National GeographicBP Oil Spill Trashed More Shoreline Than Scientists ThoughtNational GeographicThe largest oil spill in U.S. history was even bigger than previously thought, at least in terms of the amount of coastline that was oiled, scientists report i …

Google opens 1st LatAm engineering center in BrazilFox News LatinoGoogle has inaugurated in this southeastern Brazilian city its first engineering center in Latin America, employing 110 engineers from six countries. The young engineers working in Belo Hori …

E! OnlineOil-Infused Beauty Products Work WondersE! OnlineYou're no beauty novice, but there's one ingredient that could be missing from your makeup and hair products. Seriously, if you're not hip to the many ways that oil can completely save t …

CNNMoneyU.S. Gulf of Mexico pumping oil like never beforeCNNMoneyBut deepwater projects require enormous lead times, making them far less flexible than shale oil fields -- some of which have been shut down due to cheap oil. By comparison, many of the Gulf …

Wall Street JournalUS Bid to Prosecute BP Staff in Gulf Oil Spill Falls FlatWall Street JournalThe outcome, stemming from the largest oil spill off the U.S. coast, in which 11 people died and more than three million barrels of oil poured into the Gulf, is …

AL.comBP supervisor pleads guilty to misdemeanor in 2010 oil spillFox NewsVidrine will be sentenced in April. The judge has not indicated whether the recommended sentence -- including 10 months of probation, 100 hours of community service and $50,000 in re …

Maersk Oil buys stakes in Kenya, Ethiopia licencesMarketWatchMaersk Oil has agreed to buy half of Africa Oil Corporation's shares in three onshore exploration licenses in Kenya and a further two in Ethiopia for a fee that could rise to $845 million, it …

The Coloradoan2014 Colorado oil deaths greater than previously calculatedThe ColoradoanFORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A new federal database that was developed to more precisely count the number of deaths in the oil and gas industry shows eight workers died in …

Wall Street JournalI Was an Oil Spill ScapegoatWall Street JournalLost in the aftermath of recriminations and lawsuits is the fact that the team charged with stopping the biggest offshore oil disaster in history did its job as fast and effectively as it kn …

The Straits TimesSEC to start certifying palm oil products from FebThe Straits TimesThe Singapore Environment Council (SEC) is expected to start certifying palm oil-based products in February next year. In response to queries from The Straits Times, SEC ex …