Reuters.comVenezuela arrests ex-oil bosses for graft in widening purgeReuters.comMaduro has promised a vast anti-corruption purge to cleanse the oil industry of “mafias.” Some 65 executives have been detained so far, panicking PDVSA workers, depriving Vene …

ReutersVenezuela arrests ex-oil bosses for graft in widening purgeReutersMaduro has promised a vast anti-corruption purge to cleanse the oil industry of “mafias.” Some 65 executives have been detained so far, panicking PDVSA workers, depriving Venezuela&#3 …

Voice of AmericaUS Asks China To Cut Off Oil Supply To North KoreaOilPrice.comChina should cut off North Korea's access to crude oil following the latest missile launch from Pyongyang, and Washington has asked it to do just that, the U.S. ambassador to …

ReutersVenezuela arrests former oil bosses in deepening graft purgeReutersCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan authorities said on Thursday they detained two once-powerful officials who had run the oil ministry and state energy company PDVSA as part of a deepeni …

ReutersNew Venezuela oil chief vows anti-corruption crusadeReutersCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's new oil czar vowed on Tuesday to root out corruption in state oil company PDVSA in a combative two-minute speech during his inauguration, without offering …

ReutersJane Goodall urges US Senate to halt quest for Arctic refuge oilReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - British primatologist Jane Goodall sent a letter to every U.S. senator on Tuesday urging them to oppose a push in the U.S. Congress to allow oil drilling i …

MarketWatchOil pulls back after Brent hits more than 2-year highMarketWatchOil prices on Friday gave up some of Thursday's robust gains, as investors put the brakes on Brent crude's upward march to the elusive $60-a-barrel mark. December Brent, the …

ReutersBrazil confident of oil auction, appeals injunctionReutersMajor oil companies are vying for the blocks in Brazil's offshore pre-salt area, where billions of barrels of oil are trapped under a layer of salt. The Workers Party opposes the privatiz …

Financial TimesFrance's Total reports solid Q3 result, oil costs heading to $20/barrelFinancial TimesFrance's Total maintained its status as one of the more resilient oil majors as it reported solid third quarter numbers in Paris on Friday. Total s …

UPDATE 1-Brazil judge suspends pre-salt oil auctions set for FridayReutersMajor oil firms are vying for the blocks in Brazil's offshore pre-salt area, where billions of barrels of oil are trapped under a layer of salt. The injunction was made public by …