Forget oil: Here's why gold is key to Venezuela's crisis-stricken government  CNBCGold is fast becoming indispensable to those clinging onto power in crisis-stricken Venezuela. Read more https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/04/venezuela-crisis-gold-seen- …

Oil giant backs high-tech rescue for collapsing Arctic ice cellars  ReutersKAKTOVIK, Alaska (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Inupiaq hunters wrestle a 100-ton bowhead whale back to land from the high seas, the next ... Read more https://www.re …

List of regulation rollbacks for oil, gas and coal industry  ABC NewsUnder President Donald Trump, federal agencies have moved to roll back regulations for companies that extract, transport and burn oil, gas and coal. Read more https://abcnews.go …

Making Sense Of Shutdown Oil And Gas Permitting  Wyoming Public MediaAir traffic controllers are working without pay, food and drug inspections are falling behind, and Native American communities are missing out on federal. Read more https://www …

Favoritism Or Economics: Oil And Gas Permitting During The Shutdown  Wyoming Public MediaIn an hour-long hearing Thursday, frustrated Democrats on the House Natural Resources committee called out the Trump administration for "blatant favoritism. …

U.S. oil production is 23 years ahead of schedule  Houston ChronicleA year ago, the U.S. government saw American crude production averaging 11.95 million barrels a day in 2042. Shale drillers are set to exceed that this year. Read more http://www …

Taxpayers likely to pay £24bn for scrapping oil rigs  Financial TimesBill to dismantle North Sea infrastructure could be higher, National Audit Office says. Read more https://www.ft.com/content/8670e752-1fe7-11e9-b126-46fc3ad87c65

Senate panel rejects ban on offshore oil drilling  Roanoke TimesRICHMOND— A bipartisan bill to ban oil drilling off Virginia's coast was shot down on a 9-6 vote in a Senate committee Thursday. Read more https://www.roanoke.com/ap/state/senate-pan …

Senate panel rejects ban on offshore oil drilling  Lynchburg News and AdvanceRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A bipartisan bill to ban oil drilling off Virginia's coast was shot down on a 9-6 vote in a Senate committee Thursday. Read more https://www.newsadv …

Judge upholds permit for oil refinery near national park  KRCRTV.COMBISMARCK, N. D. (AP) — A North Dakota judge has upheld a state permit allowing construction to begin on an oil refinery near Theodore Roosevelt National ... Read more https://kr …