Wall Street JournalGlencore, Qatar Buy Stake in Russian Oil Producer RosneftWall Street JournalMOSCOW—Russia sold a 19.5% stake in state-controlled oil giant PAO Rosneft to a consortium formed by Glencore PLC and Qatar in a deal valued at some €10.5 billio …

Politico (blog)Trump to pick oil ally Pruitt to head EPAPolitico (blog)As attorney general for a state that is one the nation's biggest oil, natural gas and grain producers, Pruitt has been at the forefront of lawsuits challenging EPA regulations on ca …

Santa Barbara IndependentOil and Scherpa Fire Don't MixSanta Barbara IndependentLike oil spills, out-of-control forest fires in Santa Barbara County are not a question of “if,” but “when.” In the past year, Refugio has now seen both, but the Scherpa Fi …

Seeking AlphaOil Reverses Despite Market UncertaintyOilPrice.comOil prices fell to a five week low on Thursday as a more bearish sentiment took hold of crude markets, but Friday's trading saw oil rally to close out the week. During the week, a less tha …

Phys.OrgNew surface makes oil contamination remove itselfPhys.OrgResearchers of Aalto University have developed surfaces where oil transports itself to desired directions. Researchers' oleophobic surfaces are microtextured with radial arrays of undercu …

Fox NewsMediterranean diet with olive oil, nuts linked to weight lossFox NewsExtra "good fats" from nuts and olive oil in a Mediterranean diet may help older adults lose weight, or at least avoid gaining it, a Spanish study suggests. "Our hy …

Financial TimesOil prices set for biggest weekly decline since early MayFinancial TimesOil has also been hit by concerns that higher prices could boost US production just as supply disruptions ease. Brent, the international oil marker, has rallied 70 per c …

RTBP heads to Siberia with $300m Rosneft oil ventureTelegraph.co.ukBP has signed a deal with Russian-state backed oil explorer Rosneft to explore the oil and gas potential of Siberian fields through a new joint venture. BP will own 49pc of the newly formed …

Oil trains sidelined by deepening slump in US shaleFinancial TimesThe amount of oil hauled on US railways has declined steeply in the past year as refineries swallow more foreign supplies in the face of falling domestic crude output. Tank cars, once feveri …

Wall Street JournalSaudi Aramco: Bigger Oil, Bigger TroubleWall Street JournalBut its proven reserves of 25 billion oil-equivalent barrels pale in comparison with Saudi Aramco, which is more than 10 times its size on that measure and pumps over one-tenth o …