The Sydney Morning Herald8@eight: ASX set for oil boostThe Sydney Morning HeraldThe local sharemarket is set to open sharply higher after Wall Street was boosted by OPEC's decision to reduce oil output overnight. The commodities-heavy ASX is looking to …

The GuardianUS drives rainforest destruction by importing Amazon oil, study findsThe GuardianUS imports of crude oil from the Amazon are driving the destruction of some of the rainforest ecosystem's most pristine areas and releasing copious amounts of …

The GuardianUS drives rainforest destruction by importing Amazon oil, study finds ...The GuardianThe report found that California, despite its green reputation, is refining the majority of crude oil – with one facility accounting for 24% of the US total.an …

The Star OnlinePalm oil stocks may fall to lowest level since Feb 2011The Star Online“Findings from a survey of 25 Malaysian planters by the CIMB Futures team revealed that Malaysian crude palm oil (CPO) output grew by 1.1% m-o-m to 1.3 million tonnes in M …

What's Really Behind This Oil Price RallyOilPrice.comThe rally in oil prices over the past three months has been impressive, building confidence among market analysts that prices are heading in the right direction. But part of the gains can be at least …

The GuardianLeaked figures show spike in palm oil use for biodiesel in EuropeThe GuardianLeaked trade industry figures show a five-fold increase in the use of palm oil for biodiesel in Europe between 2010 and 2014, providing new evidence of links between d …

U.S. News & World ReportAP EXPLAINS: Why US Will Export Oil for 1st Time in DecadesABC NewsThe U.S., seemingly awash in crude oil after an energy boom sent thousands of workers scurrying to the plains of Texas and North Dakota, will begin exporting oil for …

Khaleej TimesUAE minister says plans to boost oil output capacity on trackKhaleej TimesThe UAE is moving ahead with its oil and gas investments despite the current drop in oil prices and expects no delays in plans to boost its crude output potential by 201 …

PRIActivists to Obama: Stop leasing public land to take out oil, gas, coalPRI“We're telling President Obama that if he really wants to leave a climate legacy and address the crisis that is in front of us right now, then he needs to stop leasing federal …

FortuneWhy lifting America's ban on oil exports won't matterFortuneU.S. producers and refiners can argue about who stands to gain or lose from a lifting of decades-old restrictions on oil exports, but as long as the U.S. remains a net importer of p …