Radio New ZealandNZ Oil & Gas posts big loss after oil price slumpRadio New ZealandNZ Oil and Gas (NZOG) reported a $27.6 million loss in the six months ended December compared with $7.7m a year ago. The company's revenue increased 21 percent to $6 …

Press TVVenezuela's decline fuelled by plunging oil pricesBBC NewsVenezuela is a country of superlatives. Many of them, alas, are not particularly desirable: the world's largest proven oil reserves; the world's highest rate of inflation; the wo …

CBC.caOil patch worker leaves lucrative job to be with familyCBC.caSince oil prices began to drop, thousands of people have lost their jobs in Alberta. However, in the middle of all that uncertainty, one Kelowna man with a steady job north of Fort McMurray …

ABC NewsOil Change NightmareABC NewsWelcome back, everyone. Keeping your ride in good shape means maintenance. Especially with those oil changes. What happens when you try to do the right thing but it goes wrong? That's when you call the ABC news fixer …

The Australian (subscription)Sailors sue navy over failed promise of engineering trainingThe Australian (subscription)Lawyer Stewart Levitt said 320 men and a few women joined the navy to receive on the job education and practical training for the certific …

Radio New ZealandKiribati looks at engineering solutions to climate problemsRadio New ZealandThe outgoing President of Kiribati says he will be asking the New Zealand government if they would like to join other countries in finding an engineering solution …

CBC.caCoconut oil: Is it a 'miracle' food?CBC.caCoconut oil has been said to provide better immunity, cause weight loss, protect against cancer and heart disease, and even slow down or prevent dementia. "Some people might even ask, 'Well, …

Radio New Zealand40000 litres of oil spilt in New Zealand watersRadio New ZealandMaritime NZ received reports of 39,000 litres of spilt oil between October 2011 and August last year, and in April this year, another 1500 litres leaked from a Mobil pipeline …

Radio New ZealandGNS awarded millions for oil researchRadio New ZealandGNS Science has been awarded $9.6 million for research into oil and gas discoveries in New Zealand basins. Flare burning off gas and oil at Niagara 1 oil well, West Coast. Flare burning …

Los Angeles TimesHead of California agency accused of favoring oil industry quitsLos Angeles TimesCalifornia's oil regulators, the Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources, have been facing scrutiny from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency af …