BloombergChina to launch own crude oil futures contract on March 26Financial TimesChina is set to launch its long-awaited crude futures contract on March 26, the country's security regulator said on Friday, as Beijing seeks to extend its influence over …

BBC NewsOil tanker with 22 Indian crewmen missing off BeninBBC NewsAn oil tanker with a crew of 22 Indian nationals is missing in the Gulf of Guinea off Benin in West Africa. There has been no contact with the Panama-registered Marine Express since Thursda …

The GuardianEx-top civil servant likens Tory Brexiters to snake oil sellersThe GuardianThe former cabinet secretary Gus O'Donnell has compared Brexiter ministers and MPs to snake oil sellers after sustained attacks upon senior civil servants for lackin …

Norway's Oil Sector Faces Existential CrisisOilPrice.com“That worries me,” NPD Director General Bente Nyland told Bloomberg in a recent interview, voicing the industry concern that without new oil discoveries, especially in mature areas with well-conne …

Telegraph.co.ukStockings, oil, and pigs: could Brexit risk becoming a 'smugglers' charter'?Telegraph.co.ukFrom trying to circumvent the rationing regime in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of the Second World War – by smuggling everything from …

gulfnews.comVenezuelan oil too big to fail, at least for China and Russiagulfnews.comState-owned Petroleos de Venezuela SA, keeper of the world's largest oil reserves, has seen output drop to a 14-year low, beset by the country's economic collapse, …

The Straits TimesForex Market Review (Asian Session) – Euro holds above 2½-year high; oil prices mixed in wake of Hurricane HarveyXM (blog)As Asian trading was about to end for the day, the euro managed to hold above the two and a-half-year high, despite b …

PRIClimate warrior? Champion of 'Big Oil'? Canada's leader wants to be both.PRIThe oil in Canada's tar sands region in Alberta is one of the biggest reserves in the world, and despite his promise on carbon pollution, Trudeau is determined t …

BloombergThe Oil Curse of the SkiesBloombergThis means everybody profits less than they might have hoped from the fall in the oil price. Adding capacity just adds to the pressure on ticket prices. EasyJet warns that revenue per seat will dip 2 percent in t …

CNBCEurope ends on a high as investors digest Yellen comments; oil prices pareCNBCThe oil & gas sector closed up 1.63 percent on Wednesday, boosted by an uptick in oil prices. Oil price gains however eased later on in trade after government data showed …