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Interior Department cancels offshore oil and gas leases in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico

CNN — The Biden administration announced Wednesday it would cancel three upcoming offshore oil and gas leases – two in the Gulf of Mexico and one in Alaska – over a lack of interest and delays. The cancellation of the previously planned Cook Inlet sale in Alaska, as well as the lease sales in the […]

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Record diesel prices, tight supplies could be next blow to the US economy

New York CNN Business — Diesel prices are soaring to record levels, and record low inventories of the fuel in parts of the United States are sparking fears of worse to come. Even if you’ve never bought a gallon of diesel in your life, as is the case for most US drivers, high diesel prices […]

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Gas prices jump to fresh record highs

New York CNN Business — In another blow to the US economy, prices at the pump soared to fresh record highs. The national average price for regular gasoline climbed more than four cents on Tuesday to $4.37 a gallon, according to AAA. That takes out the previous record of $4.33 set on March 11. The […]