Occidental Petroleum is one of Warren Buffett's favorite oil stocks. Chevron has also caught Buffett's attention. Diamondback Energy is becoming the premier pure-play producer in the prodigious ...

ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) is a global oil and gas industry behemoth. It's a leading hydrocarbon producer. It also boasts a globally integrated business, enabling it to maximize the value of the ...

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded two contracts to add a total of nearly 1 million barrels of domestic crude oil to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve that is at about 50% of capacity. The DOE ...

Energy companies in the U.S. are searching for new ways to manage the water they use and produce along with crude oil. The U.S. oil industry has a double-edged problem: It’s running out of fresh water ...

The continued relevance of oil and gas provides an opportunity for the industry to scale new nuclear energy power sources. Nuclear energy is currently enjoying another renaissance, thanks in large ...

Oil and gas experts in the state said it will take time to understand possible impacts of the U.S. moving in to tap Venezuela ...

A third local oil producer plans to join a Kern County operation that diverts relatively clean oil-field produced water for irrigation purposes. Trio Petroleum LLC plans to sell up to 1,200 acre-feet ...

Exxon is the largest U.S. energy company by market cap. Occidental Petroleum has shown it has grand growth ambitious. The company has a long way to grow before it ever catches up to Exxon. As that ...