Gas lines and quadrupling oil prices freaked out American consumers. But the oil crises also transformed global finance.

Over the centuries, oil evolved from a marginal natural resource to the central force powering modern industry, war, and global geopolitics ...

The Wall Street Journal pulls back for a 30-000-foot view of the Iran war's effect on the world's energy supply, under the sobering headline, "The Long-Feared Persian Gulf Oil Squeeze Is Upon Us." ...

In the Stanley Museum’s newest exhibit, “The Black Gold Tapestry,” a story unfolds on an almost 220-foot-long, hand-embroidered, linen tapestry. Created by Canadian artist Sandra Sawatzky, the ...

The price of oil soared more than 10% on Thursday as the International Energy Agency warned the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran was "creating the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil ...

Oil prices have surged more than 17% since the International Energy Agency announced the largest release of crude stockpiles in its 50-year history.

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — If a stitch in time saves nine, then a 220-foot tapestry illustrating the history of oil ...