CBC.ca80-cent loonie: Good for shoppers, bad for oil producersCBC.caOne of the few saving graces of the oil downturn has been that oil is priced in U.S. dollars. Energy companies sell their products in U.S. currency, but pay their expenses in Canadian doll …

CBC.caJunior oil and gas sector shrinks as publicly traded firms sell out to private equity companiesCBC.caCanada's publicly traded junior oil and gas sector has shrunk to a shadow of its former self and isn't seen recovering any time soon, hit by …

RudawFire breaks out at Kirkuk oil well likely from a bomb - policeRudawKirkuk, home to a large number of oilfields, currently exports its oil to the world market through the Ceyhan port in Turkey. Two oil fields in Kirkuk are under the control of the Kurd …

CBC.caOPEC can't stop the slow, painful death of the oil economy: Don PittisCBC.caA move by OPEC sent a brief surge of optimism through the Canadian petroleum industry earlier this week, when the oil cartel announced it was extending its production cut …

UChicago NewsArgonne invents reusable sponge that soaks up oil, could revolutionize spill cleanupUChicago NewsWhen the Deepwater Horizon drilling pipe blew out seven years ago, beginning the worst oil spill in U.S. history, those in charge of the recovery …

CBC.caCanada's status declines in oil's new world order, but long-term prospects holdCBC.caA year ago when the conference was held, oil prices had only just hit bottom, trading around $30 US a barrel. Saudi Arabia's oil minister told high-cost …

BBC NewsAreas of oil and gas off Scotland 'may have been missed'BBC NewsGeologists say there could be reserves of oil and gas in areas around Scotland's coast which have previously been dismissed. A team from the University of Aberdeen has been …

New York TimesTexas Oil Fields Rebound From Price Lull, but Jobs Are Left BehindNew York TimesMIDLAND, Tex. — In the land where oil jobs were once a guaranteed road to security for blue-collar workers, Eustasio Velazquez's career has been upended by te …

BloombergUAE Seals Deal With China's CNPC for Onshore Oil ProjectNew York TimesDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates' main state oil company has signed a deal giving China National Petroleum Company an 8 percent stake in a major on …

The Star OnlineIraq's oil reserves increase to 153 bln barrelsThe Star OnlineBAGHDAD: Iraq's oil reserves have increased to 153 billion barrels, from a previous estimate of 143 billion barrels, Oil Minister Jabal al-Luaibi said on Sunday. Iraq will …