Wall Street JournalHow the Oil Export Ban Chokes the Fracking BoomWall Street JournalPresident Obama may love America, but it would be nice if he also loved a few energy executives who could warn him that a serious public-policy glitch is about to blow up …

Calgary HeraldLibya's Largest Oil Field Shut Down Again on Power FailureWall Street JournalLibya's largest oil field was shut down again Tuesday after heavy rain led to a power failure, a Libyan oil official said. The Sarir oil field had resumed oi …

Irish TimesLosses soar to €1.7 billion at Tullow OilIrish TimesPlunging oil prices saw revenues plummet by 16 per cent at Tullow Oil in 2014 while “significant write-offs” and impairment charges saw losses before tax of $2 billion (€1.7bn) at the Irish exp …

Oil Drilling Slows as Crude Price DropsWall Street JournalThe U.S. oil boom is slowing down as drillers cut back in response to lower crude prices, according to new data set to be released on Wednesday. Companies drilled 28% fewer oil wells in January acro …

Wall Street JournalObama's Trans-Alaska Oil AssaultWall Street JournalThis abrogates a 1980 deal in which Congress specifically set aside some of this acreage for future oil and gas exploration. It's also a slap at the new Republican Congress, wher …

Wall Street JournalObama Administration to Propose New Offshore Areas for Oil and Gas DrillingWall Street JournalThe government's plan, which must go through a public comment period before becoming final, represents a sort of middle ground between what …

Gizmodo AustraliaThe Engineering Challenges Facing NASA's Mars 'Helicopter'Gizmodo AustraliaWe've put a rover on Mars, heck, we've got a few of them up there. What's the next step, before the inevitable invasion by humans? A helicop …

Engineering Firm Settles Qatari Bribery ChargeCFO MagazineEngineering Firm Settles Qatari Bribery Charge. Executive of Tampa, Fla.-based firm offered foreign officials bribes to get access to sealed-bid information on government contracts, says the SEC. Ma …

MSUTodayWomen engineering students going 'shopping'MSUTodayWomen engineering students at Michigan State University will have the opportunity to sharpen their machine-shop skills at a special event designed to teach them the finer points of the dril …

Boost for science and engineering courses at Sheffield Hallam UniversitySheffield TelegraphThe cash is part of a national project to support high quality science, technology, engineering and mathematics courses. Hallam is to receive £5 million from the Hig …