ReutersIraqi government asks foreign countries to stop oil trade with KurdistanReutersBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq on Sunday urged foreign countries to stop importing crude directly from its autonomous Kurdistan region and to restrict oil trading to the centra …

Iraq launches offensive on Hawija, an Islamic State-held region near oil city KirkukReutersERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq launched an offensive on Thursday to dislodge Islamic State from Hawija, an area located west of the oil city of Kirkuk. The offensive, …

BloombergKurdistan's Biggest Source Of Oil FundsOilPrice.comRussia, the only global power that has not called for canceling of next week's Kurdish referendum on independence, is the largest contributor of funds for oil and gas deals in Kurdistan, c …

Financial TimesSingapore carbon tax set to squeeze oil groupsFinancial TimesThe proposed tax is the latest indication that countries in Asia, the world's biggest oil market, are moving to curb greenhouse gas emissions. China, the world's biggest em …

Arab NewsRosneft Signs Libya Oil Deal as More Investors Return to CountryBloombergRosneft PJSC signed investment and crude-purchasing agreements with Libya's National Oil Corp. as more international companies return to the North African country to gain …

MarketWatchOil prices rise as investors increase their bullish betsMarketWatchLast week, hedge funds and other big money managers increased their net long position — a bet on rising prices — in Brent crude oil to the highest level since records started in …

Economic TimesChina Wins Big With Stakes in $22 Billion Abu Dhabi Oil DealBloombergChinese companies are big winners in the competition among foreign bidders for stakes in Abu Dhabi's largest oil concession, snatching a combined 12 percent of the ventu …

Norway Doubles Down On Arctic OilOilPrice.comWhile Canada and the U.S. ban Arctic drilling for oil and gas motivated by environmental concerns, and majors such as Shell pull out of their Arctic projects due to financial pressures, Norwegian energy companie …

PRIWorld's biggest oil exporter Saudi starts hunt for solar and wind firmsPRIBut as part of the Vision 2030 economic reform plan to wean the kingdom off oil, it has set a target of 9.5 GW of renewable energy by 2023. "This marks the starting point …

AOL Small BusinessIs olive oil about to get more expensive?AOL Small BusinessThe price of olive oil is expected to soar this year, thanks to dismal olive harvests in Spain and Italy, the world's top producers of the popular oil. "2017 will be very …