New York TimesOne Person Believed to Be Missing After Oil Rig Explodes in LouisianaNew York TimesRescue boats surrounded an oil rig that exploded in Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana on Sunday. Credit Chris Granger/NOLA.com The Times-Picayune, via Associated …

MarketWatchOil hits nearly 3-week high as Middle East tensions threaten suppliesMarketWatchCrude oil prices jumped to an almost three-week high on Monday, driven by increased tensions in the Middle East after Iraq pushed into the oil city of Kirkuk. Novemb …

New York TimesSeven Are Hospitalized After Oil Rig Explodes in LouisianaNew York TimesAn oil rig storage platform exploded into flames on Sunday night in Lake Pontchartrain, just north and west of New Orleans. The blast occurred shortly after 7 p.m. near S …

NPRIn Pakistan, a Fuel Tanker Fire Leaves at Least 150 DeadNew York TimesBurned out cars and motorcycles at the scene of an oil tanker explosion in Pakistan on Sunday. Credit Reuters. “The chief minister is monitoring the situation and has directed the aut …

New York TimesOil Tanker Fire in Pakistan Leaves More Than 140 DeadNew York TimesISLAMABAD, Pakistan — An oil tanker caught fire and exploded after overturning on a road in eastern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least 140 people and seriously injuring at l …