France’s economy expanded in the third quarter as a drop in oil prices helped consumer spending. Gross domestic product rose 0.1 percent from the second quarter.

The Russian natural gas monopoly, which once aspired to be the largest corporation in the world, is deep in debt and negotiating a government bailout.

The multibillion-dollar joint venture fell victim to the financial crisis and the collapse of oil prices.

With the cost of heating oil and natural gas prone to spikes, some are deciding coal is worth the trouble.

With the cost of heating oil and natural gas prone to spikes, some homeowners deciding coal is worth the trouble.

With the cost of heating oil and natural gas prone to spikes, some homeowners deciding coal is worth the trouble.

A dozen large natural gas-producing countries founded an organization Tuesday that will study ways to set global prices for the fuel.

A dozen large natural gas-producing countries founded an organization Tuesday that will study ways to set global prices for the fuel.

As oil prices have plummeted, Gov. Bobby Jindal has to absorb the brunt of the state’s abrupt shift in fortunes.

With money no longer pouring in from high oil prices, the joy is gone in a poor state that for a time seemed insulated by natural resources from the national downturn.