Bills aim to fund big oil and gas transport projects without oversight by state board  Salt Lake TribuneThe Utah Senate passed a bill Friday that would create a permanent funding stream for a seven-county consortium's efforts to develop major pro …

Maritime Regulations, NOPEC, and What's Ahead for Crude Oil Markets  TheStreet.comTwo little-known news events could have a sizable influence on crude-oil prices this year. By 2020, new global pollution-control regulations to reduce sulfur use .. …

DR Congo's Kabila corruption hampers oil industry  QuartzAll the government needs from oil is to let their chosen friends profit, and that is entirely possible without new oil being pumped, or even discovered. Read more https://qz.com/africa/1567 …