Financial TimesIran offers cautious support to oil freezeFinancial TimesIran's oil minister Bijan Zanganeh has offered cautious backing to plans to cap production at a meeting of major producers this month, saying he wanted to see prices between $50 an …

The GuardianPalm oil firm accused of hiring men to kidnap smog inspectors in IndonesiaThe GuardianUp to 100 Indonesian men, believed to have been hired by a palm oil firm, took a team of official environmental investigators hostage on Friday and threatened …

ABC OnlineIndonesia refuses palm oil permits in crackdown on industry blamed for fuelling haze-belching firesABC OnlineIndonesia has rejected applications from scores of companies for new palm oil operations, an official says, as it cracks down on an indus …

FRANCE 24France turns to oil reserves as unions blockade fuel depotsFRANCE 24France has been relying on its strategic fuel reserves for the past two days in the face of widespread blockades of oil depots by union activists, the head of the oil industry fed …

Dallas Morning News (blog)Texas floods washing fracking chemicals, crude oil into riversDallas Morning News (blog)Critics worry that the commission is soft on holding the oil and gas industry responsible for such incidents, because — according to one watch …

The IndependentIndonesia could ban new palm oil plantations to stop forest firesThe IndependentIndonesia is taking steps to ban new palm oil operations after forest fires in the country last year were partly blamed on the industry's expansion, but prod …

ReutersPalm oil industry fumes as Indonesia gets tough on forest firesReutersPalm oil is a major growth driver for Indonesia, but the industry is facing criticism for deforestation and its slash-and-burn forest-clearing techniques that send vast plumes of …

MarketWatchStock futures dip as oil sinks ahead of Doha meetingMarketWatchDoha casts a shadow: Oil prices may influence stock action. The negative direction for stock futures was so far contained, but oil futures fell into the red on a report that Iran wil …

Wall Street JournalIndonesia Bans New Palm Oil and Mining OperationsWall Street JournalJAKARTA, Indonesia—Indonesia will temporarily bar new palm oil and mining operations, a move aimed at protecting some of the world's largest tropical forests. Indone …