Energy Potential By: TalkMarkets May 28, 2015 at 08:16 AM EDT Americans bumped their spending by just 1.9%, the weakest gain in a year. In the meantime, spending by oil and gas companies on everything from drilling rigs to pipes was cut by nearly half. Read More >> Related Stocks: BP Plc ADR DB Crude Oil -2X ETN Powershares Natl Oilwell Varco United States Oil Fund iPath Dow Jones-Goldman Sachs Crude Oil Fund