PetroChina profit surges on higher oil pricesMarketWatchChinese oil major PetroChina Co. (0857.HK) said Thursday net profit in the first half surged on higher oil prices and stringent cost control. Net profit was 12.68 billion yuan ($1.90 billion), sharply …

ReutersOil steady as storm heads into Gulf of MexicoReutersFILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen from above at the Cushing oil hub, appearing to run out of space to contain a historic supply glut that has hammered prices, in Cushing, Oklahoma, March …

CBC.caOil and gas companies begin evacuations of offshore rigs as tropical storm Harvey loomsCBC.caShell said it was evacuating all personnel from the roughly 100,000 barrel-per-day Perdido oil and gas production platform as a precaution. Anadarko said it …

ReutersOil steady after US crude stockpiles drop; traders watch Gulf of Mexico stormReutersFILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen from above at the Cushing oil hub, appearing to run out of space to contain a historic supply glut that has hammered pri …

Oil companies evacuate workers as storm takes aim at TexasReutersHOUSTON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell, Anadarko Petroleum and Exxon Mobil announced they were curbing some oil and gas output on Wednesday at facilities in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of a storm …

Baker Hughes data show US oil-rig count down for first time in three weeksMarketWatchBaker Hughes BHGE, -3.37% on Friday reported that the number of active U.S. rigs drilling for oil edged down by 1 to 764 rigs this week. The oil-rig count had previously t …

ReutersGreenpeace activists protest near oil rig in Norway's Arctic sea areaReutersOSLO (Reuters) - Environmental activists protested on Friday near an offshore rig contracted by Statoil in the remote Norwegian Arctic, where the firm is looking for oil …

ReutersExclusive: PDVSA leaves Bahamas oil terminal, expands in St Eustatius - sourcesReutersHOUSTON Venezuelan state-run oil company PDVSA is moving millions of barrels of oil from a Bahamas storage facility after terminating a contract with the owner, U. …

Financial TimesCommodity currencies defy oil weaknessFinancial TimesCommodity currencies defied weakness in the price of oil and rallied against the dollar, amid a combination of stronger economic conditions and becalmed investor sentiment towards the gree …

Alaska Dispatch NewsState investigating oil and gas spraying from Prudhoe Bay wellAlaska Dispatch NewsState investigating oil and gas spraying from Prudhoe Bay well. Author: Alex DeMarban; Updated: 24 minutes ago; Published 2 hours ago. Natural gas and cru …