UPDATE 1-Venezuela detains local head of oil joint venture with China -sources  Reuters Africa Read more https://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL2N26Q07K

Commentary: CR/PWSMA opposes oil and gas exploration in Gulf of Alaska  The cordova Times Read more https://www.thecordovatimes.com/2019/10/05/commentary-cr-pwsma-opposes-oil-and-gas-exploration-in-gulf-of-alaska/

Russia will find ways to help Cuba get oil, says Medvedev  Reuters Read more https://www.reuters.com/article/cuba-russia/russia-will-find-ways-to-help-cuba-get-oil-says-medvedev-idUSL5N26Q094

‘Mac’ McFarland, a former Whittier oil man and school board member, dies  The Whittier Daily News Read more http://www.whittierdailynews.com/mac-mcfarland-a-former-whittier-oil-man-and-school-board-member-dies

Tech companies vie for oil contracts - Columbian.com  The Columbian Read more https://www.columbian.com/news/2019/oct/05/tech-companies-vie-for-oil-contracts/

Trump opening California public land to fracking, gas leases. Is it ‘reckless’?  Sacramento Bee Read more https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article235805237.html

2008 Chevy Impala's oil leak not caused by mechanic's overfilling error  Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Read more https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2019/oct/05/car-talk-20191005/?features-style

Agency Announces List of 13 oil Auction Qualified Companies  The Rio Times Read more https://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/brazil/agency-announces-list-of-13-oil-auction-qualified-companies/

End-of-Summer Blues Drop Bullish Oil Bets Into Eight-Month Low  Bloomberg Read more https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-04/end-of-summer-blues-drop-bullish-oil-bets-into-eight-month-low

Trump administration opens California to new oil drilling; possibly Bay Area, too  San Francisco Chronicle Read more https://www.sfchronicle.com/environment/article/Trump-administration-opens-California-to-new-oil-14491295.php