Colorado regulators say backlog of oil, gas permits could take three years to clear  The Denver PostA flurry of drilling permit applications in late 2018 before voters decided the fate of stricter oil and gas rules and protests of permits have he …

Santa Barbara County supervisors to hear report on oil, gas facilities  Lompoc RecordA comprehensive look at how well oil and gas production facilities in Santa Barbara County are complying with safety and environmental regulations will be ... R …

Oil Finishes Higher, Moving in Tandem with Stocks  Wall Street JournalOil prices moved between gains and losses, swinging alongside stocks and other risk assets as a volatile stretch for markets continued. Read more https://www.wsj.com/articles/o …

Long Beach Wetlands Deal Approved, More Oil Drilling Expected  Gazette NewspapersA controversial land swap that could eventually restore a 150-acre Long Beach oil field to its natural state as part of the Los Cerritos Wetlands was approved by ... …

EcoWatchArctic Oil Drilling Project Approved by Trump AdministrationEcoWatchHilcorp Alaska received the green light to build the Liberty Project, a nine-acre artificial drilling island and 5.6-mile underwater pipeline, which environmentalists warn could ri …

BloombergIraq Pumping Crude Oil at Record Levels, Unaffected by ProtestsBloombergThe country's crude exports reached a record of 3.59 million barrels a day, Oil Minister Jabbar al-Luaibi said after a meeting with representatives of foreign oil companie …

The Mercury NewsJerry Brown signs new laws to block Trump's…The Mercury NewsIn a move aimed at stopping President Trump's plans to expand offshore oil drilling along the California coast, Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday signed two laws that prohibit c …

The Mercury NewsJerry Brown signs new laws to block Trump's California offshore oil drilling plansThe Mercury NewsIn a move aimed at stopping President Trump's plans to expand offshore oil drilling along the California coast, Gov. Jerry Brown on Sa …

ForbesCalifornia Is Drilling For Negative-Carbon OilForbesThe State of California is developing a protocol to credit fossil-fuel drilling operations when they use CO2 to enhance oil recovery and leave the CO2 underground permanently. "We are hopeful t …

Financial TimesUK risks losing £3bn tax on North Sea oil and gasfields, says studyFinancial TimesThe UK risks losing more than £3bn in tax on North Sea oil and gasfields if it sticks with a proposed scheme aimed at wooing buyers for the basin's assets, …