Financial TimesOil suffers worst week since MarchFinancial TimesAhead of the Independence Day holiday, its US counterpart Nymex August WTI dropped 6.8 per cent to $56.59 a barrel. Both benchmarks reported their biggest drops since the week ending March 13. …

KOMO NewsGiant arctic oil rig heading for Seattle amid protest threatsKOMO NewsSEATTLE (AP) - The first of two drilling rigs Royal Dutch Shell is outfitting for oil exploration in the remote Arctic Ocean was being towed to the Port of Seattle Thursday, des …

Chicago TribuneNew rules for oil tank cars don't offer enough fire protection, experts sayChicago TribuneWhen a train hauling volatile crude oil derailed near Galena in March, witnesses said it took about only an hour for tank cars to explode, sending …

Grand Forks HeraldTrack where oil train derailed was inspected day before fiery accident, FRA saysGrand Forks HeraldTeams from the FRA and National Transportation Safety Board continued their investigations Friday at the site just east of Heimdal where six …

WRAL.comOil on Derailed Train in North Dakota Met State Rule, Hess SaysWall Street JournalMr. Roper said the crude had been run through a “heater treater” to remove volatile gases and make the crude oil less combustible. He said the vapor pressure of the c …

Wall Street JournalRegulators Urge Railroads to Make Changes to Improve Oil-Train SafetyWall Street JournalU.S. regulators are urging railroads to make dramatic operating changes, including how they deal with wheel defects, saying a wheel problem may have …

Top 10 Questions About Oil Trains: Industry Lobbies for Weak Rules While ...Huffington PostOn Friday, March 6, while an oil train explosion in Illinois was still sending flames and black smoke into the air, railroad agents were in Washington, DC lobbying t …

Reverse Oil Shock: Part 3 – Feeding Financial InstabilityEconoMonitor (blog)Financial markets have generally assumed lower oil prices are positive for asset prices, resulting from the positive effect on growth and lower inflation which extends the period o …

NBCNews.comFires Finally Dwindling Days After Illinois Oil Train DerailmentNBCNews.comFirefighters were still working Sunday to extinguish the last of a series of fires that erupted when a BNSF Railway train loaded with crude oil derailed two days ago in a …

Barclays' Mahesh Says Election a 'Huge Risk' for Nigeria OilBloomberg(Bloomberg) -- Barclays Plc energy analyst Miswin Mahesh sees a “huge risk” of oil production in Nigeria being disrupted by political instability arising from elections schedu …