BloombergOil Rises as OPEC Said to Work on Exit Plan Along With ExtensionBloombergOil traded near $52 as investors anxiously tracked OPEC talks on whether the group will extend its output cuts past March and how to allay fears on what happens when the curb …

VanguardWhat is it about oil that it reveals the worst in us?VanguardHe might not mean it that way, but, the Minister of State has inadvertently challenged the President of Nigeria to prove his integrity with regard to the management of the Nigerian oil se …

Moneycontrol.comReliance exits from overseas oil and gas blocksMoneycontrol.comIt had steadily acquired 16 conventional oil and gas assets, including four in Peru, three in Yemen (one producing and two exploratories), two each in Oman, Kurdistan and Colomb …

NOLA.comOil spills into Gulf of Mexico after underwater pipe burstsKTRK-TVThe U.S. Coast Guard is responding to an oil spill off the coast of Louisiana. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said in a news release Friday that oil spewed out of …

Treated Sawdust May Help Sop up, Burn off Arctic Oil SpillsABC NewsResearchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are testing chemically modified wood flour to determine whether it can enhance burning of crude oil after …

Opening Statements Set in Gulf Oil Spill Fraud CaseABC NewsOpening statements are scheduled in a fraud case against a Texas lawyer accused of inflating his client list for Gulf oil spill litigation. Online court records show prosecutors dropped 22 counts o …

Cheap Oil's Silver Lining for the GulfProject SyndicateBEIRUT – In June 2014, a barrel of Brent crude – the main benchmark of the international oil market – sold for $115. Today, less than two years later, the price is $45 – or even less. Not surprisin …

NEWS.com.auAustralian dollar plunges on oil pricesNEWS.com.auThe currency has slumped after a meeting of oil producing nations in Qatar on Sunday night (AEST) failed to agree to cut production. The talks broke down after Saudi Arabia reportedly demanded th …

Ventura County StarOil island draws heat for 'disrepair and dysfunction'San Francisco ExaminerLOS ANGELES — One of California's early offshore oil drilling operations is under fire from state regulators to clean up its act after severely corrod …

A Bust Hits the Oil Patch as Rest of Nation Enjoys Cheap GasABC NewsIt might sound strange, but the penny-pinching folks in Louisiana's Oil Patch can't wait for the price of gasoline to go back up. Cheap gas at the pump — though a welcome cash infu …