Offshore licences 'will boost Irish oil deals'Irish ExaminerBritish exploration firm Europa Oil and Gas is hopeful of landing a development partner for licences it holds off the Irish coast before the end of the year. The company was yesterday awar …

BloombergWhy OPEC's Inaction Didn't Harm Oil MarketsOilPrice.comThe OPEC meeting in Vienna ended with no agreement on production targets, despite some rumors ahead of time that Saudi Arabia had floated a reinstatement of those limits. Iran still ha …

ThinkProgressNigerian militants say aim is zero oil output after three new attacksReutersIt said its attacks had brought Nigeria's oil production to just 800,000 barrels per day (bpd), from 2 million bpd, without killing anyone, though they hit infrast …

BloombergOil rig count makes first big jump of 2016FuelFix (blog)The number of rigs actively drilling for oil in the U.S. made its first sizable increase of the year this week now that the price of oil has increased for more than three months, according to …

The Sydney Morning HeraldCitigroup says oil prices have 'turned a corner'The Sydney Morning HeraldCrude oil prices have "turned a corner", helped by the massive wildfires in Canada and disruptions in Nigeria that are pushing the market ba …

Financial TimesIraq struggles to match January's record oil productionFinancial TimesFalah Alamri, Iraq's Opec governor and head of the country's oil marketing arm, said output was currently running at around 4.5m b/d, with output also affected …

Calgary HeraldSaudi Oil Policy Is Set in StoneForbesThe June 2 convention will also mark the first time OPEC members have come together in Vienna since Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi stepped down, making way for Khalid al-Falih to take his place. Both eve …

Iran's Oil Sector Returns to FormForbesThis article was originally published at Stratfor.com. By Matthew Bey. Oil and geopolitics crossed paths repeatedly throughout the 20th century. And perhaps nowhere were the political effects of their intersection …

The National Interest OnlineIs Cheap Oil Easing China's Energy Fears?The National Interest OnlineA variety of hypotheses have been offered to explain Beijing's rapid buildup of several large runways on reefs in the southern part of the South China …

Wall Street JournalGE's Oil and Gas Chief Explores Opportunities in IranWall Street JournalLONDON—The chief executive of General Electric Co.'s oil-and-gas business has visited Tehran to explore business opportunities there, the company said, the f …