Essex LiveA12 completely closed by oil spillage after vehicle fireEssex LiveThe A12 has shut heading towards London as emergency services clean up an oil spill caused by a vehicle fire. The southbound carriageway of the main road is shut between junction 2 …

Wall Street Journal (subscription)US Oil Producers Find a Surprise New Market: ChinaWall Street Journal (subscription)BEIJING—It was a gusher few expected. What began as a trickle of U.S. crude being sold to China is turning into a flood, the result of a s …

ICE proposes limit on Dubai oil futures positions in 2017ReutersThe proposed measure is aimed at securing the reliability of the contract, as trade volumes and open interests for the Asia's crude oil benchmark have grown since 2012, ICE said in the cir …

ICE Considers Limits on Positions in Dubai Oil-Futures ContractWall Street JournalExchange operator Intercontinental Exchange Inc. is considering limiting the size of positions investors can take in an influential Dubai oil-futures contract, aligning it wi …

USA TODAYJPMorgan Tries to Calm Investors on Its Outlook and Oil DefensesNew York TimesThe bank, America's largest, saw its share price fall throughout its investor day on Tuesday after disclosing during the morning that it is putting aside an addition …

ReutersOil Prices Slide Back, and the Market FollowsNew York TimesCrude oil sank more than 4 percent. Investors remained worried about growth in China as the country cut the value of its currency against the dollar yet again. Investors were also discourage …

Price-Moving China Oil Trades Fan ConcernsWall Street JournalThe growing clout of state-backed Chinese oil traders is raising concerns over their influence on the price of crude as trade increasingly flows into markets with little regulatory oversight. Las …

Wall Street JournalPreparing for a Brent Benchmark With No Brent OilWall Street JournalLONDON—It was once a behemoth, a massive North Sea oil field whose importance to the world crude market was summed up by its name atop the global benchmark price: Brent. …

The CourierBudget 2015: UK chancellor announces 'bold and immediate' oil and gas tax reformOut-Law.comOil and gas industry expert Bob Ruddiman of Pinsent Masons, the law firm behind Out-Law.com, said that the new tax reliefs would be welcomed by fi …