NPRCompany Behind Keystone XL Oil Pipeline Sues U.S. GovernmentNPRTransCanada, the company behind the Keystone XL pipeline, is suing the U.S. government because President Obama struck down the next step in the pipeline plan in November. The company says Ob …

USA TODAYOil prices dips below $34 amid world economic turmoilUSA TODAYOil prices sank to the lowest level in more than a decade Wednesday as traders grappled with a rash of worries about the global economic outlook. Prices were driven below $34 a barrel a …

Wall Street JournalIslamic State Poses Growing Threat to Libya's Oil IndustryWall Street JournalThe scope of Islamic State's attacks on Libya's eastern oil ports expanded on Wednesday, Libyan officials said, with at least five oil tanks set on …

Wall Street JournalISIS Assault Endangers Future of Libya's Oil IndustryWall Street JournalSeven oil tanks are now ablaze in Libya's eastern oil ports after a string of attacks by Islamic State, the country's National Oil Co. said on Wednesday, …

BBC NewsOil and gas production rises for first time in 15 yearsBBC NewsThe chief executive of Oil & Gas UK has welcomed the first increase in production on the UK continental shelf for over 15 years. Deirdre Michie, however, has warned the industry wil …

Breitbart NewsSaudi Arabia Pumps Oil Before Iran Sanctions LiftedBreitbart NewsFearing a flood of crude oil when the Iran sanctions are lifted in the next few months, Saudi Arabia is pumping an extra 1.5 million barrels a day and signing long-term export c …

ReutersIslamic State eyeing oil targets beyond Syria stronghold: US officialReutersWASHINGTON Islamic State is looking at potentially vulnerable oil assets in Libya and elsewhere outside its Syria stronghold, where the militant group controls about roughly …

Wall Street JournalAfter Paris Attacks, Air Campaign Escalates Against Islamic State Oil AssetsWall Street JournalYet Islamic State has proved resilient at rebuilding its oil trade after past airstrikes and has diversified its revenue sources into such are …

Business InsiderUS sanctions businessman helping Syrian government buy oil from Islamic StateReutersIslamic State, which has been described by U.S. officials as the wealthiest terrorist group of its kind, is believed to derive much of its funding from oil …

Phys.OrgStudy: Dispersants did not help oil degrade in BP spillPhys.OrgSo Joye and colleagues recreated the application in a lab, with the dispersant, BP oil and water from the gulf, and found that it didn't help the microbes at all and even hurt one k …