QuartzISIL is lighting oil wells on fire as they retreat, and no one is paying attentionQuartz(Hossein Velayati). There is virtually no international funding allocated to clean it up, according to Wim Zwijnenburg, the lead researcher of a report on conflic …

Science DailyProtected tropical forests are threatened by the bounty of adjacent oil palm plantationsScience DailyOver two decades, the international team of scientists found that oil palm production in Malaysia has an impact beyond the direct loss of habi …

Financial TimesNeptune Energy hires veteran US oil executiveFinancial TimesThe UK's Neptune Energy has hired a veteran US executive to lead its expansion as it prepares to complete its $4bn acquisition of oil and gas assets from Engie of France. Jim Ho …

New York TimesShell and Eni will face the “biggest corporate bribery trial” over a $1.1 billion Nigerian oil dealQuartzA five-year old complaint filed by an anti-corruption coalition over a billion-dollar oil deal in Nigeria has resulted in the “biggest co …

CBC.caCanadian offshore oil interest grows as pipeline woes sink Alberta pricesCBC.caexploration in a single region. Winning a bid entitles a company to explore the parcel for six years. Offshore interest comes as western Canadian pipeline and rail capacit …

CBC.caOil price rises to 2-year high above $58 US on supply slowdownCBC.caThe benchmark North American oil price hit its highest price in 2½ years on Wednesday as lower production from Canadian oilsands coupled with reduced inventories in the U.S. to push …

CBC.caDon't write oil's 'obituary,' IEA says in long-term demand forecastCBC.caGlobal oil demand is expected to keep rising over the next two decades, albeit at a steadily decreasing pace, according to a new report released Tuesday by the I …

AOLSix injured, one missing in Louisiana oil platform explosionAOLHOUSTON (Reuters) - One worker is missing and six are injured after an oil production platform operated by a New Orleans company exploded and caught fire in Louisiana's Lake Pontchartrai …

City A.M.Oil jumps on fears of new Iran sanctions, Iraq conflictFox BusinessDuring the previous round of sanctions against Iran, some 1 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil supplies were cut off global markets. While analysts said they did not expect …

Seeking AlphaWill DUCs Sink Oil Prices?Seeking AlphaNot at these incentive (oil price) levels - but believe it or not, this is exactly what oil bears are predicting. If OPEC starts paying these couch potatoes more, however, things might change. They may su …