MarketWatchOil prices drop as investors watch for news from OPEC meetingMarketWatchThe two-day gathering in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, will focus on members' compliance level to the output pact the cartel signed with 10 other oil suppliers, inclu …

MarketWatchInvestors have been betting big that oil will rise. This is how it may go wrongMarketWatchSo-called net long positions for WTI oil CLU7, -1.67% in the latest week—in other words investors betting that oil prices will rise—climbed a further 53,01 …

The GuardianHong Kong closes busy beaches after palm oil spill clogs coastThe GuardianTen busy Hong Kong beaches were closed on Sunday after palm oil spilled from a ship collision in mainland Chinese waters. Photographs showed styrofoam-like clumps lining …

Nikkei Asian ReviewAsian palm oil producers slam EU moves to restrict market accessNikkei Asian ReviewGovernment ministers from Malaysia and Indonesia, along with some regional palm oil producers, met in Jakarta on April 11 to plan a response to a resoluti …

Nikkei Asian ReviewAsian palm oil producers slam EU moves to restrict market access ...Nikkei Asian ReviewJAKARTA -- Indonesia and Malaysia, which produce more than 80% of the world's palm oil, are resisting proposals by European parliamentarians that …

The GuardianGreenpeace blockades IOI palm oil refinery in Rotterdam portThe GuardianGreenpeace activists have blockaded a palm oil refinery owned by IOI in the port of Rotterdam after a report linked the company's third-party suppliers in Indonesia to …

Financial TimesSaudi Arabia cuts public sector bonuses in oil slump falloutFinancial TimesApplying austerity measures to the large public sector is a politically sensitive move forced by the gaping hole in public finances and deterioration across the broad …

GristPalm oil firms ditch 'no deforestation' pact in IndonesiaReutersThe government's anti-monopoly agency said in April it would investigate suspected cartel practices among the signatories to the Indonesian Palm Oil Pledge, a landmark 2014 pl …

ReutersPalm oil industry fumes as Indonesia gets tough on forest firesReutersPalm oil is a major growth driver for Indonesia, but the industry is facing criticism for deforestation and its slash-and-burn forest-clearing techniques that send vast plumes of …

The GuardianIndonesian government threatens to deport Leonardo DiCaprio for palm oil criticismThe GuardianThe Indonesian government has threatened to deport Leonardo DiCaprio after the Oscar-winning actor and film-maker made critical statements about the c …