Oil Tanker Traffic Jam Off Texas Is Viewed as Sign of OversupplyNew York TimesA traffic jam of oil tankers, with more than 20 million barrels of crude, has emerged along the Texas coast this month, a snarl that some traders see as the latest sign of an uny …

EUobserverMalta asylum drop linked with Italy 'oil deal'EUobserverMoored in Malta's capital city Valletta, Britain's former naval assault flagship makes an imposing figure. In a backdrop of clear blue skies and limestone walls bathed in Med …

Wall Street JournalThe Long Wait for Chinese Oil Futures ContinuesWall Street JournalHONG KONG—China's volatile stock markets may have claimed another victim: hope for the start of an oil-futures contract this year to rival other global benchmarks in t …

USA TODAYForget oil: Middle East may face climate crisisUSA TODAYRegarding the Middle East and its oil, the late Sheikh Rashid Bin Saed Al Maktoum, longtime Emir of Dubai and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, once famously remarked: "My gran …

The Globe and MailCME Group launches unprecedented oil-storage futures contractThe Globe and MailThe ability to trade oil futures contracts has been around since 1983, but on Monday, the first ever oil-storage futures contract goes live. One contract besto …

Business InsiderSorry, but there was never an oil storage crisisBusiness InsiderRefiners take equipment offline in fall and spring to do maintenance, so they use less crude oil at this time of year. This maintenance usually peaks in March, and then crude o …

The Globe and MailOil ETF investors, not just OPEC, hold sway over crude marketThe Globe and MailTumult in Libya, U.S. rig counts, production plans of the oil exporting cartel and a pact on nuclear relations with Iran can all affect crude supply and demand …