INSIGHT-Why Canada is the next frontier for shale oilReutersTogether, the Duvernay and Montney formations in Canada hold marketable resources estimated at 500 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, 20 billion barrels of natural gas liquids and 4.5 billion bar …

Focus Taiwan News ChannelOil refinery explodes in TaiwanXinhuaTAIPEI, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- An oil refinery exploded in Taiwan's Taoyuan city at 6:42 a.m. Monday, local media reported. About 40 fire vehicles were sent to the scene, and the fire has been …

New York TimesHere's What Oil Drilling Looks Like in the Arctic Refuge, 30 Years LaterNew York TimesThese satellite images of a small part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge show the site of what, so far, is the only oil well ever drilled in the re …

ReutersParalysis at PDVSA: Venezuela's oil purge cripples companyReutersThe ongoing purge, in which prosecutors have arrested at least 67 executives including two recently ousted oil ministers, now threatens to further harm operations for the OPEC coun …

Chron.comMIT study suggests US vastly overstates oil output forecastsChron.comMargaret Coleman, the EIA's leader of oil, gas and biofuels exploration and production analysis, said in an email "the study raises valid points" and the administra …

ReutersPleas to flee, a desperate video: Inside Venezuela's oil industry purgeReutersThat trust, the product of three years in which Del Pino held the top two jobs in Venezuela's oil ministry, now appears alarmingly misplaced. Maduro is charging De …

Chron.comOPEC's easy win masks tough oil-market choices aheadChron.comOn the surface, Thursday's OPEC meeting was a no-drama success. The group of oil nations agreed to extend year-old production cuts through the end of 2018 to help boost prices, n …

Financial TimesStatoil losses widen despite oil price recoveryFinancial TimesStatoil's recent recovery suffered a setback in the third quarter despite higher oil prices, as problems at one of its sites in North America weighed on profits at the Norwegi …

ReutersFear of Iranian general left Iraqi Kurdish oil fields desertedReutersBAGHDAD/LONDON (Reuters) - When the Iraqi army and Iranian-backed Shi'ite militia entered a key oil processing facility in Iraq's north to retake it from Kurdish Peshmerga …

MarketWatchOil turns lower, but keeps hold on a weekly gainMarketWatchSo-called profit-taking as well as technical trading were to blame for oil's retreat, Tyler Richey, co-editor of the Sevens Report, told MarketWatch. “The September rally was getting …