ReutersOPEC members must lower costs to compete with shale: Nigeria oil ministerReutersLONDON Members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries must lower production costs to compete better with shale producers, Nigeria's oil minister sa …

ReutersGE proposes investing in Nigeria's ailing oil refineriesReutersMI) to work with Nigeria to rehabilitate the country's three oil refineries could help the government as it tries to reduce costly imported oil products. The work was raised duri …

NBCNews.comDonald Trump Picks GOP Oil Industry Ally, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, to Lead EPANBCNews.comDonald Trump intends to select Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a senior transition offici …

Politico (blog)Trump picks oil ally Pruitt to head EPAPolitico (blog)As attorney general for a state that is one of the nation's biggest oil, natural gas and grain producers, Pruitt has been at the forefront of lawsuits challenging EPA regulations on c …

ReutersOPEC, US begin 'cat and mouse' oil game as producers pounce on hedgesReutersThe collapse in the premium of longer-dated oil futures contracts in both the Brent LCOc1 and U.S. crude futures markets CLc1 shows how investors and producers alike …

ReutersOil down for fourth day on chance of huge US crude buildReuters"The API's crude build of more than 9 million barrels that appeared long overdue from our vantage point is adding to a list of bearish items," said Jim Ritterbusch of Chica …

ReutersNigeria launches infrastructure program to tackle insurgency in oil deltaReutersPresident Muhammadu Buhari will meet representatives of militant groups and community leaders from the Niger Delta in Abuja next week in a bid to end the attacks, Oil Mi …

ReutersNigeria says security first goal in oil roadmap: oil ministerReutersThe government is launching a $10 billion infrastructure program in the restive region that produces most of Nigeria's oil, and President Muhammadu Buhari will meet representati …

ReutersOil prices slide, OPEC action expectation limits lossesReutersInternational benchmark Brent crude oil futures LCOc1 fell 57 cents to $51.38 per barrel at 1348 GMT, after hitting a session high of $52.29 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) c …

ReutersOil prices firm, rise in US drilling weighsReutersU.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil futures were trading at $50.46 per barrel, up 11 cents from their last settlement, after hitting a session low of $49.94 a barrel. Analysts said that the …