CBC.caWhy Canada is the next frontier for shale oilCBC.caTogether, the Duvernay and Montney formations in Canada hold marketable resources estimated at 500 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, 20 billion barrels of natural gas liquids and 4.5 billion barrel …

Oil production booms as new year beginsJamestown SunThe United States is so awash in oil that petroleum-rich Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil and natural gas company is reportedly interested in investing in the fertile Texas Permian Basin shale oil regio …

CBC.caGas, oil prices up in PEICBC.caIslanders are waking up to higher prices for gas and heating oil on New Year's Day. The Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission announced the scheduled price adjustment at midnight. It includes: Gasoline up four ce …

CBC.caQ&A: $80 oil would be a bonanza for many, but would it be bad for Calgary?CBC.caWhen Adam Legge was named Calgary Chamber of Commerce president in 2010, oil was over $75 US a barrel and finding downtown office space was a chore. Much has changed. …

CBC.caQ&A: $80 oil would be a bonanza for many, but would it be bad for ...CBC.caAdam Legge, who recently left the Calgary Chamber of Commerce after seven years with the organization, explains why Calgary's diversification efforts could be hurt by …

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 …

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 …