The GuardianMedan in the spotlight: a city on the edge of the global palm oil tradeThe GuardianIndonesia's fourth biggest city is a bona fide oil town – only, the above ground kind. Close to 4 million acres of palm oil plantations on the island of Suma …

Canada's Economic Growth Stalls In July As Oil Activity DropsOilPrice.com“Oil and gas slipped (-1.2%) in July, but that's small change compared to the growth in the sector we've seen in the past several months. In fact, annual output in the res …

Oil Markets React Stoically On Rising Oil Rig CountOilPrice.comThe total oil and gas rig count in the United States now stands at 940 rigs, up 418 rigs from the year prior, with the number of oil rigs in the United States increasing by 6 this week and the …

The GuardianCameroon palm oil campaigner arrested in crackdown on activistsThe GuardianA prominent campaigner against palm oil plantations has been arrested amid a growing crackdown on environmental and human rights activists in Cameroon, according to loca …

ReutersOil prices post first quarterly gain of the yearMarketWatchOil prices climbed on Friday, marking their first quarterly gain of 2017, as investors considered the potential fallout from the independence referendum in the oil-rich Kurdish region of Ira …

ReutersCrude Oil: Shale-Zilla Knocking On The DoorSeeking AlphaWhile Hurricane Harvey is the primary culprit, a bigger and lasting factor is the growth in U.S. shale volumes. The futures appear to reflect an expectation of a significant and continued growt …

The Guardian'The last place on Earth': how Sumatra's rainforest is being cleared for palm oilThe GuardianA palm oil company is continuing to clear forest in a fast-diminishing elephant habitat in Indonesia's Leuser ecosystem despite being t …

The GuardianThe eco-warrior taking a chainsaw to Indonesia's illegal palm oil plantationsThe GuardianArmed with a chainsaw and a copy of Indonesia's environmental laws, biologist Rudi Putra and his team of eco-warriors have been identifying and cut …

The GuardianHSBC triggers investigation into palm oil company over deforestation allegationsThe GuardianHSBC has triggered an investigation into Noble Plantations following allegations the company was preparing to clear thousands of hectares of rainforest …

Phys.OrgAn organogelator-cellulose composite material for practical and eco-friendly marine oil-spill recoveryPhys.OrgSpilt crude oil has repeatedly polluted and even destroyed marine ecosystems. An effective measure would be to remove spilt oil slicks by …