USA TODAYTexas authorities: Teen was abused with hot oil, broomsticks for resisting marriage arrangementUSA TODAYBexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said the teen was subjected to physical abuse, including having hot oil thrown on her, beatings with a broo …

Another Oil-Backed Cryptocurrency LaunchesOilPrice.comNew York-based investment and holding company Signal Capital Management said on Monday that it had launched a cryptocurrency backed by oil and gas reserves in what it says is the “world's first glob …

CBC.caNWT set to revamp decades-old oil and gas lawsCBC.caA public document released by the territory last week states the proposed updates to the laws are just a first step and aren't intended to be "comprehensive." "It is the first ste …

CBC.caScientists plan simulated oil spills in northwestern OntarioCBC.ca"Traditionally, it's been diesel oil or things like that have been involved in spills. But now, in Canada and other countries, we're looking at things like diluted bitumen …

Trump explains support for oil drilling in Arctic refugeABC NewsPresident Donald Trump said Thursday he "really didn't care" about opening a portion of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling but insisted it be included i …

CBC.caIndoor playground is a shredded-tire engineering experimentCBC.caA new indoor children's playground in Elmsdale, N.S., is also the site of a unique engineering demonstration project. Rob and Katie Kennedy opened Beyond Indoor Play at the end of D …

Sky NewsShell oil heist: 20 arrests over £6.4m raid in SingaporeSky NewsShell oil heist: 20 arrests over £6.4m raid in Singapore. Police have seized at least one oil tanker and millions of dollars in cash after the oil was siphoned from a Shell refinery. 1 …

The Star OnlineFacing the EU palm oil policy: The Jakarta PostThe Straits TimesIn its editorial the paper encourages Jakarta to refrain from letting European Union's decision on palm oil impact on its talks with the grouping for a Comprehensive Partner …

Oil breaks above $71 for first time in 3 yearsFinancial TimesThe price of oil broke the $71 marker for the first time in three years on Thursday, buoyed by a falling dollar. Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose 0.7 per cent in Asia trading to rea …

2 Canadians indicted in 2012 Montana oil plant explosionABC NewsA federal grand jury has indicted two Canadians and an oil recycling company on criminal charges including conspiracy and endangerment in an explosion that injured three workers at an eastern …