Opium, Oil, Proxy Wars: Ex-Reagan Adm. Official on US' Long Afghanistan Saga  Sputnik InternationalUS policy-makers are continuing to oppose Donald Trump's decision to pull troops out of Afghanistan. Speaking to Sputnik, Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, e …

Is It all About Oil? Politician Expects US to Interfere in Libyan Elections  Sputnik InternationalWhile the Libyan National Army (LNA) and the UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) are trying to maintain control over the country's lar …

Anadolu AgencyPKK/PYD terrorists seize Syria's largest oil fieldAnadolu AgencyBacked by U.S.-led coalition warplanes, PKK/PYD militants captured the Al-Omar oil field in the eastern province of Deir ez-Zor after the Daesh terrorist group withdrew from …

Wall Street JournalUS-Backed Troops Take Syria's Largest Oil Field From ISISWall Street JournalU.S.-backed forces said Sunday they had captured Syria's largest oil field from Islamic State militants who had held it since 2014 and used it as a major …

BloombergChina Fires Up Its Furnaces While Diggers and Oil Drills SlowBloombergCost pressures and environmental regulation curbed domestic crude and coal output last year while economic stimulus propelled steel making, aluminum smelting and oil refining to …

FortuneOil and Gas Sales to the Syrian Regime Are Now ISIS's Largest Source of Funds, Report SaysFortuneRevenues from oil and gas sold to the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are now the largest source of funds for the Islamic State (ISIS), a …

Oil Prices Rise as Markets Eye Production CutsFox BusinessOil futures markets were closed on Monday for New Year public holidays. Jan. 1 marked the official start of a deal agreed by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and other exporters …

International Business Times UKIraq: Isis continues to sell oil to Syria despite coalition strikesInternational Business Times UKDespite continued coalition air strikes on Islamic State's (Isis) oil infrastructure in Iraq, the militant group is dispatc …

Washington PostIslamic State forces attack Iraq's oil-rich city of KirkukWashington PostIRBIL, Iraq – Islamic State gunmen launched a series of coordinated attacks Friday in the northern city of Kirkuk and a nearby power plant, briefly controlling the …

Financial TimesSapuraKencana predicts oil price will take up to two years to recoverFinancial TimesSapuraKencana supplies some of the world's largest oil exploration and production groups, and Mr Shamsuddin said the supermajors had embarked on a relent …