New York TimesA Mysterious, Debt-Laden Oil Company Draws China's ScrutinyNew York TimesHONG KONG — A mysterious Chinese buyer surprised the financial world last year when it swooped in to buy a $9 billion chunk of Russia's state oil company. Few ou …

ReutersOil majors give in to investors with share buyback spreeReutersThe payouts come courtesy of a combination of higher and more stable oil prices and pressure from investors. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) CLc1 has more than doubled, crossing $60 p …

ReutersBP profits surge as oil major leaves downturn behindReutersBP would generate profits in 2018 at an oil price of $50 a barrel, Chief Financial Officer Brian Gilvary told Reuters, as years of spending cuts kicked in and as it slowly shakes off a $65 b …

MarketWatchOil climbs as Goldman says market has reached supply and demand balanceMarketWatchOil prices climbed Thursday, after Goldman Sachs said the market has likely reached a balance between supply and demand, and forecast Brent crude to trade above $8 …

New York TimesOil, Instagram and the Plunder of Equatorial GuineaNew York TimesWestern banks and oil corporations, which have enthusiastically and unquestionably worked with the Obiangs, have contributed to the misery of Equatorial Guinea. Prosecutors in t …

Edmonton JournalOil Kings looking to collectively solve scoring issuesEdmonton JournalEdmonton's Davis Koch (16) fires a slapshot as Kootenay's Kurtis Rutledge reaches in during a WHL game between the Edmonton Oil Kings and the Kootenay Ice at Roge …

New York TimesDeals in Code, Arrests in Raids: The Risky Stakes of Oil MiddlemenNew York TimesOne of them is Petrofac, a British oil field services company, which suspended its chief operating officer in May after he and the chief executive were arrested, …

Aljazeera.comChina imposes limits on oil supply to North KoreaAljazeera.comChina is limiting its oil exports to North Korea to comply with new sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council last week, which include fuel import restrictions. China's Minis …

Wall Street Journal (subscription)Oil Ticks Higher After Challenging WeekWall Street Journal (subscription)Crude prices rose for a second consecutive session Monday amid a supply disruption in Nigeria and as major producers said their deal to cut output is …

EU starts to freeze UK out of contracts, oil slide slows and an 'unholy mess' over Nigerian oilFinancial TimesOil slide slows Crude prices have levelled off after dropping more than $2 a barrel following data that indicated an unexpected rise in US …