UPDATE 1-Venezuela detains local head of oil joint venture with China -sources  Reuters Africa Read more https://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL2N26Q07K

Russia will find ways to help Cuba get oil, says Medvedev  Reuters Read more https://www.reuters.com/article/cuba-russia/russia-will-find-ways-to-help-cuba-get-oil-says-medvedev-idUSL5N26Q094

Trump opening California public land to fracking, gas leases. Is it ‘reckless’?  Sacramento Bee Read more https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article235805237.html

Greg Reed elected chairman of the Alabama Legislature's oil and gas study committee  Daily Mountain Eagle Read more http://mountaineagle.com/stories/greg-reed-elected-chairman-of-the-alabama-legislatures-oil-and-gas-study-committee,22254

Oil Spill Boom Deployment Drill  Santa Barbara Independent Read more https://www.independent.com/2019/10/04/oil-spill-boom-deployment-drill/

State Office Recruiting for 2 Engineers for Lead Roles Insider  Techwire.net Read more https://www.techwire.net/news/state-office-recruiting-for-2.html

Venezuela can’t sell its oil and storage tanks are full — so it’s giving it away to Cuba  Miami Herald Read more https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/venezuela/article235808947.html

The Best Coconut Oil For Hair  Bustle Read more https://www.bustle.com/p/the-best-coconut-oil-for-hair-18669216

How oil traders are using satellites to keep an eye on an increasingly unpredictable market  MarketWatch Read more https://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-oil-traders-are-using-satellites-to-keep-an-eye-on-an-increasingly-unpredictable-market-2019- …

Federal Studies: Oil Waste Fluid Contaminated California Groundwater  YubaNet Read more https://yubanet.com/california/federal-studies-oil-waste-fluid-contaminated-california-groundwater/