Wall Street JournalAlberta Forest Fire Halts Shell Oil-Sands OperationWall Street JournalCALGARY, Alberta—Raging forest fires in Canada's oil-rich province of Alberta forced the closure of one major oil-sands mining operation on Wednesday and reduced o …

Dallas Morning News (blog)Texas floods washing fracking chemicals, crude oil into riversDallas Morning News (blog)Critics worry that the commission is soft on holding the oil and gas industry responsible for such incidents, because — according to one watch …

The IndependentIndonesia could ban new palm oil plantations to stop forest firesThe IndependentIndonesia is taking steps to ban new palm oil operations after forest fires in the country last year were partly blamed on the industry's expansion, but prod …

ABC OnlineIndonesia moves to ban new palm oil plantations to stop forest firesABC OnlineIndonesia is pushing to ban new palm oil operations after last year's haze-belching forest fires were partly blamed on the industry's expansion, but producers a …

MarketWatchStock futures dip as oil sinks ahead of Doha meetingMarketWatchDoha casts a shadow: Oil prices may influence stock action. The negative direction for stock futures was so far contained, but oil futures fell into the red on a report that Iran wil …

Wall Street JournalIndonesia Bans New Palm Oil and Mining OperationsWall Street JournalJAKARTA, Indonesia—Indonesia will temporarily bar new palm oil and mining operations, a move aimed at protecting some of the world's largest tropical forests. Indone …

Wall Street JournalOil-Sands Operations Resume After WildfireWall Street JournalBoth major oil-sands producers' operations are located in Alberta's Cold Lake region, about 300 kilometers (186 miles) northeast of Alberta's capital, Edmonton. The …

3News NZCannabis oil approved for sick Wellington teen3News NZAssociate Health Minister Peter Dunne has approved a one-off use of marijuana extract for a Wellington teenager in an induced coma. The family of Alex Renton want his doctor to be able to admini …

Calgary HeraldCanadian Oil Sands Resume Output as Wildfire Threat RecedesWall Street JournalCALGARY—Two major Canadian oil sands operators said Monday they have resumed output at sites that had been shut down by a more than two-week old wildfire in norther …

CBC.caWestern Canadian Wildfires Shut in Oil Sands ProductionWall Street JournalCALGARY—Wildfires that have crimped Alberta's oil sands production for more than a week continue to burn, officials said Monday, dealing another blow to producers already s …