In the 1920s, oil was becoming a hot commodity in Texas. The success of the Spindletop oil well in Beaumont in 1901 had set off a series of oil booms that promised wealth to any landowner lucky enough ...

The Wyoming Senate narrowly voted for a resolution demanding that Congress turn over some 30 million federal acres to the state — but only after first defeating the measure and then reconsidering it.

The real-time price of Brent crude oil is at $74.25 per barrel, and the price of WTI crude oil is at $70.51 per barrel. Oil prices are customarily quoted in dollars (USD) around the world, not only in ...