The future is currently looking bright for the energy industry in eastern Ohio as the price for gasoline and natural gas remains high around the country. "For gasoline, the price at the pump is the highest it has been since 2014, on average," said Mike Chadsey, director of public relations for the Ohio Oil and Gas Association.

"To be clear, [the Keystone XL pipeline] is about American energy independence and the fact that hard-working Americans should not depend on foreign actors, like OPEC+, for our energy security and instead focus on the real challenges facing our country's future," he wrote.

By Shariq Khan and Sabrina Valle HOUSTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil on Monday launched a sale of its oil and gas properties in the first major U.S. shale field, a spokesperson confirmed, as part of a portfolio reshuffling to focus on more lucrative assets. The top U.S.

This investigation is Part 1 of an ongoing reporting partnership by NBC News and the Global Reporting Centre on global supply chains. Read Part II here. MONACA, Pa. - Steve Krizan, 64, remembers the nights in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, when steel was king.