UPDATE 1-Nigerian lawmakers increase 2020 budget outline based on higher oil price  Reuters Africa Read more https://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFL5N26O4LW

U.S. oil down for 8th straight session as demand worries grow  MarketWatch Read more https://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-oil-down-for-8th-straight-session-as-demand-worries-grow-2019-10-03

U.S. oil ends down for 8th straight session as demand worries grow  MarketWatch Read more https://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-oil-down-for-8th-straight-session-as-demand-worries-grow-2019-10-03

U.S. regulator OKs start of Elba Island LNG production for Kinder Morgan  Reuters Africa Read more https://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFL5N26O414

In a Sated Oil Market, Saudi Arabia Attack Sinks Without Trace  Bloomberg Read more https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-03/in-a-sated-oil-market-saudi-arabia-attack-sinks-without-trace

Is oil headed back to $100 a barrel?  Houston Chronicle Read more https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/Is-oil-headed-back-to-100-a-barrel-14487059.php

Saudi Arabia restores oil production to pre-attack levels  Financial Times Read more https://www.ft.com/content/e3c601b2-e5cb-11e9-b112-9624ec9edc59

Saudi oil minister reaffirms production recovery  Argus Media Read more https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/1988737-saudi-oil-minister-reaffirms-production-recovery?backToResults=true

Angola's oil could actually be the DR Congo's. Here's why it isn't.  African Arguments Read more https://africanarguments.org/2019/10/03/angola-drc-oil/

George Clooney & John Prendergast: Violence is the business model in South Sudan  USA TODAY Read more https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/10/03/george-clooney-john-prendergast-violence-business-model-south-sudan-column/2438988001/