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One man has died of injuries from a Tyler oil refinery explosion and fire.

Crude oil rose for the first time in six days Friday as OPEC members cut production.

According to an online energy industry news site, senior NRG executives expressed interest in buying the Reliant business during an investor dinner.

Energy independence is still only a hypothetical goal for the U.S., but the owner of a tiny island off the coast of Connecticut says he has already achieved that feat and is offering his work as a model.