Elizabeth Trovall

While a ban on oil and fuel exports could temporarily decrease prices, experts say benefits would be short-lived and cause long-term pain.

Experts say there's not enough refining capacity to go around while geopolitical conflict drags on, leading to a supply squeeze.

Energy prices remain elevated, which affects costs of transportation, materials, and power.

A glut of polyethylene had squeezed U.S. producers for years. But the war in the Middle East disrupted the global plastics market, sending prices higher and improving margins for producers along the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Five years after tens of thousands of Afghans were airlifted to U.S. cities, many have built careers as dental assistants, mechanics, and attorneys.

Venezuela's oil minister, Paula Henao, spoke to Venezuelan state television from Houston, Texas on Tuesday night to announce the investments.

Canada sends about 90% of its oil exports to the U.S., roughly 4 million barrels per day. But growing frustrations with between the two countries have given our northern neighbors motivation to build new energy relationships.

In Latino communities across LA, Houston, and Chicago, business owners say fear of immigration enforcement is keeping customers home and threatening their livelihoods.

U.S. refineries are operating at about 97% capacity as they compensate for global refining capacity lost to war damage elsewhere. Now, upcoming run-of-the-mill maintenance adds even more pressure on markets.

Chevron plans to more than double its production to 600,000 barrels a day in what the company called a "turning point" for Venezuelan energy.