Congo Lost $617 Million Dispute Before Approving Oil Concession  BloombergAn international court ordered the Democratic Republic of Congo to pay DIG Oil Ltd. of South Africa $617 million for failing to honor two oil contracts, weeks ... Read more …

State-run oil is a gift to Venezuela's rulers, a curse to its people | TheHill  The HillTo understand Venezuela's current condition, consider its 20th-century history. Prior to the discovery of oil in 1914, Venezuela's average income per capita w …

Netanyahu: Navy could stop Iran from maritime oil smuggling  The Jerusalem PostI call on the international community to halt, by any means, Iran's attempts to bypass the sanctions via the sea,” he said. Read more https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News …

The AdvocateStudents put engineering skills to test in underwater robot competition at LSUThe AdvocateAdvocate staff photo by TRAVIS SPRADLING -- Seen from below the water's surface, a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) speeds up to trap and capture a pla …

Washington PostHow DIY bio-hackers are changing the conversation around genetic engineeringWashington PostCRISPR is a controversial new technology for genetically engineering cells and making those changes heritable. It and other new gene-editing technolog …