Cooking oil to get costlier this Diwali on high demandEconomic TimesNEW DELHI/KOLKATA: With Diwali less than a week away, edible oil is turning to be heavier on consumer pockets. Demand for edible oil increases during this time of the year as people prepar …

ABC OnlineIs it safe to fry food with olive oil? New South Wales Department of Primary ...ABC OnlineNow the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries are researching the "smoke point" of olive oil; the temperature point at which olive oil …

Daily News & AnalysisGovt hikes import duty on edible oil by 5%Times of IndiaSolvent Extractors' Association executive director BV Mehta said earlier this week that looking at the current conditions, the industry had demanded to raise the import duty o …

Wall Street JournalPalm Oil's Slide Looks Set to ContinueWall Street JournalHONG KONG—Palm oil hasn't escaped the rout in commodities markets, hitting a six-year low last week. And with demand weakening and output looking healthy, analysts say the …

EPA: Withhold permit for oil-by-rail terminal in VancouverThe Seattle TimesVANCOUVER — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says a plan to build the nation's largest oil-by-rail terminal does not comply with the federal Clean Water Act, and that a …

Chron.com (blog)Venezuela's giant lake of endless oil is a filthy, lawless messChron.com (blog)From the moment the diver in red nylon coveralls and blue Chuck Taylor sneakers resurfaces after replacing rusted pipeline on the bed of South America's …

As oil slumps (again), these stocks are poised to benefitMoneycontrol.comAs oil slumps (again), these stocks are poised to benefit. In an interview with CNBC-TV18, Parag Thakkar of HDFC Securities and Devang Mehta of AnandRathi outlined their views on whic …

RT'Predatory' UK firm accused of corrupt Somalian oil dealRTSoma Oil and Gas is currently headed by ex-UK Conservative Party leader Michael Howard. Some observers have raised concerns over the Tory government's role in ensuring Howard was appoi …

MarketWatchOil prices creep higher after prior day's selloffMarketWatchOil prices edged higher Tuesday, partly recovering from a sharp selloff in the prior session that saw the London benchmark dip below $50 a barrel for the first time since January. B …

BBC NewsIs Malaysia's palm oil worth the cost?BBC NewsIn a new study, researchers with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) estimate that on the island of Borneo - divided between Malaysia, Indonesia and tiny Brunei - 30% of the forest has vanished ove …