Washington PostPresident Obama expected to ban oil drilling in large areas of Atlantic and Arctic oceansWashington PostObama is considering invoking the 1953 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, a provision that gives presidents the ability to guard federal …

Treated Sawdust May Help Sop up, Burn off Arctic Oil SpillsABC NewsResearchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are testing chemically modified wood flour to determine whether it can enhance burning of crude oil after …

Huffington PostObama's Offshore Oil Plan Forces Drillers to Focus on GulfBloombergThe Obama administration's decision to forgo auctions of new oil and gas drilling rights in U.S. Arctic waters deals a blow to energy companies seeking to lock up new …

ABC NewsObama's Offshore-Oil Plan Forces Drillers to Focus on U.S. GulfBloombergThe Obama administration's decision to forgo auctions of new oil and gas drilling rights in U.S. Arctic waters deals a blow to energy companies seeking to lock up new t …

TIMEOil Drilling in the Arctic Could Protect America and the EnvironmentTIMEThe latest indications from Washington D.C. suggest that the White House is considering imposing a similar ban in the Arctic, leaving the Gulf of Mexico as the only available area …

The Sydney Morning HeraldMarkets Live: Oil fuelled gainsThe Sydney Morning HeraldWhile energy stocks are mostly higher - Santos up 2.3 per cent, Oil Search 1.9 per cent and Woodside 0.7 per cent - property shares are taking another beating, with the sub-in …

EcoWatchBP Platform Leaks Oil Into North Sea With No Plans to Clean It UpEcoWatchAbout 95 metric tons of oil leaked into the North Sea on Sunday from BP's Clair platform, and it will be left in the ocean. BP says the oil is moving away from land and di …

Wall Street JournalOil Explorer Claims Major Alaskan FindWall Street JournalA little-known energy exploration company said on Tuesday that it has made a world-class oil discovery in remote Alaska, potentially breathing new life into the state's declini …

Washington PostParadox nation: Norway, a climate leader making money on oilWashington PostMeanwhile, it's pushing ever farther into the Arctic Ocean in search of more oil and gas. “We know there is a paradox,” admits Vidar Helgesen, Norway's climat …

MarketWatchOil could plunge about 60% from current levels, analyst saysMarketWatchLooking at the performance of West Texas Intermediate crude oil CLN6, -1.01% since 1870, Paul Jackson, head of research at exchange-traded-fund provider Source, predicted tha …