Bloomberg Exxon Mobil Corp. is dipping its toe in the world of oil trading, hiring executives and showing an appetite for expanding its operations. Yet, the US-based company is moving carefully, still far away from building an in-house trading unit similar to the mighty businesses run Royal Dutch Shell Plc, BP Plc and Total SA. Exxon recently hired Paul Butcher, …

Bloomberg Top US energy regulators declined to endorse the notion that power grids face a national emergency during a Senate hearing, tacitly rebuffing President Donald Trump’s argument to prop up struggling coal and nuclear plants. The five members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission were testifying before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee when asked by New Mexico Democrat …

Bloomberg American gas prices could double by 2040 as the US exports more liquefied natural gas, but consumers will be shielded as production of the fuel increases and trade balances improve. That’s the conclusion from a study commissioned by the US Department of Energy that found an almost 50 percent chance of gas reaching $5 to $6.50 per million British …