GristOil companies are having a tougher time making moneyGristOne morning in May, Danielle Fugere tried to convince America's second-largest oil company to get out of the oil exploration business. Standing before a room full of Chevron shareholders in …

Chron.com (blog)Shell's Arctic miss is just the oil industry's latest dry holeChron.com (blog)WASHINGTON — Shell's $7 billion flop in the Arctic Ocean stands out as one of the industry's costliest missed bets, even for an industry used to g …

World's largest ecological study aims to make palm oil wildlife-friendlyThe GuardianHave you ever thought about what it's like for the animals and birds living in a forest when it's cleared to make way for a palm oil plantation? It's simila …

Financial TimesOil price drop leads to renewed speculation on Saudi riyalFinancial TimesSaudi Arabia, along with other emerging markets, has been the target of traders' bets that the oil-rich economy will eventually be forced into a devaluation as oil …

The GuardianStarbucks and palm oil, wake up and smell the coffeeThe GuardianTwo years after Starbucks stated publicly that it was committed to using 100% RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil) certified sustainable palm oil in products such as its raspb …

International Business TimesIran's oil output plans put focus on Opec strategyFinancial TimesIran plans to accelerate crude production and exports as soon as international sanctions are lifted, possibly next spring, putting focus on a worsening oil rou …

The GuardianEcuador spied on Amazon oil plan opponents, leaked papers suggestThe GuardianEcuadorian spies may have broken the law by obtaining personal information on MPs, environmentalists, indigenous groups, human rights activists, academics and politica …

USA TODAYAsk Matt: Are 'big oil' stocks worth a shot?USA TODAYA: Depressed oil prices are clobbering big oil companies. Oil prices and energy stocks will bounce back - but timing the recovery of crude has eluded many a speculator. Take Exxon Mobil …

Can we save forests and produce palm oil? Scientists seek answerReutersBARCELONA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Despite promises by many big companies that produce, trade and use palm oil to clean up their supply chains, complaints are still pouring in ove …

NJ.comN.J.-bound vessel dumped oil overboard, feds sayNJ.comCAMDEN — A Glasgow-based shipping company was fined $750,000 Wednesday after pleading guilty to criminal charges linked to a plan to dump leaking barrels of oil off the side of a New Jersey-bound …