The Real News NetworkSecret memos expose link between oil firms and invasion of IraqThe Real News NetworkIn March 2003, just before Britain went to war, Shell denounced reports that it had held talks with Downing Street about Iraqi oil as "highly inac …

Wall Street JournalSuncor Starts to Bring Canadian Oil Sands Back OnlineWall Street JournalSuncor's announcement is the latest sign that Canadian oil sands outages are slowly coming to an end. The global oil market was brought closer to balance in re …

Financial TimesUS crude oil price hits highest level in 7 monthsFinancial TimesUS crude oil bounced to the highest level in seven months on Tuesday, as traders foresaw a decline in bloated inventories in the world's biggest petroleum consumer. Nymex Ju …

FortuneWells Fargo Cuts Its Oil RiskWall Street Journal (blog)That is when, twice a year, banks rethink the lines of credit that they have extended to oil drillers, weighing factors like the value of collateral. So far this spring, Wells has reduced the cr …

Wall Street JournalCanada's Banks Continue to Face Oil-Price FalloutWall Street JournalCanada's biggest banks begin reporting their fiscal second-quarter earnings this week and lower oil prices are expected to pressure results. Although oil prices …

ReutersCanada Wildfires Raise Threat to Oil-Sands Mining OperationsWall Street JournalCALGARY, Alberta—Forest fires in Northern Alberta are threatening two major oil-sands mining complexes, government officials said on Tuesday, a day after 8,000 workers ev …

New York TimesCompany Says It's Been Indicted for California Oil SpillNew York TimesCalifornia prosecutors have filed criminal charges against the company whose oil pipeline ruptured last year and fouled popular beaches near Santa Barbara for months, t …

Wall Street JournalCanada Wildfire Prompts New Evacuation of Oil-Sands Workers in Northern AlbertaWall Street JournalCALGARY, Alberta—Uncontrolled forest fires forced the evacuation of some 8,000 oil-sands workers late Monday, nearly two weeks after more t …

Wall Street JournalCanada Wildfires Spread in Oil-Sands RegionWall Street JournalCALGARY, Alberta—Forest fires continued to rage in Canada's oil-rich province of Alberta on Thursday as a mandatory evacuation order for areas near the hub of the country& …

Smugglers of harp seal oil and honeybee royal jelly sentencedLos Angeles TimesA Walnut couple was sentenced to home detention this week and their import and distribution companies were fined after they pleaded guilty to smuggling harp seal oil and honeybee …