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A new process for extracting hydrogen from a liquid fuel could sweep aside one obstacle to a "hydrogen economy".

The company said it would pause its exploration drilling in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas after encountering numerous problems.

Gas prices have jumped again, but there is good news on the horizon, the publisher of a new survey said Sunday. Over the past two weeks, prices at the pump have jumped 20 cents, adding to a total rise of nearly 54 cents over the past nine weeks, according to the Lundberg Survey.

At least 16 people were hurt and a popular wine bar was destroyed by an apparent natural gas explosion and ensuing fire at an upscale shopping district in Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday evening.

Experts say prices should continue rising at least 5 cents a week until early April.

U.S. gas prices have hit a four-month high after 32 straight days of increasess. The Automobile Association of America said Monday that the national average for a gallon of regular is $3.73 — 43 cents more than a month ago — with prices topping $4 in California and Hawaii.

Rosneft is seeking to borrow up to $30 billion from China in exchange for possibly doubling oil supplies, making Beijing the largest consumer of Russian oil and further diverting supplies away from Europe.

Gasoline prices at the pump have climbed every day for the past 21 days — and they’re not going to let up anytime soon. On Thursday, the average U.S. price for a gallon of regular gasoline stood at $3.555, making it the most expensive average ever for that day and the highest level since Oct. 26 of last year, according to AAA. See AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge Report.

How many men does it take to design a new energy-efficient light bulb? Three. A team of self-described adventure-seeking Canadian “tree-huggers” have produced the NanoLight, which they call a breakthrough in LED lighting technology, touting it as the world’s most energy-efficient light bulb.

Mexico's state-owned oil company says 14 have died and 80 are injured in an office building explosion at its headquarters in the capital.