 2011
Shale gas bright spot in troubled U.S. economy: report
By Roberta Rampton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. shale gas boom has created more than 600,000 U.S. jobs so far, a leading ...
Tue, December 06, 2011
Exclusive: Shell strikes shale gas in China
By Tom Bergin
DOHA (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc has found shale gas in China, a development that could cap imports in a market ...
Mon, December 05, 2011
New U.N. climate deal struck, critics say gains modest
By Nina Chestney and Jon Herskovitz
DURBAN (Reuters) - Countries from around the globe agreed on Sunday to forge a new deal forcing all the ...
Sun, December 04, 2011
U.S. sees little new in China greenhouse gas cut pledge
By Jon Herskovitz
DURBAN (Reuters) - The United States is sceptical that China's comments it could support a legally binding deal to cut its ...
Sun, November 27, 2011
Gas prices drop 7 cents in time for Thanksgiving
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday driving period, gas prices in Wisconsin took a seven-cent dive.
The most recent AAA ...
Sun, November 27, 2011
Iraq clinches $17 bln flared gas deal with Shell
By Ahmed Rasheed
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq signed a final $17 billion deal with Royal Dutch Shell
Fri, November 18, 2011
Delaware River natural gas drilling vote postponed
By Edward McAllister
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A key vote scheduled for Monday to lift a natural gas drilling ban in the Delaware River Basin ...
Wed, November 16, 2011
Ohio gas explosion destroys buildings; woman hospitalized
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - A gas explosion in southeastern Ohio on Wednesday morning destroyed at least two buildings and sent one woman to the hospital, officials ...
Mon, November 14, 2011
Propane gas leak causes evacuations at Texas Gulf port
By Jared Taylor
EDINBURG, Texas (Reuters) - A propane gas leak at a port at the southern tip of Texas injured one person and led ...
Mon, November 14, 2011
Trial set for Mequon man accused of killing parents after gas money dispute
MEQUON, WI (WTAQ) - A judge in Ozaukee County will not move the trial of a 20-year-old man accused of killing his parents, soon after ...
Wed, October 26, 2011
Gas Prices Still Edging Down
MADISON, Wis. (WHBL) - Wisconsin gas prices continue to inch downward, as folks keep driving less than a year ago. The Triple-“A” said the ...
Mon, October 24, 2011
Million Dollar Settlement In Fatal Gas Explosion
MADISON, Wis. (WHBL) - A furnace installer has agreed to pay five-million-dollars to settle a lawsuit filed by the survivors of a fatal house explosion ...
Thu, October 13, 2011
Songbirds decline as Wyoming oil and gas soars: study
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Key populations of songbirds are in decline in the sagebrush plains of southwestern Wyoming as oil and gas ...
Wed, October 12, 2011
Natural gas utilities expect lower rates for customers this winter
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s natural gas utilities say their home heating customers should pay less this winter than a year ago. But ...
Tue, October 11, 2011
Ukraine-Russia gas deal: Tymoshenko's biggest bet
By Olzhas Auyezov
KIEV (Reuters) - Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's career is a long series of big -- and mostly successful -- political wagers ...
Tue, October 11, 2011
Russia says close to final stage on China gas deal
By Gleb Bryanski
BEIJING (Reuters) - Russia said Tuesday it was close to the final stage of a huge gas supply deal with China, in ...
Mon, October 10, 2011
Report: gas taxes would have to rise 50-cents-per-gallon to rebuilt roads
UNDATED (WSAU) A new study says Wisconsin’s gas tax would have to rise by 50-cents a gallon to maintain all of the roads ...
Thu, September 29, 2011
Gas explosion at hotel in Islamabad injures six
By Augustine Anthony
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - An apparent gas explosion at a hotel in a commercial area of the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Thursday injured ...
Tue, September 27, 2011
Gas prices fall in Wisconsin
UNDATED (WSAU) – Wisconsin gas prices have dropped by an average of 22-cents a gallon over the last month.
The Triple-“A’s” statewide average ...
Mon, September 26, 2011
Gas leak blast destroys Seattle house, two injured
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A fiery explosion from a natural gas leak leveled a house in Seattle early on Monday, seriously injuring two people and shattering ...
Mon, August 29, 2011
Drunk driver causes evacuation of 4 homes after taking out gas meter
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - At least four homes were evacuated on Green Bay’s east side early Monday, after an apparent drunk driver slammed ...
Mon, August 29, 2011
Exclusive: Big oil companies may have to give up Iraq gas
By Ahmed Rasheed and Daniel Fineren
DUBAI (Reuters) - Many of the world's biggest energy companies may have to surrender most of the gas ...
Fri, August 26, 2011
Hurricane Pushes Gas Prices Up
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WHBL) - Wisconsin gas prices are about two-and-a-half cents higher-per-gallon than yesterday, and a nickel higher than last Friday. Nationally, experts blame the ...
Fri, August 26, 2011
Appleton police investigate gas station incident
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - Police in Appleton are investigating a large disturbance at a gas station Thursday night.
Cops get the call around 10:15 ...
Tue, August 23, 2011
Analysis: Shell faces challenges over Iraq gas deal
By Rania El Gamal
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Shell, Europe's biggest oil and gas company, is likely to face long delays in bringing a $17 ...
Wed, August 17, 2011
Green Bay City Council votes down pre-pay gas ordinance
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Motorists in Green Bay will not have to pay for their gas before they put it in their tanks.
The ...
Fri, August 12, 2011
U.S. calls for boycott of Syrian oil and gas
By Arshad Mohammed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday for the first time called on countries to stop buying Syrian oil and gas ...
Thu, August 11, 2011
Panel seeks more disclosure on natural gas drilling
By Ayesha Rascoe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal panel sketched out its first vision of a regulatory roadmap for the booming shale natural gas industry ...
Tue, August 09, 2011
NY official wants gas drillers to feed cleanup fund
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's natural gas drillers should pay into a fund to cover any cleanups or accidents, the state comptroller said ...
Mon, August 08, 2011
Gas-soaked Idaho man jailed for bomb threats
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A man soaked in gasoline and armed with a machete threatened to blow up himself and police during ...
Wed, August 03, 2011
Gas prices up
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) – Gas prices are on the rise in Wisconsin.
Triple-A reports prices have climbed nearly three cents from a week ago to ...
Wed, August 03, 2011
Wisconsin gas prices inch up
UNDATED (WSAU) Wisconsin gas prices are still creeping up.
The Triple-“A” reports an average price of $3.75-point-seven this morning for a gallon ...
Tue, August 02, 2011
Mustard gas vapors detected at Army weapons depot
DENVER (Reuters) - Mustard gas vapors were detected seeping from a chemical weapons depot in southern Colorado on Tuesday, but no one was sickened or ...
Sun, July 31, 2011
Analysis: Gas engines at center of fuel efficiency drive
By John Crawley and Deepa Seetharaman
WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) - Automakers have agreed to produce by the quarter-century mark the most fuel- efficient cars and ...
Mon, July 25, 2011
Gas prices rise in Wisconsin
UNDATED (WSAU)- Wisconsin gas prices are almost 13-cents more per gallon than a month ago. And the latest Lundberg survey blames a jump in ...
Sun, July 24, 2011
Gas jumps more than 8.5 cents per gallon in U.S.: survey
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The average price for a gallon of gasoline in the United States rose for the first time since early May following ...
Tue, July 12, 2011
Green Bay city committee moves gas prepay ordinance to full council
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - The debate continues on whether Green Bay should implement a fuel theft prevention ordinance and require a person to pay ...
Tue, July 12, 2011
Police investigate De Pere gas station crash
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ) - Police in De Pere are investigating a crash at a gas station.
Cops say a car backed up into a ...
Sun, July 10, 2011
U.S. gas prices dip to near $3.62/gallon
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The average price for a gallon of gasoline in the United States fell slightly over the past two weeks, according to ...
Sat, July 09, 2011
Over 1,400 arrested, tear gas fired in Malaysia protest
By Niluksi Koswanage and Razak Ahmad
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian police fired repeated rounds of tear gas and detained over 1,400 people in ...
Fri, July 01, 2011
Insight: Goodbye gasoline? GM gives natural gas cars a boost
By Edward McAllister
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American automobiles have a limited diet, but gasoline's monopoly at the pump may be ending. The giant ...
Wed, June 29, 2011
Ten Tyson poultry workers still hospitalized after gas exposure
By Suzi Parker
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - Ten workers remained hospitalized on Wednesday after chemical exposure this week at a Tyson Foods Inc. chicken ...
Wed, June 29, 2011
Fond du Lac man gets hand stuck in gas tank trying to retrieve candy bar
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) - Talk about getting your hand caught in the cookie jar, or in this case a gas tank.
Firefighters in ...
Wed, June 29, 2011
Gas, oil abundant in Alaska's Cook inlet: report
By Yereth Rosen
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Alaska's Cook Inlet basin still has potential for abundant natural gas and oil discoveries even after five ...
Sun, June 26, 2011
Natural gas drilling might disappoint investors: NYT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - While natural gas companies like ConocoPhillips
Sun, June 26, 2011
U.S. gas prices dip slightly to near $3.63/gallon
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. average retail gasoline prices fell over the past two weeks and could ease a bit more in coming weeks ...
Fri, June 24, 2011
Gas prices expected to drop before 4th of July
MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) - Look for gas prices to keep going down, with the news that 60-million barrels of crude oil will be freed from ...
Fri, June 24, 2011
Gas Below $3.00 A Gallon?
TERRE HAUTE, IN (WIBQ) -- This is good news for the upcoming holiday: gas prices could be falling. The International Energy Agency said yesterday that ...
Thu, June 23, 2011
House OKs speed-up of Arctic oil/gas permitting
By Ayesha Rascoe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives passed legislation on Wednesday that would speed up approvals for drilling in the Arctic by ...
Wed, June 22, 2011
Green Bay leaders pass gas ordinance back to committee
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - The Green Bay city council is sending a proposed prepay gas ordinance back to committee.
The police department is backing ...
Thu, June 16, 2011
Russia, China edge closer to strategic gas deal
By Ben Blanchard and Alexei Anishchuk
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia edged closer on Thursday to an elusive 30-year gas supply deal with China that could ...
Wed, June 15, 2011
Green Bay police and gas station owners want prepay law on the books
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Pay before you pump, that’s what Green Bay police want as a city wide law to thwart against increasing ...
Tue, June 07, 2011
Indiana Gas Prices Fifth Highest In The United States
TERRE HAUTE, IN (WIBQ) -- Hoosiers are paying the fifth-highest gas prices in the country. The Triple-A says the average price in Indiana is $4 ...
Mon, June 06, 2011
Gas prices, Europe may be weighing on jobs: Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, in his first direct comments about May's weak U.S. jobs data that alarmed financial markets, said on ...
Thu, June 02, 2011
Gas Prices Headed Up Again
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WHBL) - Wisconsin gas prices are on the rise again. The Triple-“A” said it cost an average of 3.89-and-a-half today for ...
Fri, May 27, 2011
Talkative Ashwaubenon man arrested for '05 gas station robbery
ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (WTAQ) - An Ashwaubenon man was arrested Friday in arrested in connection with a gas station robbery that happened more than 6 years ...
Fri, May 27, 2011
Holiday Travelers Hit The Roads
UNDATED - The good news is that Wisconsin no longer has frost warnings heading into the Memorial Day Weekend. The bad news? There’s at ...
Thu, May 26, 2011
AAA: Gas prices to rise before Memorial Day weekend
UNDATED (WSAU) You might see a sudden 15-to-20-cent increase in gas prices just before the Memorial Day Weekend begins. That’s what several analysts ...
Thu, May 26, 2011
Gas Prices Could Spike Over the Weekend
Milwaukee, WI (WHBL) - You might see a sudden 15-to-20-cent increase in gas prices just before the Memorial Day Weekend begins. That’s what several ...
Thu, May 26, 2011
Nearly 20 cent jump in gas prices expected in WI
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - You might see a sudden 15 to 20 cent increase in gas prices just before the Memorial Day Weekend begins.
That ...
Wed, May 25, 2011
Missile defense, shale gas top Obama agenda in Poland
By Gareth Jones
WARSAW (Reuters) - From missile defense to shale gas, President Barack Obama will reaffirm a U.S. commitment to Poland's security ...
Wed, May 25, 2011
Illinois refinery off-line; gas price spike expected
UNDATED (WSAU) Exxon-Mobil says there's been a problem at their Joliet, Illinois refinery, and it will likely cause gas prices to spike across ...
Tue, May 24, 2011
Fed officials see recovery firm even as gas costs weigh
By Mark Felsenthal
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri (Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials on Tuesday expressed confidence in the U.S. economic recovery despite high gas prices ...
Mon, May 23, 2011
Gas Prices Continue to Fall
Madison, WI (WHBL-Learfield) - Wisconsin gas prices are falling nicely, just as analysts predicted a couple weeks ago. The state’s Triple-“A” says the ...
Mon, May 23, 2011
Wisconsin gas prices drop from record highs
UNDATED (WSAU) Wisconsin gas prices are falling nicely, just as analysts predicted a couple weeks ago. The state’s Triple-“A” says the average ...
Mon, May 23, 2011
Gas prices tumble, as analysts predicted
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin gas prices are falling nicely, just as analysts predicted a couple weeks ago.
The state’s AAA says the ...
Sun, May 22, 2011
Surveys predict increased traffic for summer, despite high gas price
UNDATED, Wis. (WTAQ) - The summer travel season officially kicks off in less than a week, but there are concerns high gas prices may dampen ...
Fri, May 20, 2011
Gas prices won't keep Wisconsinites home for Memorial Day weekend
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Gas prices aren't expected to keep people home for the Memorial Day weekend.
AAA is projecting 34.9 million Americans ...
Tue, May 17, 2011
Gas Tax Revenues To Be Used For Transportation
Madison, Wis. (WHBL) - The taxes that motorists pay for gasoline would no longer be given to school teachers under a constitutional amendment passed by ...
Tue, May 17, 2011
Costco to enter high-priced Chicago gas market
By Jessica Wohl
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Costco Wholesale Corp will soon start selling gasoline at its Chicago warehouse store, a move that should drive more ...
Tue, May 17, 2011
Gas Prices Drop Slightly
Milwaukee, WI (WHBL) - Wisconsin gas prices have dropped a penny-and-a-half in the last week, as crude oil slid below 100-dollars a barrel. The Triple- ...
Mon, May 16, 2011
Rep. Ribble makes stops at gas station to talk fuel prices
APPLETON, Wis. (WTAQ) - 8th District Congressman Reid Ribble was pumping gas and talking with a handful of constituents about rising gas prices in ...
Thu, May 12, 2011
Americans buy less food as gas prices rise: survey
By Dhanya Skariachan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. shoppers are making fewer shopping trips, eating out less, and skimping even on groceries to rein ...
Thu, May 12, 2011
Gas prices rise statewide
UNDATED (WSAU) – Wisconsin gas prices are heading back up, amid new concerns about flooding at oil refineries on the Mississippi River.
AAA Wisconsin said ...
Thu, May 12, 2011
Retail sales rise 0.5 percent in April on food, gas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales at U.S. retailers posted their smallest gain in nine months in April as high food and gasoline prices drew spending ...
Wed, May 11, 2011
Service agencies struggle with high gas prices
UNDATED (WSAU) – Wisconsin gas prices have fallen by an average of nine-cents a gallon over the last six days. And it couldn’t come ...
Wed, May 11, 2011
Fed should "ease up on gas" in 2011: Kocherlakota
By Emily Flitter
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Narayana Kocherlakota on Wednesday repeated his call for a half-percentage-point interest rate hike ...
Sun, May 08, 2011
U.S. gas prices hit $4 a gallon, but may retreat
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The average price for a gallon of gasoline in the United States rose 11.98 cents in the past two weeks ...
Fri, May 06, 2011
Obama, taking aim at Big Oil, says gas prices hurt
By Matt Spetalnick
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday that high gasoline prices are sapping the spending power of Americans, as he ...
Fri, May 06, 2011
Gas Price Update
Milwaukee, Wis.(WHBL-Learfield) - Wisconsin gas prices have pretty much held steady over the last day. The Triple-“A” reports a one-tenth-of-a-cent drop in the ...
Thu, May 05, 2011
Gas Prices Could Soon Start To Fall
Sheboygan, Wis. (Learfield) - Wisconsin’s new record-high gas prices might be coming down soon. Crude oil futures plunged by seven-and-a-half percent in today’s ...
Thu, May 05, 2011
Gas Price Record Broken
Milwaukee, Wis.(WHBL-Learfield) - It’s official – Wisconsinites are paying record-high gasoline prices. The Triple-“A’s” statewide average for unleaded regular set a new ...
Thu, May 05, 2011
Wisconsin gas prices hit record high
UNDATED (WSAU) It’s official – Wisconsinites are paying record-high gasoline prices.
The Triple-“A’s” statewide average for unleaded regular set a new mark ...
Thu, May 05, 2011
Gas Prices Hit New Record High in Wisconsin
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - It’s official – Wisconsinites are paying record high gasoline prices.
The AAA’s statewide average for unleaded regular set a ...
Wed, May 04, 2011
Maryland prepares lawsuit over PA gas drilling effect on water
By Dave Warner
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The state of Maryland plans to sue the company that operated a gas well that ruptured in Pennsylvania, spilling ...
Wed, May 04, 2011
AAA, gas prices .4 cents away from 2008 record
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin gas prices went up another two-cents in the last day – and the AAA statewide average is just four-tenths-of-a-cent away from ...
Wed, May 04, 2011
Average gas price in Wisconsin: $4.11
UNDATED (WSAU) Wisconsin gas prices went up another two-cents in the last day – and the Triple-“A’s” statewide average is just four-tenths-of-a-cent away ...
Wed, May 04, 2011
Gas Prices Jump to Near All-Time Record
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin gas prices went up another two cents in the last day – and the AAA’s statewide average is just four-tenths ...
Tue, May 03, 2011
Gas Prices Near Record Highs
Sheboygan, Wis. (Learfield) - Wisconsin’s average gas price today is just two-and-a-half cents short of the all-time record high. The state’s Triple-“A ...
Tue, May 03, 2011
Gas prices near record
UNDATED (WSAU) – Wisconsin’s average gas price today is just two-and-a-half cents short of the all-time record high.
Triple-A Wisconsin reports an average of ...
Tue, May 03, 2011
Gas Prices
UNDATED (WKZO) -- We are now paying record amounts at the gas pump, Gas Prices have now gone up above the west Michigan record BP ...
Mon, May 02, 2011
Electric, natural gas rates could rise in 2012
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WSAU) – Wisconsin Public Service wants to increase your electric and natural gas rates next year.
The Green Bay-based utility asked state ...
Mon, May 02, 2011
Obama vows relief on gas prices
By Matt Spetalnick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said he was seeking ways to provide "immediate relief" for high U.S. gasoline prices as ...
Sun, May 01, 2011
Lawmakers try to score points on high gas prices
By Ayesha Rascoe and Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With U.S. gasoline prices surging to $4 a gallon, lawmakers will be scrambling this week ...
Sun, May 01, 2011
Gas prices and debt to dominate Congress in May
By Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Congress returns to work on Monday to begin negotiations in earnest on the government's jumbo-sized debt, even ...
Thu, April 28, 2011
Gas Prices Continue To Rise
Madison, Wis. (Learfield) - Wisconsin is close to having four-dollar gasoline. The Triple-“A” says today’s statewide average price is 3.98 for a ...
Thu, April 28, 2011
Wis. Gas pushing avg. of $4
UNDATED, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin is close to having $4 gasoline.
The AAA says today’s statewide average price is $3.98 for a gallon ...
Mon, April 25, 2011
Gas prices averaging under $3.95
UNDATED, Wis. (WTAQ) - Gasoline keeps going up. The Wisconsin AAA says the average statewide is just under $3.95-a-gallon this morning for unleaded regular ...
Mon, April 25, 2011
AAA: Wisconsin gas averages $3.95 and rising
UNDATED (WSAU) Gasoline keeps going up. The Wisconsin Triple-“A” says the average statewide is just under 3.95-a-gallon this morning for unleaded regular ...
Mon, April 25, 2011
Statewide Gas Prices Keep Rising
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Gasoline keeps going up.
The Wisconsin AAA says the average statewide is just under $3.95 a gallon Monday morning ...
Sat, April 23, 2011
Obama sees no magic bullet to push down gas prices
By Steve Holland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama told Americans on Saturday there is no "magic bullet" to bring down high gasoline prices and said ...
Fri, April 22, 2011
Two dead after gas-money argument
MEQUON, Wis (WSAU) A 20-year-old man is accused of killing his parents after a fight over gas money. Dennis Markov is charged with two ...
Fri, April 22, 2011
Prosecutors: Man Kills Parents Over $5 in Gas Money
MEQUON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Prosecutors said a Mequon couple was killed because the father wouldn’t give his son $5 to gas up his car ...
Mon, April 18, 2011
Offshore natural gas platform worker dies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An employee on a non-producing offshore natural gas platform died after falling through a deck opening on Monday, the U.S. offshore ...
Mon, April 18, 2011
Gas Price Update
Milwaukee, Wis.(WHBL-Leafield) - Wisconsin gas prices continue to march toward the four-dollar-mark. The Triple-“A” said the average statewide price of unleaded regular was ...
Sat, April 16, 2011
As gas prices rise, some drivers head to Mexico
By Jim Forsyth
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. drivers on the southern border could cut $1.20 or more per gallon from their ...
Wed, April 13, 2011
Gas Price Update
Madison, Wis.(WHBL) - When gas hits four-dollars, a U-W Madison expert says Wisconsinites will cut back on eating out and taking vacations. Deborah Mitchell ...
Wed, April 13, 2011
High gas prices hurt U.S. confidence: Reuters/Ipsos poll
By John Whitesides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rising U.S. gasoline prices have damaged confidence in the country's future and forced Americans to change their ...
Wed, April 13, 2011
Drivers expected to cut back as gas prices rise
UNDATED (WSAU) When gas hits $4, a U-W Madison expert says Wisconsinites will cut back on eating out and taking vacations.
Deborah Mitchell, who ...
Wed, April 13, 2011
High gas prices make tough decisions for business
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Schroeder’s Flowers in Green Bay says they being hit twice in the pocket book because of higher gas prices ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
Gas passes $4 in Mukwonago
MUKWONAGO, Wis. (WTAQ) - Gas prices broke the $4 gallon barrier in southeast Wisconsin today.
According to Milwaukee gasPrices.com, a station in Mukwonago was ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
Gas above $4 in Wisconsin
MUKWONAGO, Wis. (WSAU) – Gas prices topped $4 a gallon for the first time in Wisconsin today.
According to Milwaukee Gas Prices-Dot-Com, a station in ...
Sun, April 10, 2011
Gallon of gas jumps to $3.76: survey
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The average price for a gallon of gasoline in the United States has moved closer to $4, jumping ...
Tue, April 05, 2011
Obama 2012 team fears voter backlash on gas prices
By Tim Reid and Alister Bull
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House officials are increasingly worried that rising gasoline prices, and disruptions to the global oil ...
Tue, April 05, 2011
Late Easter, gas prices hit U.S. store sales
By Jessica Wohl
CHICAGO (Reuters) - March sales at U.S. retail chains probably dropped modestly, held back by the combination of a later Easter ...
Fri, April 01, 2011
Gas-sipping cars drive March sales gain
By Deepa Seetharaman and Ben Klayman
DETROIT (Reuters) - Sales of small cars raced ahead in March as buyers flocked to more fuel-efficient vehicles, a ...
Tue, March 29, 2011
U.S. March auto sales seen up, but gas prices weigh
By Ben Klayman
DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. auto sales in March are expected to rise about 12 percent from last year's depressed levels ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
Working with mustard gas linked to lung cancer
By Amy Norton
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Workers involved in mustard-gas production during the World War II era showed heightened odds of lung cancer ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
Gas Price Update
Madison, Wis. (WHBL) - Wisconsinites are paying their highest gas prices in over two years. The Triple-“A” says the average statewide price of unleaded ...
Mon, March 21, 2011
Rising gas prices eating into shopping budgets
By Dhanya Skariachan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shoppers plan to wait until next year and beyond to spend generously again, a survey on Monday showed ...
Sun, March 20, 2011
Gas Prices Impacting Local Business
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Gas prices in the Green Bay area have stayed fairly steady this week, but some businesses are having to adjust ...
Sat, March 19, 2011
Syrian mourners call for revolt, forces fire tear gas
By Suleiman al-Khalidi
DERAA, Syria (Reuters) - Thousands of mourners called on Saturday for "revolution" at the funeral of protesters killed by Syrian security forces ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Boeing supplier concerned over Japan gas supply
By Mariko Katsumura
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese company making galleys for the long-awaited Boeing <BA.N> 787 Dreamliner said delivery of the component could ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Gas explosion, fire in Minneapolis force evacuations
By David Bailey
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A natural gas line exploded in Minneapolis on Thursday, shooting flames several stories into the air, forcing the evacuation ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
Road fund solvent despite gas tax concerns: LaHood
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A multibillion-dollar highway and transit construction fund is healthy enough to support current and future projects despite its dependence on gas tax ...
Wed, March 09, 2011
Wisconsin Gas Prices Continue Climb
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - If you haven’t filled your gas tank in a while, you might have sticker shock next time you do it ...
Tue, March 08, 2011
Gas tanker overturns on Connecticut highway
BOSTON (Reuters) - A gasoline tanker overturned on Interstate 91 in North Haven, Connecticut on Tuesday, shutting down traffic in both directions and snarling the ...
Fri, March 04, 2011
Gas prices rise, as do savings for transit riders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gasoline prices are spiking and with them the savings for U.S. commuters who rely on public transportation, a transit group said ...
Wed, March 02, 2011
Gas drives Costco, BJ's Wholesale February sales
By Jessica Wohl
CHICAGO (Reuters) - February sales at Costco Wholesale Corp <COST.O> and BJ's Wholesale Club Inc <BJ.N> surpassed Wall Street ...
Mon, February 28, 2011
Retailers' sales rise, but gas prices threaten
By Phil Wahba
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top retailers posted stronger-than-expected sales gains for February, a show of strength that could dissipate this spring as ...
Mon, February 28, 2011
Oil and gas companies need to do more on corruption: report
MILAN (Reuters) - Global oil and gas companies still need to do more to help stamp out corruption in the countries where they operate despite ...
Thu, February 24, 2011
Blast at Chesapeake gas drilling site in Pennsylvania: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three people were injured late Wednesday when a large fire raged at a Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling site in western ...
Wed, February 23, 2011
Gas Prices on the Rise
MADISON (Learfield) - Gas prices jumped by eight-cents a gallon in parts of Wisconsin yesterday, as tensions in the Middle East caused a rise in ...
Mon, February 21, 2011
BP suspends gas, oil drilling preparations in Libya
LONDON (Reuters) - BP PLC <BP.L> has suspended preparations for exploratory drilling for oil and gas in western Libya due to growing unrest in ...
Mon, February 14, 2011
Cracked Gas Pipe May Have Triggered Fatal Allentown blast
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A crack in a 12-inch gas main is the likely cause of an explosion that killed five people in Allentown last week ...
Thu, February 10, 2011
PetroChina pays $5.4 billion for Canadian gas assets
By Jeffrey Jones and Farah Master
CALGARY, Alberta/HONG KONG (Reuters) - PetroChina is purchasing half of a prolific shale gas project from Canada's ...
Wed, February 09, 2011
Republicans bash EPA over greenhouse gas rules
By Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers, who unveiled a bill to stop the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases, said the agency ...
Thu, February 03, 2011
Natural gas crunch leaves thousands shivering in Southwest
Dennis Carroll
SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - Thousands of New Mexicans and others across the Southwest were left huddling against bitter cold on Thursday ...
Wed, February 02, 2011
U.S. probes BP for gas market manipulation
LONDON (Reuters) - BP said U.S. regulators were considering filing charges against it related to alleged manipulation of the gas market.
"The U.S ...
Sat, January 29, 2011
Gas leak at Texas oil refinery prompts evacuation
HOUSTON (Reuters) - No injuries were reported due to a gas leak at a Texas City, Texas, refinery that forced the evacuation of nearby homes ...
Mon, January 24, 2011
Ohio lake town fighting fires from natural gas
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Firefighters in an Ohio town were battling blazes at a home and an apartment building on Monday, after an apparent natural ...
Mon, January 24, 2011
Small Ohio lake town shut down following gas line problem
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Residents of an Ohio town have been advised to stay in their homes following a gas line malfunction that caused as ...
Wed, January 19, 2011
Philadelphia gas blast leaves one dead, three critically injured
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Three workers were hospitalized in critical condition on Wednesday after a gas explosion in northeast Philadelphia that killed a colleague, a spokeswoman ...
Tue, January 18, 2011
Gas prices could drop soon
UNDATED (WSAU) – Wisconsin motorists may soon be getting a break at the pump.
Gas prices held relatively steady today, and the price of crude ...
Fri, January 07, 2011
Report: $3 Gas Here to Stay For 2011
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Don’t hold your breath while waiting for gasoline to drop below $3 a gallon.
The Wall Street Journal quotes analysts ...
Wed, December 29, 2010
Appleton Cops Stop Responding to Gas Drive-Offs
APPLETON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Police in Appleton have stopped responding to calls about drivers who pull away from gas stations without paying.
The policy took ...
Mon, December 27, 2010
U.S. gas price tops $3 a gallon, highest since Oct '08
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The average price of U.S. gasoline rose above $3 a gallon over the past week, reaching its highest level since October ...
Tue, December 21, 2010
Gas Prices Top $3 in Green Bay
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Just before you hit the road for Christmas travel this week...be prepared to pay more at the pump.
Gas ...
Wed, December 15, 2010
BP had gas blowout in 2008: WikiLeaks
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Leaked U.S. diplomatic cables reveal BP <BP.L> suffered a blowout on an Azerbaijan gas platform in September 2008 and ...
Sat, December 11, 2010
New York governor halts gas "fracking" until July
By Daniel Trotta and Edith Honan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor David Paterson on Saturday halted a controversial form of natural gas drilling ...
Thu, December 09, 2010
Neenah Cops Investigate Gas Drive-Off
NEENAH, Wis. (WTAQ) - Police in Neenah are investigating a gas drive-off, and believe the same person is responsible for at least 3 other drive-offs ...
Tue, December 07, 2010
Americans strongly oppose proposed gas tax hike
By Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans by a wide margin oppose a proposal to raise the U.S. gasoline tax by 15 cents a ...
Mon, December 06, 2010
Gas Prices Up 4 Cents In Past Two Weeks
LANSING, Mich (WQTX) A new survey finds the average price of regular gasoline in the United States has jumped four-cents in the last two ...
Tue, November 30, 2010
Moratorium on gas drilling passes New York legislature
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York State Assembly on Monday gave final approval to a six-month moratorium on a controversial method of natural gas ...
Fri, November 26, 2010
Final draft of Iraq gas deal with Shell within 10 days
By Rania El Gamal
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - The final draft of Iraq's multibillion-dollar deal with Royal Dutch Shell to capture flared gas at ...
Tue, November 23, 2010
China says it is world's top greenhouse gas emitter
By Chris Buckley
BEIJING (Reuters) - China acknowledged on Tuesday it is the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases stoking global warming, confirming what ...
Fri, November 19, 2010
EPA to delay decision on ethanol-blended gas
By Tom Doggett
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday it would delay until January a decision whether gasoline blended with up ...
Thu, November 18, 2010
Migrating pool of gas closes post office in MT town
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Hazardous fumes from a 10,000-gallon gasoline leak forced the evacuation and closure of the post office on ...
Thu, November 18, 2010
3 Arrested for Shawano County Gas Station Robberies
SHAWANO COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Three men in custody in Shawano County have been linked to area gas station robberies.
The Shawano County Sheriff's ...
Wed, November 17, 2010
GE Oil & Gas Plant in Oshkosh May Close
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WTAQ) - GE Oil & Gas officials say they're considering closing its Oshkosh plant, which would mean a loss of jobs and other ...
Tue, November 16, 2010
Pittsburgh council bans natural gas drilling
By Jon Hurdle
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Pittsburgh City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to ban natural gas drilling in the city amid concern about ...
Tue, November 09, 2010
UPDATE: Natural Gas Apparent Cause of Deadly Sun Prairie Blast
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Federal authorities are helping local investigators get to the bottom of a house explosion in Sun Prairie early Tuesday that ...
Tue, November 09, 2010
Chevron bets on shale gas with $3.2 billion Atlas buy
By Matt Daily
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chevron Corp <CVX.N> plans to buy U.S. natural gas producer Atlas Energy <ATLS.O> for $3 ...
Tue, November 09, 2010
Gas Prices Up 20 Cents Statewide
LANSING, Mich (WQTX) AAA Michigan says gasoline prices are up 20 cents per gallon over the past week to a statewide average of $3 ...
Mon, November 01, 2010
Gas Line Busted in De Pere
DE PERE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Construction crews in De Pere hit a gas line late Monday afternoon.
It happened at Scheuring Road and Lawrence Drive ...
Fri, October 29, 2010
California unveils greenhouse gas trading plan
By Peter Henderson
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California unveiled on Friday its final blueprint of a market system to curb greenhouse gases, relaxing expected rules ...
Fri, October 29, 2010
California unveils greenhouse gas trading scheme
By Peter Henderson
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California unveiled its final draft of a market system to curb greenhouse gases, relaxing expected rules in the ...
Tue, October 26, 2010
Pennsylvania halts new leases for gas drilling
By Jon Hurdle
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell on Tuesday halted further leasing of state land for natural gas drilling, citing the need ...
Thu, October 21, 2010
Pennsylvania governor declares natural gas tax dead
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell on Thursday declared his plan to tax natural gas production "clearly dead this year" and accused Republican ...
Tue, October 19, 2010
Walker, Barrett Vow Not to Raid Gas Tax Fund
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Both major candidates for Wisconsin governor have promised not to do what Jim Doyle did – use designated highway money for things ...
Tue, October 19, 2010
Natural gas winter heatings costs to be slightly lower
UNDATED (WSAU) Wisconsin’s largest natural gas provider says winter heating bills will drop for the third straight year, if the mild weather trend ...
Fri, October 15, 2010
Gas prices up; mortgage rates down
UNDATED (WSAU) Average mortgage rates fell in Wisconsin and across the country to yet another record low. The LendingTree Weekly Mortgage Rate Pulse found ...
Tue, October 12, 2010
Gas-price spike in Wisconsin
UNDATED (WRN) Gas prices across Wisconsin are up about 10-cents in the past week, but experts say they should start heading back down again ...
Sun, October 10, 2010
Statoil agrees $1.3 billion U.S. shale gas JV with Talisman
By Gwladys Fouche
OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian oil firm Statoil is expanding further its shale gas operations in the United States, saying on Sunday it ...
Thu, October 07, 2010
Pulaski Gas Leak Leads to Evacuations
PULASKI, Wis. (WTAQ) - An evacuation is underway in Pulaski after a construction crew working behind the high school struck a gas line.
It happened ...
Sat, October 02, 2010
Economy, Gas Prices Aren't Keeping Drivers Off The Road
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - High gas prices and a weak economy aren’t keeping us from getting behind the wheel. We’re still driving.
Bruce ...
Fri, October 01, 2010
Gas suppliers take buyout fight to court
By Tom Hals
WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - Air Products and Chemicals Inc <APD.N> will take its $5.5 billion bid for rival industrial gas ...
Thu, September 30, 2010
PA town in gas-drilling debate gets new water main
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Pennsylvania town that has become symbolic in the debate over the safety of the natural gas drilling process known as fracking ...
Wed, September 29, 2010
Pennsylvania GOP rejects natural gas tax plan
By Jon Hurdle
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A top Pennsylvania Republican rejected a Democratic-sponsored plan for taxing natural gas production on Wednesday, vowing to stop a ...
Tue, September 28, 2010
Pennsylvania struggles to enact natural gas tax
By Jon Hurdle
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell's plan to tax natural gas production in one of America's biggest fields faces ...
Thu, September 23, 2010
Gas Prices Fall Following IL Pipeline Fix
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Gas is getting a little cheaper.
The Wisconsin AAA says the average statewide price of unleaded regular dropped almost 8 cents ...
Sat, September 18, 2010
California regulators ask PG&E for gas pipeline details
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California utility regulators asked Pacific Gas & Electric Co to provide a list of potential weak spots in the company's natural ...
Sat, September 18, 2010
Gas Prices Start To Tumble After Pipeline Set to Re-Open
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Gas prices are falling in Wisconsin’s two biggest cities, as Enbridge Energy gets set to re-open the crude oil pipeline ...
Tue, September 14, 2010
Gas Prices Higher
UNDATED (WKZO) -- Instead of the expected post labor day decline, AAA Michigan says gasoline prices are up 12 cents per gallon over last week ...
Mon, September 13, 2010
EPA: Pipeline Leak Near Chicago Blamed For Gas Price Spike
CHICAGO, Ill. (WTAQ) - The federal EPA says a leak has stopped at a crude oil pipeline near Chicago – a leak that’s blamed for ...
Sun, September 12, 2010
Japan frees China boat crew, calls for gas talks
By Ben Blanchard and Yoko Kubota
BEIJING/TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Monday freed the crew of a Chinese fishing boat detained last week in ...
Fri, September 10, 2010
PG&E ordered to inspect gas pipeline after blast
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California regulators have ordered utility PG&E Corp to inspect its natural gas pipeline system following an explosion that destroyed a ...
Wed, September 08, 2010
Rural Pennsylvania town fights big gas
By Jon Hurdle
EAGLES MERE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - In the rush to develop America's biggest new source of domestic energy, one community is fighting ...
Sun, September 05, 2010
Driver Slams Into Green Bay Gas Station Pump
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Green Bay Police say a man is in custody after a hit and run at a Speedway gas station on ...
Wed, August 25, 2010
Afghan girls fall ill after apparent gas poisoning
KABUL (Reuters) - About 40 schoolgirls became ill and were taken to hospital after a suspected gas poisoning in the Afghan capital Wednesday, another apparent ...
Fri, August 20, 2010
Man Arrested in Green Bay Gas Station Robbery
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Green Bay police have arrested a man they think was involved in the robbery of the West Walnut Shell station ...
Thu, August 19, 2010
22 People Sickened in Chlorine Gas Leak in Sun Prairie
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Sun Prairie Police say a hot tub apparently caused a chlorine gas leak that made 22 people sick Wednesday during ...
Wed, August 18, 2010
22 People Now Reportedly Sick From Chlorine Gas Leak
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Authorities now say 22 people got sick today when chlorine gas leaked into a swimming class in Sun Prairie.
It happened ...
Wed, August 18, 2010
Chlorine Gas Leak Makes A Dozen People Sick
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Just over a dozen people got sick this morning, when chlorine gas leaked from a swimming school in Sun Prairie.
Early ...
Mon, August 16, 2010
Gas Prices Down Almost A Nickle Per Gallon
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin gas prices went down by almost a nickel a gallon in the last week. That’s according to the state ...
Sat, July 31, 2010
BP may sell German gas stations for $2.6 billion: report
VIENNA (Reuters) - BP Plc is seeking to sell its German petrol station chain Aral for around 2 billion euros ($2.6 billion), German magazine ...
Tue, July 27, 2010
Gas Prices Up And Down
CAMARILLO, CALIFORNIA (WKZO) -- Gas Prices have been bouncing up and down between $2.65 and $2.85 all summer here in west Michigan. Right ...
Thu, July 22, 2010
Green Bay Man Drives Into Back of Gas Tanker
BROWN COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - An alleged drunk driver slams into the back of a tanker truck full of gasoline in Brown County early Thursday ...
Mon, July 12, 2010
UAE's Shah gas project 40-50 percent cheaper than expected
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Contracts for the UAE's $10 billion Shah gas project were 40-50 percent cheaper than expected, the chief executive of the ...
Mon, July 12, 2010
Gas Prices Falling
UNDATED (WKZO) - Gas prices in West Michigan and around the nation have been falling since just before the 4th of July, and some are ...
Fri, July 09, 2010
Gas prices fall statewide
UNDATED (WSAU) – If you’re driving somewhere this weekend, you won’t be squeezed as much at the gas pump.
AAA Wisconsin says unleaded ...
Fri, July 09, 2010
AAA: Gas Prices Statewide Down Over 6 Cents Per Gallon
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - If you’re driving somewhere this weekend, you won’t be squeezed as much at the gas pump. The Wisconsin AAA ...
Fri, July 09, 2010
KKR plans shale gas exploration: report
(Reuters) - U.S. private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co <KKR.UL> is planning to start up a natural gas exploration company focusing on ...
Wed, July 07, 2010
Gas drillers seek input on Pennsylvania natgas tax
By Jon Hurdle
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Pennsylvania's shale gas industry says any state tax on natural gas collected at the wellhead should be accompanied ...
Fri, July 02, 2010
Utility Customers Soon Will Pay Fixed Guaranteed Natural Gas Costs
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Natural gas customers of 2 Wisconsin utilities will soon have the chance to pay fixed guaranteed costs throughout the year.
The ...
Tue, June 29, 2010
Pennsylvania reaches budget deal with gas tax
By Jon Hurdle
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell said on Tuesday he had reached agreement with legislative leaders on a fiscal 2011 budget ...
Tue, June 29, 2010
Gas line blast hurts 3 near Oklahoma City
HOUSTON (Reuters) - An Enogex-owned natural gas pipeline exploded on Tuesday about 50 miles southwest of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, injuring three people, officials said.
The ...
Mon, June 28, 2010
More Groups Push to Limit Use of Gas Taxes on Other Projects
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - More groups are getting behind an effort to limit the use of Wisconsin gas tax money to transportation projects. Over 2 ...
Fri, June 25, 2010
Fire at Gas Station Following Crash in Grand Chute
GRAND CHUTE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Officials in Grand Chute are cleaning up Friday after an SUV knocked over a gas pump and caught fire.
It ...
Sun, June 20, 2010
Minsk sends team to Moscow for crisis gas talks
By Andrei Makhovsky
MINSK (Reuters) - Belarus said it was sending a delegation to Moscow on Sunday for eleventh-hour emergency talks with Russian gas giant ...
Thu, June 17, 2010
Film challenges safety of U.S. shale gas drilling
By Edith Honan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A new documentary purporting to expose the hazards of onshore natural gas drilling illustrates its point with startling ...
Wed, June 16, 2010
Police use tear gas and detain 81 in Chile
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Police used tear gas and water cannons to subdue rowdy Chile fans and arrested 81 people in the capital Santiago on Wednesday ...
Wed, June 16, 2010
Hobart Duplex Destroyed by Gas Leak Fire
HOBART, Wis. (WTAQ) - A vehicle gas leak causes a duplex fire in Hobart. Authorities say it happened at 436-438 Henry Road Wednesday afternoon.
Officials ...
Tue, June 08, 2010
Texas panhandle gas pipeline blast kills 2
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A natural gas pipeline exploded Tuesday in the Texas panhandle near the border with Oklahoma, killing two people, authorities said.
A total ...
Mon, June 07, 2010
Gas drilling fire burns 7 workers in W. Virginia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A fireball and explosion burned seven members of a crew drilling for natural gas at an abandoned coal mine in West Virginia ...
Mon, June 07, 2010
At Least 3 Killed in North Texas Natural Gas Blast
FORT WORTH, Tex. (WTAQ) - A fire shooting from a natural gas line that exploded Monday afternoon in north Texas is now out.
Investigators say ...
Mon, June 07, 2010
Texas natural gas pipeline blast kills one
HOUSTON (Reuters) - One worker died and seven were injured on Monday when digging to set power line poles punctured a natural gas pipeline, triggering ...
Fri, May 28, 2010
Shell pays $4.7 billion for shale gas company
By Ben Berkowitz
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell <RDSa.L> said it would pay $4.7 billion cash to buy privately held East Resources ...
Thu, May 27, 2010
Green Bay Police Investigate Gas Station Robbery
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Police in Green Bay are investigating an armed robbery. It happened Wednesday around 10 p.m. at the Triangle Shell ...
Wed, May 26, 2010
Memorial Day Travelers Getting Break on Gas Prices
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Memorial Day travelers will get a little break on their gasoline costs – at least compared to the past couple months. The ...
Thu, May 13, 2010
Venezuelan gas rig sinks in Caribbean, no leaks
By Frank Jack Daniel and Marianna Parraga
CARACAS (Reuters) - A Venezuelan natural gas exploration rig sank in the Caribbean sea early on Thursday, but ...
Fri, May 07, 2010
India court backs Reliance Industries in gas row
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of billionaire Mukesh Ambani in a gas pricing dispute with brother Anil ...
Wed, May 05, 2010
Summer driving season looms, gas prices rise
UNDATED (WRN) Gas prices are on the rise again in Wisconsin, but it’s most likely not the result of an oil spill in ...
Tue, May 04, 2010
Gas Prices Trickle Up in Green Bay-area
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Gas prices in the Green Bay-area have seen an uptick over the past week. AAA says the average price of ...
Sat, May 01, 2010
Oil spill trims U.S. offshore natural gas supply
By Kristen Hays
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The government on Saturday said two offshore production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico were shut as a safety ...
Mon, April 26, 2010
Gas Prices Trickle Down in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Gas prices in Wisconsin are down a little from a week ago. The AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge Report says the ...
Mon, April 26, 2010
Slight decrease in state-wide gas prices
UNDATED (WSAU) Gas prices in Wisconsin are down a little from a week ago. The Triple-“A’s” Daily Fuel Gauge Report says the ...
Sun, April 25, 2010
Afghan schoolgirls fall ill in suspected gas attack
By Mohammad Hamed
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Scores of Afghan schoolgirls were knocked unconscious or made ill over the weekend by suspected poison gas attacks ...
Sat, April 24, 2010
Putin wins Austrian gas deal, scorns EU pipeline
By Darya Korsunskaya and Sylvia Westall
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria signed up to build part of Russia's South Stream gas pipeline on Saturday, and ...
Mon, April 12, 2010
AAA: Pricier Gas Isn't Going Away
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin gas prices are averaging about $2.90 a gallon right now – and industry experts don’t see that going down ...
Mon, April 05, 2010
Natural gas boom brings riches to a rural town
By Jon Hurdle
WELLSBORO, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - At a windswept rail yard at Wellsboro in northern Pennsylvania, dozens of railcars wait to load thousands of ...
Sun, April 04, 2010
EIA to make gas data revisions: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Energy Department is preparing to make large revisions to its U.S. natural-gas production data, the Wall Street ...
Sun, April 04, 2010
Arctic thaw frees overlooked greenhouse gas: study
OSLO (Reuters) - Thawing permafrost can release nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, a contributor to climate change that has been largely overlooked in ...
Sat, April 03, 2010
Waushara Co. Gas Station Robbed
WAUSHARA COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Police are investigating the robbery of a Waushara County gas station. Sheriff's deputies say it happened just before midnight ...
Thu, April 01, 2010
WPS Looking To Raise Electric, Natural Gas Rates for 2011
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin Public Service wants to raise your electric and natural gas rates next year. WPS has filed a request with ...
Thu, April 01, 2010
Utility seeks electric, natural gas rate increase
MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – Wisconsin Public Service wants to raise your electric and natural gas rates next year.
The Green Bay-based utility has filed a ...
Wed, March 31, 2010
Little Suamico Gas Station Robbed Again
LITTLE SUAMICO, Wis. (WTAQ) - For the second time in less than 2 weeks Red Rocket Shell, at 213 East Frontage Road in Little Suamico ...
Thu, March 25, 2010
Big Oil seeks natural gas deal in U.S. climate bill
By Timothy Gardner and Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Major oil companies were calling on three U.S. senators struggling over a compromise climate bill ...
Wed, March 24, 2010
Madison Firm Making Gas From Plant Sugars
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A company in Madison is making gasoline from plant sugars – and it’s one of several possibilities for alternative fuels being ...
Mon, March 22, 2010
Analyst: WI May Not See $3 Gas This Summer
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s average gasoline prices are a dime more than a week ago. But at least one industry analyst says they ...
Mon, March 22, 2010
$3 gas unlikely, analyst says
UNDATED (WSAU) – Wisconsin’s average gasoline prices are a dime more than a week ago. But at least one industry analyst says they should ...
Sun, March 21, 2010
Gas prices up to $2.81 per gallon, but seen steadying
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The average price for a gallon of gasoline in the United States rose 8.62 cents to $2.81 in the ...
Thu, March 18, 2010
EPA begins study on shale gas drilling
By Tom Doggett
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday it will begin to take a closer look at the environmental and ...
Wed, March 17, 2010
Authorities Search For Armed Gas Station Robber
ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Authorities say the Golden Shell in Ashwaubenon was robbed overnight. It happened around 1 a.m. Wednesday at 2770 South Oneida ...
Mon, March 15, 2010
Consol to buy Dominion gas assets for $3.48 billion
By Matt Daily and Steve James
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consol Energy Inc <CNX.N> agreed to buy Dominion Resources Inc's <D.N> Appalachian ...
Sun, March 14, 2010
Prediction: $3 gas by the end of May
UNDATED (WSAU) Some gas price experts say the cost of a gallon of gasoline could reach three dollars by the end of May.
Triple-A ...
Fri, March 12, 2010
Analysts: $3 Gas By Memorial Day
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Gas prices have gone up almost 20 cents a gallon in Wisconsin over the past month. And some analysts say we ...
Tue, March 09, 2010
Return to gas-tax indexing proposed
UNDATED (WRN) There are efforts at the Capitol to find new ways to pay for transportation projects in Wisconsin.
For decades, the state has ...
Sat, March 06, 2010
Official: $3 Gas May Be In WI's Future
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - $3 gasoline may not be far away. Craig Thompson with the Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin says gas prices are expected ...
Tue, March 02, 2010
AAA: Gas Prices See Little Change Recently
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin gas prices have not changed much in the last few weeks – but still, they’re almost 75 cents higher than ...
Tue, February 23, 2010
Europe aims to cut 60 billion euros of oil, gas imports
By Pete Harrison
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's energy strategy could cut a total 60 billion euros ($81.5 billion) off the bloc ...
Mon, February 22, 2010
Sheriff's To Probe Toyota Gas Pedal In Fatal Milwaukee Crash
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Milwaukee County sheriff’s deputies will check out the gas pedal on a Toyota involved in a fatal weekend crash – even ...
Sun, February 21, 2010
Schlumberger sees gas drill growth in Smith deal
By Braden Reddall
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oilfield services leader Schlumberger Ltd aims to gain market share in shale gas drilling with its purchase of ...
Fri, February 19, 2010
Driver Cited in Sheboygan Gas Leak
SHEBOYGAN, Wis (WTAQ) - The driver responsible for about 300 Sheboygan homes being without natural gas on Wednesday has been cited with reckless driving and ...
Fri, February 12, 2010
Statewide Gas Prices Slowly Tumble
MADISON, Wis. (Midwest Communications) - You might not have noticed, but gas prices have been slowly going down in Wisconsin. AAA says a gallon of ...
Thu, February 11, 2010
Natural Gas Costs This Winter Down 25-29%
MADISON, Wis. (Midwest Communications) - Most of Wisconsin’s natural gas customers are spending 25 to 29 percent less to heat their homes this winter ...
Wed, February 03, 2010
Four Arrested In Pulaski Food & Gas Robbery
PULASKI, Wis. (WTAQ) - Pulaski authorities have arrested 4 teens in connection to the Pulaski Food and Gas robbery last month. 3 of the suspects ...
Mon, January 25, 2010
Iraq hangs "Chemical Ali" for gas attack, crackdowns
By Muhanad Mohammed
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq executed on Monday Ali Hassan al-Majeed, Saddam Hussein's cousin known as "Chemical Ali," for crimes against humanity ...
Thu, January 14, 2010
CFTC unveils oil and gas limits; deemed light touch
By Ayesha Rascoe and Tom Doggett
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. futures market regulator unveiled its long-awaited proposal to crack down on speculation ...
Mon, January 11, 2010
Gas Prices on the Rise Throughout Region, Country
UNDATED-Gas prices have gone up here and around the country in the last few weeks, but it hasn’t been because we are driving ...
Thu, January 07, 2010
Gas stoves show small effect on kids' lung function
By Amy Norton
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While some studies have implicated gas appliances in children's risk of respiratory ills, a new report ...
Tue, January 05, 2010
Gas Prices On The Rise In Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - If you think gas prices are going up again, you’re right. The Wisconsin AAA says Tuesday’s statewide average is ...
Tue, January 05, 2010
Gas prices on the rise
MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – If you think gas prices are going up again, you’re right.
Wisconsin AAA says today’s statewide average is 2 ...
Thu, December 31, 2009
EPA questions New York state plan to drill for shale gas
By Jon Hurdle
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has "serious reservations" about allowing shale gas drilling in New York City's ...
Wed, December 23, 2009
NYC urges ban on shale gas drilling in watershed
By Edith Honan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City urged the state to ban natural gas drilling in its watershed on Wednesday, becoming the ...
Mon, December 14, 2009
Exxon Mobil to buy XTO Energy in big U.S. gas bet
By Matt Daily and Anna Driver
NEW YORK/HOUSTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp plans to buy XTO Energy Inc for about $30 billion in ...
Fri, November 20, 2009
Pennsylvania residents sue over gas drilling
By Jon Hurdle
DIMOCK, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Residents of a small rural Pennsylvania town sued Cabot Oil & Gas Corp on Friday, claiming the company's ...
Wed, November 18, 2009
Poll: 4 In 5 Milwaukeeans Against Gas Tax Hike
MILWAUKEE (WRN) - About 4 of every 5 Milwaukee area residents are against raising Wisconsin’s gasoline tax to pay for transportation improvements. But they ...
Wed, November 18, 2009
Poll: opposition to higher gas taxes to pay for transportation improvements
UNDATED (WSAU) About four-of-every-five Milwaukee area residents are against raising Wisconsin’s gasoline tax to pay for transportation improvements. But they’re evenly split ...
Thu, November 12, 2009
GB Police Look For Gas Station Robber
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Green Bay police are on the lookout for a man they say robbed a gas station at gunpoint. It happened ...
Mon, November 09, 2009
Gas Prices Tumble A Bit Statewide
MADISON (WRN) - Gas prices are going down, at least a little. The Wisconsin AAA’s statewide average for unleaded regular was just before $2 ...
Sun, November 08, 2009
Gas Station Robbery Suspect Caught
PULASKI, Wis. (WTAQ) - The suspect behind a string of armed robberies in the Pulaski area has been caught. Police say Chad Gagnon robbed the ...
Thu, October 29, 2009
Drunk drivers caught after not paying for gas
UNDATED (WSAU) Two people were arrested for drunk driving in Dodge County, because one of them couldn’t pay for the gas he pumped ...
Fri, October 23, 2009
Schlumberger profit tops Street view; sees weak gas
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oilfield services leader Schlumberger Ltd <SLB.N> reported slightly better-than-expected quarterly earnings on Friday but warned North American natural ...
Tue, October 13, 2009
China, Russia bolster ties with gas, trade deals
By Darya Korsunskaya and Chris Buckley
BEIJING (Reuters) - Russia and China bolstered their close but increasingly imbalanced relationship on Tuesday when Russian Prime Minister ...
Mon, October 12, 2009
Contaminants in air around Texas gas town: study
By Ed Stoddard
DALLAS (Reuters) - High concentrations of harmful compounds have been found in the air in a north Texas town that is in ...
Sun, October 11, 2009
U.S. gas prices slip 4 cents to $2.48/gln: survey
By Emily Chasan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The average price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States slipped 4 cents over the past ...
Tue, October 06, 2009
Pickens says increasing oil, natural gas exposure
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Texas oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens said on Tuesday he has increased his long oil and natural gas position in recent ...
Mon, October 05, 2009
Consumers to pay lower winter natural gas bills: AGA
By Tom Doggett
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumers are expected to pay lower natural gas bills this winter compared with last year due to ...
Wed, September 02, 2009
CORRECTED: Russian oil trade king buys more gas assets
(Corrects story published on May 27 to clarify in the second paragraph that Gunvor is handling 30-40 percent of oil exports from firms like ...
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