...world's largest oil company, said Wednesday that fourth-quarter profits fell 44 percent as demand and prices for crude and natural gas dropped, although the company met Wall Street's limited expectations. The Irving, Texas-based company reported...

...Energy companies are venturing deeper into the Gulf of Mexico as they explore for and produce new sources of crude and natural gas, a new government report shows. The number of production projects operating in depths greater than 1,000 feet...

...all seniority levels. Many of the affected employees were leaving the company this week. Oil, gas futures rise Crude and natural gas futures prices rocketed higher and cotton futures jumped, while frozen concentrated orange juice futures tumbled...