Oil Prices Edge Lower As Imports Keep Inventories BuoyedOilPrice.comAfter a lesser draw than expected to crude inventories, oil is selling off on this third Wednesday in April. As strong imports from the Middle East this week should help to buoy inventorie …

Alaska Needs Much Higher Oil Prices To Reverse Its Oil FortunesOilPrice.comThis year marks Alaska's 40th anniversary of the Trans Alaska Pipeline Systems (TAPS)—an 800-mile-long crude oil route that runs from the North Slope to Valdez, the northernmost …

National PostRussian Tanker Owner Holds PDVSA Oil Cargo Hostage Over DebtsOilPrice.comRussia's shipper Sovcomflot has sued PDVSA in the Dutch island St. Maarten in the Caribbean and “imposed garnishment on the aforementioned oil cargo,” Reuters reporte …

The ScotsmanAberdeen entrepreneur swoops on oil consultancyThe ScotsmanAn Aberdeen-based energy industry entrepreneur has snapped up a specialist oil and gas consultancy south of the Border as it targets double-digit growth. Mark Cavanagh, managing directo …

Deutsche WelleFive things to understand about oil-rich, cash-poor VenezuelaDeutsche WelleHowever, Chavez' time in office from 1998 to 2013 also launched two developments that lie at the root of Venezuela's current economic crisis: the expropriation …

When Will Oil Producers Start Making Money Again?Motley FoolProducers were seeing green when oil was selling for $100 a barrel, but now that the cycle is down, many aren't doing so hot. In this clip from Industry Focus: Energy, Motley Fool analysts Sea …

Motley FoolOil Stocks to Buy as Global Oil Supplies Reach EquilibriumMotley FoolAfter briefly dipping back into the $40s last month on oversupply worries, crude oil has recently clawed its way back above $50 a barrel. Driving that recovery is fresh data su …

STAT'I've never been normal again': Indonesian women risk health to supply palm oil to the WestSTATEKANBARU, Indonesia — Much of the palm oil used to keep our ice cream smooth, our chocolate shiny, and our margarine free of trans fats comes fro …

ReutersBanned at sea: Venezuela's crude-stained oil tankersReutersThe vessel is among many that are constantly contaminated at two major export terminals where they load crude from Venezuela's state-run oil company, PDVSA. The water here has an oil …

MarketWatchOil slips as US production threatens OPEC-led output pactMarketWatchOil prices also briefly traded higher in the last hour before the settlement, buoyed comments from Khalid al-Falih, Saudi Arabia's energy minister, who said output cuts led …