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Q: For fuel system cleaning, including the fuel injectors, a major car service provider recommends a service costing $195. I vaguely remember you recommending Chevron Techron fuel system cleaner for cars with fuel injectors. If not, can you please...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands will be required to disclose publicly the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations, the Obama administration said Thursday. The new "fracking" rule replaces a...

* IEA predicts rising supply from U.S. * U.S. crude inventories rose by 1.1 mln bbls, above f'cast -API * Brent to drop to $101.35 -technicals * Coming up: U.S. EIA weekly crude stocks at 1430 GMT By Manash Goswami SINGAPORE, May 15 (Reuters) - Brent...

SINGAPORE, May 15 (Reuters) - U.S. crude futures held steady above $94 a barrel in early Asian trade on Wednesday, snapping the longest losing streak since early-December on rising supplies amid slowing demand growth. U.S. oil gained 9 cents to $94.30...

* U.S. retail sales gain shows some strength in economy * Crude stocks in U.S. seen higher, gasoline likely down - poll * Obama pushes for Syria talks, warns of huge challenges * Coming Up: Euro zone industrial production; 0900 GMT By Manash...

TOKYO, May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. crude futures extended declines toward $95 a barrel on Wednesday, as the market awaited the release of Chinese trade data later in the day, which is expected to show crude oil imports in April hovered around March levels....

* Israel says 'no winds of war' despite Syria air strikes * Asian shares inch up after S&P's 500 index closes at a record * U.S. crude stocks forecast higher on imports -poll * Brent to form a top around $105.50 -technicals * Coming Up: ICSC weekly...

TOKYO, May 7 (Reuters) - U.S. crude futures eased on Tuesday to below $96 a barrel on profit-taking, after gaining more than $5 in the previous three sessions as Mideast tensions raised supply concerns. FUNDAMENTALS * NYMEX crude for June delivery...

Q: Why is gasoline charged at $3.799 per gallon? I'm questioning the nine-tenths part. Who was responsible for this addition to the price? Probably some government agency. — Kathryn Thompson, Hanover Township, Lehigh County  Q: Why does the...

* China's PMI unexpectedly slows in April * Supply side concerns also weighing on market * Coming Up: U.S. Fed policy decision 1800 GMT By Aaron Sheldrick and James Topham TOKYO, May 1 (Reuters) - Brent crude futures fell below $102 a barrel on Monday...

By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - More than a year after the United States and Mexico signed a much-lauded deal that would remove obstacles to expanding deepwater drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico, the agreement still has not...

WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday declined to rule on a legal challenge filed by business groups against a Securities and Exchange Commission rule that would force energy companies to disclose any payments to foreign...