City A.M.Wood Group to Acquire Amec in Oil-Services DealWall Street Journal (subscription)LONDON—Oil-field services company John Wood Group PLC said Monday it will acquire rival Amec Foster Wheeler PLC in a £2.23 billion ($2.73 billion) all-share deal, the …
City A.M.Wood Group to Acquire Amec in $2.7 Billion Oil-Services DealWall Street Journal (subscription)LONDON—Oil-field services company John Wood Group PLC said Monday it will acquire rival Amec Foster Wheeler PLC in a £2.23 billion ($2.73 billion) all-sh …
BBC NewsHealth warning over palm oil beach find at StranraerBBC NewsPolice have issued a health warning after solid palm oil was found washed up on a beach in south west Scotland. The substance was reported close to Agnew Park in Stranraer over the weekend …
OilPrice.comObama Admin Throws Alaska An Oil LifelineOilPrice.comConocoPhillips has plans to drill the Greater Mooses Tooth Unit (GMT-1), which could result in the first oil and gas production from federal land in the NPR-A. “I'm proud of this collabor …
Wall Street JournalOil Slump Forces Deep Cuts by Service ProvidersWall Street JournalOil-field service companies are slashing costs amid an industry-rattling fall in crude prices, and no cut is too small—such as using white paint instead of yellow on under …
Financial TimesLow oil lifts credit risk at US banksFinancial TimesStresses created by the low oil price are contributing to elevated credit risk in the US banking sector despite a relatively strong economy, regulators have warned. In a joint report US ban …
NPROil Boom Means Sky Watchers Hoping for Starlight Just Get Stars, LiteNPRIt's getting harder to see the stars in North Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt National Park, and it's due to flares, drilling rigs and all the lights from the Bakken oilfiel …
MarketWatchOil futures settle at a more than one-week lowMarketWatchOil futures on Thursday marked their lowest settlement level in more than a week, as a growing U.S. crude stockpile and strength in the dollar pulled prices below $46 a barrel. Natural-gas …
EcoWatchPortland City Council Passes Strong Resolution Opposing Oil TrainsEcoWatchLast night, the Portland City Council approved a resolution opposing projects that would increase oil train traffic through the Columbia River Gorge and the Portland metro ar …
Saudi Arabia fights for European oil marketFinancial TimesSaudi Arabia's state oil company has cut its official selling prices to Europe, as the world's largest exporter of crude attempts to retain its share of an oversupplied market. The de facto …