Financial TimesOil majors can give birth to green energy businesses - Financial TimesFinancial TimesThe conventional wisdom of business school text books is that companies should stick to what they know and not branch out too far, even when their markets a …

Farmers Hit Hard As Trump Backs Big OilOilPrice.comThe Trump administration seems to be leaning towards allying with the oil refining industry in its fight against Big Corn and federal rules requiring the use of corn ethanol. Reuters reports that the U.S. …

NewshubThe oil and mining sectors and their adversariesNewshubThe oil and mining sectors and their adversaries. 2 hours ago. With a new revival of the debate between environmentalists and the oil and mining sectors these past weeks, we have seen a lot of h …

Financial TimesBahrain discovers 80bn barrels of shale oil offshoreFinancial TimesBahrain's largest ever hydrocarbons discovery contained at least 80bn barrels of shale oil, potentially providing a much-needed fillip for the Gulf state's struggling …

BloombergBahrain Says Giant Discovery Holds 80 Billion Barrels Of OilOilPrice.comBahrain announced on Wednesday the size of the oil reserves in the giant discovery that it had made, and figures dwarf the proved reserves that the island kingdom in the Persi …

ForbesWhy Are Oil Rigs Usually Located In The Ocean?ForbesSometimes, we find ancient shallow seas (or lakes) on dry land. Sometimes, we find them underneath modern seas. In that latter case, you get underwater oil and offshore oil rigs. In the “middle” of …

Chron.comOil ends slightly lower on trade fearsMarketWatchOil trimmed its decline after the Energy Information Administration said U.S. crude inventories fell by 4.6 million barrels last week. Analysts surveyed by The Wall Street Journal had expected a ris …

ReutersOil ends slightly lower on trade fears - MarketWatchMarketWatchOil futures end slightly lower after tumbling on fears surrounding a growing U.S.-China trade spat. Crude trims decline after an unexpected fall in crude inventories.Oil Prices Head High …

Oil Prices Rise Despite Climbing Rig CountOilPrice.comBaker Hughes reported another 6-rig increase to the number of oil and gas rigs this week. The total number of oil and gas rigs now stands at 990, which is an addition of 201 rigs year over year. The num …

Congo Grants Total Extension to Oil-Exploration LicenseBloombergCongo may hold as much as 6 percent of Africa's oil reserves and has “significant development potential,” according to a 2013 briefing note by Norton Rose Fulbright. In February, Congo Pre …