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Exxon Mobil Corp reported a better-than-expected 53 percent increase in quarterly profit, helped by a lower tax rate and a surge in natural gas production in the United States and Qatar.

Consumer prices rose last month as the cost of gas increased by the largest amount since June 2009. But outside of energy costs, there was little sign of widespread inflation.

Rescue crews waited impatiently outside one of New Zealand's largest coal mines Friday night for the all-clear to begin a search for 27 men missing after a powerful gas explosion struck deep underground.

The natural gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno has claimed an eighth victim, the San Mateo County coroner's office announced Tuesday. James Emil Franco, 58, died Monday morning at UCSF Medical Center, where he was being treated for ...

An Arlington man died Sunday after a flash fire ignited while he was working on his pickup at home. The 28-year-old removed the truck's gas tank Sunday morning in his closed garage in the 400 block of Overhill Drive, near East Abram Street, officials said.

A vintage segment of gas pipeline that exploded earlier this month was not on a list of the Pacific Gas & Electric's top 100 risky pipeline segments, the president of the company said.

Residents returned Sunday to the ruined hillsides of their suburban San Francisco neighborhood, three days after a natural gas pipeline exploded into a deadly fireball.

Oil from the worst spill in U.S. history could soon end up at gas stations, construction sites and even grocery stores .

The Government Accountability Office report finds that over the last five years, 41 foreign companies have helped Iran develop its oil and gas sector.

It picked a bad time to sell a refinery in the developed world, but Chevron lightens up to focus on Asia and gas.