Island PacketHospital says oil leak contained, not harmful to environmentIsland PacketBeaufort Memorial Hospital says an oil leak that reached the river Sunday has been contained, isn't harmful to the environment and is not related to oil found at the …

NPRHidden, Abandoned, Dangerous: Old Gas And Oil Wells In NeighborhoodsNPRIn 2007, Rick Kinder was working for a contractor, building a house in southern Colorado. The workers had just finished putting in all the doors, windows and sealing the house. Kinde …

GristTar sands oil is as bad for health as it is for climateGristThe study, published last week in the journal Nature, found that the vapors produced by a sizable oil sands operation cause as much air pollution as a major city. When the vapor is released i …

International Business Times, India EditionGhee, Mustard, Coconut oil healthier than refined oil: StudyInternational Business Times, India EditionIndian traditional style cooking, which requires mustard oil, ghee and coconut oil, may actually be better for …

The Sydney Morning HeraldOil Search talks with PNG regulator as InterOil investors hope for moreThe Sydney Morning HeraldOil Search has started talks with Papua New Guinea's competition regulator amid concerns the watchdog has voiced over its $US2.2 bi …

Island PacketMassive hospital oil leak worse than first thoughtIsland PacketA nearby homeowner saw oil in the Beaufort River behind the hospital and alerted hospital officials Sunday morning, hospital spokeswoman Courtney McDermott said. The hospital conta …

Los Angeles TimesOff-shore oil drilling in the Arctic is still far too riskyLos Angeles TimesWhen oil executives look at an offshore drilling rig, they see money. Environmentalists, though, see a disaster waiting to happen. The Obama administration should …

MetroNews CanadaBetween Cheap Gas And Carbon Caps, Oil Sands Face Uncertain FateNPRCanada has the world's third-largest oil reserve and it's worth hundreds of billions of dollars. Nearly all of that crude is contained in Alberta's oil sands. Ge …

ReutersOil hovers at multiyear lows; analysts see no bottoming out of pricesMarketWatchIn its monthly report released last week, the IEA said the growth of global oil demand will slow to 1.2 million barrels a day in 2016, compared with 1.8 million barrels …

Wall Street JournalHilcorp Seeks to Build Island to Extract Arctic Offshore OilWall Street JournalWhile Shell proposed exploratory wells in the Chukchi Sea about 80 miles off Alaska's northwest coast, a Texas oil company wants to build a gravel island …