Mexican union leader shot dead in troubled oil refining city  ReutersUnidentified gunmen shot dead a trade union leader in Mexico's central city of Salamanca, authorities said on Sunday, the latest outbreak of violence in an area ... Read more ht …

Gannon engineering students build snow-removal robot  sfchronicle.comERIE, Pa. (AP) — This is a senior project that everyone in Erie can appreciate. In a region that gets about 10 feet of snow a year, imagine never having to shovel ... Read more …

MIDEAST STOCKS-Military tensions, weak oil pressure most major Gulf markets  Reuters Africato-date * Dubai, Doha and Kuwait markets down By Hadeel Al Sayegh May 12 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's stock market fell on Sunday, in line with most Gulf ... …

Indonesia's Pertamina has signed oil block contract -regulator  ReutersIndonesian state energy firm PT Pertamina has signed a production sharing contract with the government for the country's second-largest crude producing field, ... Read more ht …

UPDATE 1-Malaysia end-April palm oil stocks fall to six-month low - MPOB  Reuters Africaindustry consultant * Export demand could maintain if low prices hold - trader (Updates with quotes, details, background) By Emily Chow KUALA LUMPUR, May ... …

Feds revive proposal for new oil, gas drilling in California  Star TribuneThe federal government wants to reopen over 1.7 million acres (690000 hectacres) in California to oil and gas drilling that includes fracking on land that has ... Read more …

Brazil sets minimum profit-sharing levels for oil mega-auction  ReutersBrazil's national energy council on Thursday published updated parameters for a massive oil auction scheduled for later this year, including minimum levels of ... Read more ht …

MIDEAST STOCKS-Trade tensions, weak oil pressure most major Gulf markets  Reuters AfricaThe Abu Dhabi and Dubai stock markets dropped sharply on Thursday, affected by global trade tensions and falling oil prices, which sent most Middle Eastern .. …

Uganda launches second round of competitive bidding for oil blocks  Reuters AfricaUganda has launched a second round of competitive bidding for five oil exploration blocks in the west of the country, where it has already discovered ... Read more …

Western Canadian oil inventories hit record high; curtailments fail to cut glut  Seeking AlphaAlberta's government production cuts have failed to reduce a glut of oil in the province, according to Genscape data, which says Western Canadian crude …