Top StoryFracTracker Alliance/Flickr Oil giants, after surge in profits, are wary about spending Economic and military uncertainty clouds the outlook for Exxon, Chevron and other energy companies, whose bonanza from high prices is already fading.
Politics www.nytimes.com Inquiry into Ryan Zinke land deal is said to escalate The move, if confirmed, is a sign that the federal government is considering a criminal investigation of the interior secretary’s conduct.
Newsletter www.nytimes.com Halliburton and Saudi Aramco reach deal to increase gas output The three-year deal is an expansion of the Saudi national oil company’s efforts to produce more natural gas to support its growing chemical industry.
