The HinduWatch: Converting used vegetable oil into biofuelThe HinduAt the Jawaharlal Nehru National College of Engineering in Shivamogga, Karnataka, used vegetable oil is converted into biofuel. In this process, called trans-esterification, carboxylic acid …

Financial TimesEyes in the sky put Saudi oil storage figures in doubtFinancial TimesOrbital Insight, a California company that uses satellite images and algorithms to track above-ground oil storage in Saudi Arabia and other countries, says its analysis of …

MIT NewsA new way to mix oil and waterMIT NewsThe reluctance of oil and water to mix together and stay that way is so well-known that it has become a cliché for describing any two things that do not go together well. Now, a new finding from researchers at …

BloombergOPEC Says Oil Use Could Peak in Late 2030s If Electric Cars BoomBloombergAfter France, the U.K. and potentially China announced plans to ban the sale of fossil-fuel burning cars in the coming decades, oil producers are paying increasing attention …

Financial TimesOpec raises oil demand outlook despite clean energy pushFinancial TimesWorld consumption will rise from 95.4m barrels a day in 2016 to 102.3m b/d in 2022 –which is an upward revision of almost 2.3m b/d — Opec said in its annual World Oil Out …

CNBCVenezuelan bond prices jump on report state oil giant has approved make-or-break debt paymentCNBCThe price of Venezuelan bonds rose across the board Tuesday on a report that the nation's state oil giant has made good on two missed interest payments …

FortuneOil Prices Have Rallied. So Why Is No One Celebrating?FortuneWorld oil prices hit recently their highest level in over two years. At the end of September, the commodity climbed to $59 a barrel ($58 in October), meaning the international Brent blend …

Barron'sOil and the Dollar Don't MixBarron'sOn the demand side, however, of the top 15 oil-consuming countries, representing about 72% of overall demand, only four or 41% have dollar exposure and that includes China. That means some countries are enjoy …

DeSmog (blog)Experts Who Sold the Idea of Oil Exports Proven Very Wrong Very FastDeSmog (blog)The CGEP report, “Navigating the U.S. Crude Oil Export Debate,” co-authored by the center's leader Jason Bordoff, said, “we estimate lifting current crude exp …

Times of IndiaSaudi Aramco plugs into India's oil growth storyTimes of IndiaOil minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Aramco CEO Amin Nasser, who is here to attend the India Energy Forum beginning on Monday, jointly inaugurated the company's office in Gu …