msnbc.com: Oil & Energy

1. Motorists hit by record surge in gas prices

   Gasoline prices have never been higher this time of the year in the U.S. That is likely to mean a lot more "staytcations" and other adjustments.

   
   
2. Drivers to feel pinch as oil prices surge

   A surge in oil prices sparked by saber-rattling from Iran could affect consumers, corporate profits and the Federal Reserve.

   
   
3. Prices at the pump soar ... and it's only February
   We’re all used to gas prices going up in the springtime when the driving season is about to approach, but this year the increase is happening sooner, and it is going up more than before.
4. Price of gas up nearly 12 cents in last 3 weeks
   The average price for a gallon of gasoline in the United States rose nearly 12 cents in the past three weeks to about $3.51, due in part to higher prices for North Sea crude oil, according to the nationwide Lundberg Survey.
5. Video: Rise in cost of gas about to accelerate
   Experts expect record prices in the coming months. NBC's Jay Gray reports.
6. ExxonMobil rakes in $9.4B in 4th-quarter profit
   ExxonMobil Corp. posted a 2 percent rise in fourth-quarter profit, slightly above market expectations and more money than The Bahamas' annual GDP.
7. Locals call BP's feel-good Gulf ads 'propaganda'
   Nearly 20 months after its massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill BP is pushing a slick nationwide public relations campaign to persuade Americans that the Gulf region has recovered.
8. Quakes could cause shift in support for fracking

   In Ohio, geographically and politically positioned to become a leading importer of wastewater from gas drilling, environmentalists and lawmakers opposed to the technique known as fracking are seizing on a series of small earthquakes as a signal to proceed with caution.

   
   
9. Iran oil standoff could mean higher gas prices

   The standoff between Iran and the West in the Strait of Hormuz has more to do with your daily commute than you might realize.

   
   
10. Deep-water oil rig work takes a certain attitude

    The 160 workers on Shell's Perdido oil platform have access to a free restaurant, gym and movie theater. The catch? They toil on this floating oil factory in 12 hour shifts for 14 days straight.