Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, economics, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) and has ...

Crude oil, the kind you might see bubbling up from the ground Jed Clampett-style, has been used for thousands of years. It's found employment doing everything from waterproofing for boats to burning ...

The United States produces almost as much oil as Russia and Saudi Arabia combined when measuring the combination of crude oil and natural gas liquids such as butane, ethane and propane — a common way ...

WTI, Brent and Dubai oil are the three major oil benchmarks that serve as reference prices for traders. Meanwhile, the ...

Higher crude prices are making imports more expensive, while the weakening rupee is further inflating India’s import costs by ...

Global oil inventories are draining fast, risking shortages and price spikes by May/June. Click for more on how geopolitics ...