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Oil Takes Another Dive on OPEC Report, US Supplies
The price of oil took another dive Wednesday, plunging to five-year lows amid mounting evidence that global supplies are far outstripping demand.
As OPEC Faces Tough Test, Lower Oil Prices Loom
These are the moments OPEC exists for: A sharp drop in global oil prices has reduced the amount of money OPEC countries take in by nearly $1 billion a day.
Heating Costs Heading Up as Cold Grips Nation
The cold is back, and with it, rising heating bills.
Can Low Oil Prices Be Good for the Environment?
Deepwater drilling rigs are sitting idle. Fracking plans are being scaled back. Enormous new projects to squeeze oil out of the tar sands of Canada are being shelved.
Gov’t Tells US Drivers to Get Used to Cheap Gas
Those low gas prices on station signs aren’t going away soon, the government says.
Gas to Average Under $3 in 2015, Gov’t Says
The average price of gasoline will be below $3 a gallon in 2015, the government predicted Wednesday. If the sharply lower estimate holds true, U.S. consumers will save $61 billion on gas compared with this year.
Falling Oil Prices Shake Up Global Economies
A sudden plunge in the price of oil is sending economic and political shockwaves around the world. Oil exporting countries are bracing for potentially crippling budget shortfalls and importing nations are benefiting from the lowest prices in four years.
