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Supply and demand factors will force crude oil prices up to $18-$20 a barrel this year, and perhaps

Statoil, the Norwegian state oil company, will announce by mid-September which company will build th

Iran announced it will resume natural gas deliveries to the Soviet Union after a seven-year suspensi

U.S. oil refineries anxious to take advantage of cheap foreign crude raised their rates the past two

Nineteen years ago, Garvin Senn ran a Shell service station at a busyintersection in Dallas

Petroleos de Venezuela Raises Crude PostingsPetroleos de Venezuela SA, Venezuela's state-own

AAR May Participate In Soo Line DisputeThe Association of American Railroads may participate

About 40 percent of the containerized cargo arriving at the Port of Vancouverfrom the Far Ea

Government plans to toughen performance standards for truck drivers hauling hazardous loads should b

SANTA FE SCUTTLEBUTT: Despite all the public talk about getting the Interstate Commerce Commission t

People Express Airlines will survive its latest crisis - the expected bankruptcy of its Frontier Air

Minneapolis-based Cargill Inc. is moving more heavily into countertrade in Asia, helped by a pioneer

Mexico's Yucatan conjures up images of the ancient Mayan civilization, and it draws thousands of tou

United States Lines said it will reduce its round-the-world service by suspending direct calls to Fo

Mexico expects airlines and ocean carriers to be best at moving cargo for the duty-free, in-bond pla

Fiber-Optic Expansion NEW YORK - GTE Laboratories said its scientists have found a way to do

Rep. Helen Delich Bentley, R-Md., claimed credit for preventing yet another side-stepping of U.S.-fl

High taxes and strict quotas have convinced some truckers here to consider registering their vehicle

Maine state police say more than 60 percent of tractor trailers inspected during spot checks this sp

Philadelphia's waterfront union, by taking a tough line on enforcing work rules and a soon-to-expire

Immigration officers at the southeast England Port of Dover voted to strike for 24 hours in a disput

With the agricultural economy needing resuscitation, it might not be the best time to attempt the re

Australians Ratify Sugar Assistance PlanSYDNEY, Australia - Australia's federal government c

Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar urged governments and aid organizations to help fight a cr

Creditors of the International Tin Council claimed to have evidence that member-governments had full

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

For Americans, the U.S. trade deficit is as burdensome as it is legendary, but at least one Far East

A steamship company operating between Washington and Alaska is seeking a 50 percent reduction in fee

Port of Seattle commissioners said the Inland Waters Coalition can use port facilities to hold a pub

Japan's Nissho Iwai Plans Office in HanoiNissho Iwai Corp., a major Japanese trading firm, a

U.S. and Soviet atomic energy officials signed a protocol marking revived formal exchanges on nuclea

Directors of Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. rejected a $2.1 billion takeover bid by Wickes Cos. Inc.,

Someday, solar cells that can turn light into electricity will help irrigate the deserts and bring p

Virginia Power said its plan to purchase Colombian coal was put on the back burner, partly because a

PPG Expands Silica UnitIn TaiwanPPG Industries will increase the capacity of its pre

Horst K.D. Wallrabe, president of Miles Pharmaceuticals, announced Miles' decision to jointly market

Pharmatec Inc. announced that it granted an exclusive worldwide license to Nova Pharmaceutical Corp.

The European coal market remained quiet last week, taking its time to digest the effects of rising o

FMC Increases P ersulfate Prices FMC Corp. announced an increase in its price of ammonium, p

Two longshore union locals in Miami filed suit against the Port Everglades Authority and two ocean t