Q13 FOXEmergency responders to get notice of Washington oil-train shipmentsThe Seattle TimesEmergency responders in communities along oil-train routes in Washington state will start receiving advance notice of the shipments this fall. The Spokesman-Review …

Nigerian launches offensive against militants in Delta oil hubReutersArmed groups have claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on oil and gas pipelines in the southern region, reducing the country's oil output by 700,000 barrels day. A special f …

REFILE-Nigeria launches offensive against militants in Delta oil hubReutersOn Thursday, Oil Minister Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu met traditional leaders from the Delta to ask them to mediate in talks with militants but they said they wanted the army first to rel …

Hard times for Aberdeen as oil price slump hits homeIrish TimesAlthough production remains high, exploration drilling is at levels last seen in the 1960s, before the North Sea was a major oil producer. Now “efficiency” is the watchword. Operating costs hav …

FuelFix (blog)How Louisiana's sinking coast is becoming Big Oil's $100 billion nightmareFuelFix (blog)But follow the skeletal remains of decades-old oil canals, and you get an idea. Once, these lanes sliced through thick marshland, clearing a path …

ReutersAnger in the Delta keeps oil majors quiet - and Nigeria's crude offlineReuters"People are giving up in the short term," one oil industry source told Reuters of a resumption in exports of key Nigerian grades such as Forcados or Qua Iboe …

ReutersOil at five-week high as OPEC sources, Russia, talk of cooperationReutersThe Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries will probably revive talks on freezing oil output levels when it meets non-OPEC nations next month, OPEC sources told Reut …

ReutersOil firms on producer action speculationReutersLONDON Oil prices reached their highest levels in more than five weeks on Tuesday as the market largely held gains that came from speculation producers would take action to prop up the market. Productio …

ReutersOil trades at fresh August high on hopes producer actionReutersOil production losses in Nigeria, where more than 700,000 barrels per day (bpd) was missing due to militant attacks and pipeline problems, were also helping to support prices in the Atla …

Tax revenue falls with oil pricesAmarillo.comAUSTIN — At a recent legislative hearing on plummeting oil prices, state Sen. Royce West had a humorous but telling exchange with Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar, a former colleague. “Is the sky falling in Texas?” …