Oil prices lost ground Thursday morning after a rambunctious rally the day before.

Human Rights Watch said Thursday it was worried that lawsuits meant to muzzle environmental advocacy groups were inhibiting free speech.

President Donald Trump spoke Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md.

A federal judge ordered Dakota Access Pipeline operators and federal and tribal officials to coordinate an oil-spill response plan, court documents showed.

The sale of oil from the Bakken shale basin in North Dakota is in fact a "new reality," so long as market conditions are right, an analyst said.

The head Continental Resources, Harold Hamm, said the sale of North Dakota oil to China was the "new normal," through the move is complex, an analyst said.

State leaders in Minnesota heard from both sides of the debate over a multibillion dollar effort by Enbridge to expand a controversial crude oil pipeline.

Pipeline company Enbridge said it disagreed with an assessment on an oil pipeline overhaul in Minnesota, saying demand levels warrant improvements.

Testimony submitted by the Minnesota Department of Commerce suggests there's no need for an expansion of an oil pipeline operated by Enbridge Energy.

A final review of a pipeline carrying heavy Canadian crude oil through Minnesota will help regulators reach a decision on Enbridge plans, a state agency said.

The source of opposition, pipeline company Enbridge said in its second quarter report that pipelines in Michigan and North Dakota were operating as expected.

While declaring a major victory in the fight over the Dakota Access pipeline, a court ruling finds the fight was met with only "some degree of success."

Oil has begin flowing through the controversial Dakota Access pipeline, carrying crude from Canada and North Dakota south to Illinois, its developer said Thursday.

A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a civil lawsuit by the owner of the Dakota Access Pipeline against several activists who opposed the project.

In his first days in office, President Donald Trump has taken action on issues including healthcare, abortion, trade and education.