KOMO NewsMan who helped cause hash-oil explosion sentenced to 6 yearsKOMO NewsHash oil is typically made by packing the castoff leaves and stems of pot plants into a pipe and pouring highly flammable butane through it. The concoction is heated to make the …

Chron.com (blog)Oil export backers plan to use highway bill as vehicleChron.com (blog)WASHINGTON — Lawmakers seeking to repeal the longstanding U.S. ban on exporting crude are eyeing a federal highway bill as a vehicle to lift the oil-trade restrictions. T …

Wall Street JournalHow Big Oil Can Swing Big DividendsWall Street JournalIntegrated oil and gas companies the world over are tightening belts by slashing staff and spending and even contemplating selling the family silver as oil prices remain low. But the …

The AustralianOil Search knocks back Woodside all-scrip bidThe Australian“Woodside believes the proposal would create the regional oil and gas champion for both Papua New Guinea and Australia with a global portfolio of world class assets and development op …

Wall Street JournalWrite-Downs Abound for Oil ProducersWall Street JournalU.S. oil-and-gas producers have written down the value of their drilling fields by more in 2015 than any full year in history, as the rout in commodity prices makes properties across …

Wall Street JournalChevron Takes Harder Punch From Low OilWall Street JournalThe company's stock price has underperformed Exxon and Shell over the past year—during which oil prices fell sharply—after besting its two bigger competitors during the previo …

Aljazeera.com (blog)Gold, oil and copper: Is the commodity boom over?Aljazeera.com (blog)Everything from copper to oil, cotton to sugar has been hit. And unlike stock markets, commodities have an impact on everyday lives. From farmers to miners to consumer …

Wall Street JournalPain Worsens for Oil Giants Exxon and ChevronWall Street JournalThe energy giant's division that pumps oil and gas accounted for just $2 billion of that, the lowest level since 2002. Chevron eked out a quarterly profit of $571 millio …

Hilton Head Island PacketWildlife activists concerned over Uganda-Congo border oilWashington TimesGeorge Boden of the transparency group Global Witness said that drilling for oil on the Ugandan side of Lake Edward makes it “far more likely that there will …

Hilton Head Island PacketWildlife activist concern over oil on Uganda-Congo borderWashington TimesKAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Activists are urging Uganda's government to reverse a decision to open for oil drilling a wildlife park on Uganda's border with …