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 …

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 …

CBC.caCanadian oil producers alter strategies in face of oil supply certaintyCBC.caA shift in global oil markets sentiment is under way, replacing decades of scarcity fears with confidence in surpluses, capping oil prices and forcing changes in the way the …

CBC.caOil and gas drilling rights sales surge in Alberta and BCCBC.caSales of Crown drilling rights in Alberta and B.C. have already delivered more money to provincial treasuries this year than last year, when they generated record low returns. Oil and gas …

Reuters UKCrude Oil Futures - Weekly Outlook: May 15-19Seeking AlphaOil futures settled nearly flat on Friday, but still registered the first weekly gain in a month on the likelihood that key crude producers will extend output cuts beyond an agreed-on June …