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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For some, the weakening global economy has pushed the high cost of fuel from top priority and relegated it to the back burner. Doing so, however, can be […]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Biodiesel has experienced more than its share of growing pains as it moves from infancy as an alternative fuel toward becoming a well-established, viable renewable fuel. Producers endured [...]

The U.S. President George W. Bush primarily focused on domestic issues such as reducing gasoline consumption and expanding health insurance coverage in his State of the Union address to a Democratic-controlled Congress. He promised cooperation to the opposition in the functioning of Congress, and defended his proposal of sending 'surge' troops to Iraq to tackle the situation there.

It has been a good year for Alaska's business communities. What a difference a year makes. Twelve months ago, one of the major business stories was Alaska's "budget woes." The […]

Crude Oil. The average price of domestic crude oil at the wellhead was $22.09 per barrel in April 2002, 6 percent below the level of April 2001. The refiner acquisition [...]

Crude Oil. The average price of domestic crude oil at the wellhead was $18.68 per barrel in October 2001, 37 percent below the level of October 2000. The refiner acquisition [...]

Crude Oil. The average price of domestic crude oil at the wellhead was $22.86 per barrel in July 2001, 15 percent below the level of July 2000. The refiner acquisition [...]

Long before the dramatic rise in fuel prices began capturing news headlines and putting downward pressure on the transportation industry as a whole, the air cargo sector has been feeling […]

Used truck buyers are becoming more prudent as high fuel prices and economic pressures continue to mount Fuel price increases are starting to affect the confidence of the sort of [...]

OIL COMPANIES cut pump prices yesterday to track international oil prices. Petron Corp., Chevron Philippines, Inc., Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc. and Seaoil Philippines, Inc. all reduced prices of diesel and [...]

PETRON CORP. and Unioil Petroleum Philippines, Inc. have lowered prices of all oil products by P1 per liter effective today and yesterday, respectively. 'The price adjustment brought a more than [...]

Byline: Forrest Laws Collin Peterson remembers the first ethanol boom in the 1970s. The Arab oil embargo and resulting long lines and high prices at the gas pumps prompted a [...]

By David Hannon Despite jet fuel prices plunging to relative bargain prices in the past eight months, airlines are still not hedging like they used to after a very rough [...]

Staff The average price of diesel fuel dropped to $2.29/gallon in January, more than $1 less than January 2008, according to data from the Department of Energy. The last time [...]

If ethanol blending was not occurring, U.S. gasoline prices would be 20-35�/gal higher than they are now, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) said this week in response to questions [...]

Spanish-Argentine oil company Repsol YPF says Brazil's fuel prices are resulting in refining losses there, O Globo reported. Repsol owns a 30% interest in Brazil's Revap refinery. Brazil's state oil [...]

Energy Bill Impacts Farm Prices The new energy bill passed by Congress ramped up biofuel mandates, which could result in higher corn and soybean use for fuel, say economists at [...]

By Staff Fuel-Grade ethanol prices-up 20% over the past three months to $2.31/gallon at year's end-are likely to rise further, fueled by the new U.S. energy bill, Citigroup analysts say [...]

By David Hannon The good news for buyers is that ethanol prices will likely not go up in 2008 due to a dramatic increase in production capacity spurring more competition [...]

Byline: Elton Robinson Farm Press Editorial Staff erobinson@farmpress.com One of the biggest short-term threats to the profitability of the U.S. biodiesel industry is the rising price of soybeans, which forces [...]

Biodiesel Use Grows Hundreds of major vehicle fleets are powered by biodiesel, including all branches of the U.S. military; Yellowstone National Park; NASA; several state departments of transportation; numerous public [...]

Hollywood maven Daryl Hannah unfolds her long legs from a vintage 1983 El Camino and takes a stand for the environment by filling up with 100% biodiesel. Missouri soybean farmer [...]

As Americans see energy prices moving back higher after a respite late in 2004, it may also add fuel to the fire in Congress to get moving on an omnibus [...]

pressure The uncomfortable answer to high oil prices is for airlines to focus even more closely on costs and fuel efficiency It is not hard to guess what weighed most [...]

There is increasing evidence that operators across the Channel are struggling to cope with rocketing fuel prices. The French magazine Transport Info reports that French diesel prices have soared by [...]

* Diesel-fuel prices averaged $1.72 per gallon through April 19, 20 cents-per-gallon higher than the same time last year, and almost reaching the historic high of almost $1.80 per gallon [...]

FUEL PRICES--HIGHER YET? If you think the price of gasoline and diesel fuel is high now, wait until the peak driving season in summer, says the AAA, which is predicting [...]

The dollar falls but diesel prices stay high. Dominic Perry reports. Hard-pressed operators looking at massive fuel bills will be wondering this week why, given the plummeting value of the [...]

Another effort is underway to study energy price spikes. Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) introduced the Consumer & Small Business Energy Commission Act, which would study drastic increases in the costs [...]

Crude Oil. The average price of domestic crude oil at the wellhead was $23.66 per barrel in April 2001, 2 percent above the level of April 2000. The refiner acquisition [...]

Independent trucker Bob Esler has read how high fuel prices depress local commerce, but he doesn't need a report to tell him that. Several of his colleagues already are losing [...]

What if propane retailers offered to fill every customer's tank during the summer and not bill them until they used the fuel after the weather turned cold? Sounds crazy, I [...]

TRANSACTION PRICES Latest Month 6 months Year price [*] ago ago ago FERROUS METALS (truckload quantities, FOB producing mills) Hot-rolled steel sheet 220 220 325 310 (Midwest, $/ton) Cold-rolled steel [...]

Diesel prices are sliding, putting pressure on truckers to end surcharges in new [...]

Are rising diesel fuel prices putting fishermen over an oil barrel? Fishermen in Santa Barbara are angry about high fuel prices at the local fuel dock -- and their supplier, [...]

Crude Oil. The average price of domestic crude oil at the wellhead was $30.26 per barrel in November 2000, 42 percent above the level of November 1999. The refiner acquisition [...]