LONDON / Reuters Oil traders are snapping up options to protect against another steep price drop in case OPEC and its partners fail to deliver enough of a supply cut to satisfy investors of their commitment to tackle a three-year-old surplus of unused crude. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries meets on May 25 and will discuss extending its …

Bloomberg US natural gas futures surged after federal regulators limited construction on a pipeline, a move that may delay new Appalachian supplies from reaching the market. Energy Transfer Partners LP is barred from new drilling along some segments of its $4.2 billion Rover pipeline, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said in an order posted. The move follows a request by …

Bloomberg Tesla Inc. has begun taking $1,000 deposits for its remarkable solar roof tiles—to be delivered this summer at a price point that could expand the US solar market. Tesla will begin with production of two of the four styles it unveiled in October: a smooth glass and a textured glass tile. Roofing a 2,000 square-foot home in New York …