WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers denounced the leaders of the some of the world’s largest oil companies Thursday, accusing executives of Exxon Mobil, BP, Shell and Chevron of spending decades ...

Oil company executives have dodged previous requests to testify before Congress on these issues, and one can easily understand why. The case against them, drawn from their own files, is detailed ...

The South Belridge Oil Field near McKittrick, Calif., a joint venture between Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil, whose leaders will be among the executives appearing before Congress.

Oil executives, testifying before Congress for the second time in six months, responded that oil is a global market and that oil companies don’t dictate prices. "We do not control the market ...

Oil CEOs face another hearing in Congress, as fuel prices draw Democrats' anger Oil fell nearly 6 percent to settle at $96.23 a barrel in New York Wednesday, the lowest close in three weeks.