Wall Street JournalOil Export MomentumWall Street JournalThe Washington news isn't all bad these days: Republicans and some Democrats are working hard to gather enough votes to repeal the 40-year ban on exporting crude oil. With gasoline prices hitting …

Los Angeles TimesHomeowner sues pipeline firm in Santa Barbara County oil spillLos Angeles TimesA Santa Barbara County homeowner is the latest party to file suit against the Texas owners of a pipeline that burst last month along the Gaviota coast, sending …

ReutersOil Prices Steady, Investors Shift Focus to Iran Nuclear DealWall Street JournalOil prices moved little in Asian trade Thursday with Nymex oil futures pressured by the resilience of U.S. shale oil production, and as investors shift focus to next wee …

Wall Street JournalAmerica's Self-Punishing Oil Export BanWall Street JournalAmid news of a pending nuclear deal with Iran, some OPEC countries have struck agreements with refineries in Asia to avoid losing market share when Iranian oil comes back on t …

Wall Street JournalThe Oil-Export Ban Harms National SecurityWall Street JournalBlocking access to these supplies is the ban on exporting U.S. crude oil that was enacted, along with domestic price controls, after the 1973 Arab oil embargo. The price contro …

EU Wants US to Lift Ban on Oil ExportsWall Street JournalBRUSSELS—The European Union is increasing pressure on Washington to include an energy chapter in a planned trans-Atlantic trade deal that would allow U.S. exports of natural gas and oil and reduce th …

Wall Street JournalThe Oil Export Ban: A Relic of the 1970sWall Street JournalWhile one can debate the reasons for the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' decision in November to continue flooding the oil markets, the fact is that this is sq …

Yahoo Finance UKFalling prices, rising threats cool interest in Kurdish oilYahoo Finance UKA family leaves the Irbil Oil and Gas Exhibition in Irbil, Iraq, Friday April 24, 2015. The Kurds estimate their autonomous region in northern Iraq holds some 45 bil …

Hedge funds bet big on oil price rallyFinancial TimesExchange data show hedge funds and other large speculators have accumulated a record-breaking number of North Sea Brent futures and options contracts equal to almost 265m barrels of oil — the equivalent …

MarketWatchRising stockpiles, China data temper gains for oilMarketWatchCrude-oil futures were barely holding onto gains in Asian trade Thursday after data showed slower manufacturing activity in China and another weekly uptick in U.S. oil stockpiles. On t …