Domestic demand boosts German engineering orders in Nov - VDMAReutersBERLIN, Jan 10 (Reuters) - German engineering orders jumped by 14 percent in real terms in November from the previous year, propelled by a surge in domestic demand, the VDMA industry asso …

Science DailyProtected tropical forests are threatened by the bounty of adjacent oil palm plantationsScience DailyOver two decades, the international team of scientists found that oil palm production in Malaysia has an impact beyond the direct loss of habi …

Financial TimesNeptune Energy hires veteran US oil executiveFinancial TimesThe UK's Neptune Energy has hired a veteran US executive to lead its expansion as it prepares to complete its $4bn acquisition of oil and gas assets from Engie of France. Jim Ho …

New York TimesShell and Eni will face the “biggest corporate bribery trial” over a $1.1 billion Nigerian oil dealQuartzA five-year old complaint filed by an anti-corruption coalition over a billion-dollar oil deal in Nigeria has resulted in the “biggest co …

CBC.caCanadian offshore oil interest grows as pipeline woes sink Alberta pricesCBC.caexploration in a single region. Winning a bid entitles a company to explore the parcel for six years. Offshore interest comes as western Canadian pipeline and rail capacit …

Financial TimesElliott calls for urgent changes at oil group HessFinancial TimesElliott Management, the activist fund, has called for an urgent shake-up at Hess, the US exploration and production company, arguing for changes that could include replacing th …

The EconomistOil and gas supply disruptions ripple around the worldThe EconomistCALL it the hydrocarbon equivalent of the butterfly effect. As oil and gas supplies tighten during the northern winter, disruptions as remote as a hairline fracture on a piece …

Sudan's oil supply threatened due to dollar shortageReutersSudan's economy has been struggling since the south seceded in 2011, taking with it three-quarters of the country's oil output. The Sudanese pound has also weakened and prices have clim …

UAE non-oil growth to edge up to 3 pct this year, central bank saysReutersDUBAI, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The non-oil part of the United Arab Emirates economy is expected to grow 3 percent this year, accelerating from 2.7 percent last year, the central bank said …

CBC.caOil price rises to 2-year high above $58 US on supply slowdownCBC.caThe benchmark North American oil price hit its highest price in 2½ years on Wednesday as lower production from Canadian oilsands coupled with reduced inventories in the U.S. to push …