The GuardianUK trade minister lobbied Brazil on behalf of oil giantsThe GuardianBritain successfully lobbied Brazil on behalf of BP and Shell to address the oil giants' concerns over Brazilian taxation, environmental regulation and rules on using local …

New York TimesAn Alaska Senator Wants to Fight Climate Change and Drill for Oil, TooNew York TimesClimate change is real and demands a policy response,” Mr. Taylor said. Of Senator Murkowski, he added, “Her skepticism is about that policy response. Anythin …

Oil company proposes Arctic drilling from artificial islandABC NewsThis undated illustration provided by Hilcorp Alaska Inc. shows a model of an artificial gravel island of the Liberty Project, a proposal to drill in Arctic waters from the artificial islan …

Wall Street JournalShallow-Water Oil Auctions Fall Flat for MexicoOilPrice.comMore bad news for Mexico's state-run Pemex as the live auction for its shallow-water Ayin-Batsil oil play in the Gulf of Mexico failed to attract any offers for partnership. …

Seeking AlphaWeekly Oil Storage Report - Higher Crude Draws AheadSeeking AlphaUS crude exports skyrocketed to 1.984 million b/d and we expect it to remain elevated. We have thus revised lower where we see US crude storage by year-end. Sell-side analysts co …

Council on Foreign Relations (blog)Unraveling the Oil Geopolitics Intertwined in the Kurdish Independence ReferendumCouncil on Foreign Relations (blog)The area surrounding the Kirkuk oil field houses many different regional peoples, including Arab, Kurdish …

Washington ExaminerClimate activist faces trial for attempted shutdown of oil pipelinesWashington ExaminerA climate change activist who attempted to shut down five oil pipelines in four states last year goes to trial on Monday. Michael Foster is the first …

Financial TimesCan OPEC Control The Oil Bulls?OilPrice.comIs $80 oil possible? There is quite a bit of disagreement about what happens next with oil prices. One notable call comes from Jodie Gunzberg, head of commodity and real asset indices at S&P Dow …

Financial TimesOil prices score gains for the week, month and quarterMarketWatchOil prices on Friday tallied a gain for the week, month and quarter, buoyed by concerns over crude supplies from the Kurdish region of Iraq and oil producers' strong compli …

CNBCA tiny lizard is messing with mining stocks in the hottest oil region in AmericaCNBCShares of sand mining companies have been roiled in recent months by a brewing battle over a tiny lizard that lives in the nation's hottest oil producing region. Th …