Baker Hughes data show US oil-rig count down for first time in three weeksMarketWatchBaker Hughes BHGE, -3.37% on Friday reported that the number of active U.S. rigs drilling for oil edged down by 1 to 764 rigs this week. The oil-rig count had previously t …

ReutersGreenpeace activists protest near oil rig in Norway's Arctic sea areaReutersOSLO (Reuters) - Environmental activists protested on Friday near an offshore rig contracted by Statoil in the remote Norwegian Arctic, where the firm is looking for oil …

North Dakota's railed oil safety program may be shelvedSeattle TimesBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The end of the line may be in sight for a North Dakota safety program aimed at lowering the risk of disastrous train derailments involving the state's crude o …

NJ.comWhat Trump is doing to allow oil drilling near NJ beachesNJ.comWASHINGTON -- The U.S. Interior Department said it will begin rewriting the five-year oil drilling plan that currently excludes the Atlantic Ocean. The first stage is a request for commen …

ReutersTrain derailment spills 20000 gallons of Exxon's oil in IllinoisReutersAbout 20,000 gallons (76,000 liters) of crude oil belonging to Exxon Mobil Corp was released after a Canadian National Railway Co freight train derailed on Friday at Plainfie …

City A.M.Premier Oil share price lifts as it increases its stake in Britain's biggest onshore oil fieldCity A.M.Shares in Premier Oil rose today after the oil producer revealed an £11.7m deal to increase its stake in Britain's largest onshore oil f …

Canadian National Railway says oil spills after train derails in USReutersCanadian National Railway Co said about 20,000 gallons of oil was released following a freight train derailment at Plainfield, the U.S. state of Illinois on Friday, according to a fi …

Washington ExaminerPruitt: Court action shows EPA willing to 'punish' oil drillersWashington ExaminerThe Department of Justice, the Environmental Protection Agency and the state of Colorado on Monday took court action against a Denver oil and gas f …

The Eagle Ford Rebound Needs $48 OilOilPrice.comThe oil price crash that started in 2014 has affected not only corporate profits and drilling plans. It has had a huge economic impact on the areas around the U.S. shale plays. The 21 counties directly or ind …

Sinopec Considers Oil Output Drop To Fight Domestic GlutOilPrice.comState-refiner Sinopec could cut oil output by a third to combat a domestic oil supply glut fueled by competition from independent refiners and slow demand. "The company (Sinopec) is f …