A rogue trader's oil bets cost his employer $320 million  CNNA rogue trader in Singapore cost Japan's Mitsubishi at least $320 million when unauthorized bets on the oil market went wrong. Read more https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/20/business/mitsubis …

Attacks On Saudi Oil Plant Carry Heavy Environmental Cost  WBUROne researcher says attacks on oil facilities can have disastrous environmental consequences. Read more https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/09/19/saudi-oil-attacks-environment

Sen. Rubio blames the Iran nuclear deal for leading to attack on Saudi oil facilities  Fox NewsSen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., blamed the Iran nuclear deal for the recent attack by Iran on Saudi oil facilities. “I think this proves why the Iran deal wa …

Exclusive: Zarif threatens 'all-out war' in case of military strike on Iran  CNNIn an exclusive interview with CNN's Nick Paton Walsh, Zarif raised the specter of 'all-out war' in case of a US or Saudi military strike on the country. Read more ht …

To Buy Venezuelan Oil, You’ll Need to Go Straight to Panama City  Yahoo Finance(Bloomberg) -- Buyers of Venezuelan crude used to visit the building across from Petroleos de Venezuela SA's headquarters in Caracas. Not anymore.Now, the ... Read mor …

Pompeo says Saudi attack an 'act of war' as Trump sounds more cautious note  CNNSecretary of State Mike Pompeo called the attack on Saudi oil facilities "an act of war" Wednesday, as President Donald Trump announced that he's ordered new ... Read …

Pompeo says attack on Saudi oil field is 'act of war'  CNNAs Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Saudi leaders about the attack on a major oil field, President Trump appointed Robert O'Brien as his acting national ... Read more https://www.cn …

A Decade Later, the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Has Left an Abyssal Wasteland  Atlas ObscuraClifton Nunnally felt sick before he even saw the seafloor. It was 2017 and he had come down with a virus on a month-long research cruise; he was recupera …

Seattle slows proposed ban on new natural-gas buildings; heating-oil tax advances  Seattle TimesAt the request of businesses and unions, Seattle City Councilmember Mike O'Brien agreed to slow his plan to ban gas-piping systems in newly constructe …

Oil’s link to the broader stock market largely depends on the dollar: expert  Yahoo FinanceMovements in oil prices can affect the broader stock market if the U.S. dollar significantly fluctuates. That's the assessment from David Bahnsen, founder …