The PunchNigerian communities threaten to block crude pipeline due to oil spillReutersSpills from blown-up or faulty pipelines have triggered an insurgency in the Delta, where militants fight for a greater share of oil revenues and a cleaner environment. A …

ReutersNigeria launches infrastructure program to tackle insurgency in oil deltaReutersPresident Muhammadu Buhari will meet representatives of militant groups and community leaders from the Niger Delta in Abuja next week in a bid to end the attacks, Oil Mi …

ReutersNigeria says security first goal in oil roadmap: oil ministerReutersThe government is launching a $10 billion infrastructure program in the restive region that produces most of Nigeria's oil, and President Muhammadu Buhari will meet representati …

Iraq declares curfew in oil city under Islamic State attackReutersKIRKUK, Iraq Suspected Islamic State militants attacked several buildings and a power station in the northern Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk in the early hours of Friday, killing eight people, and …

The StreetjournalNigerian military confirms attack on state-owned NNPC's oil pipeline in De...Reuters"Now you shall know what uprooting of your cherished assets means," it said to the government and major oil companies that work in joint vent …

Iraqi Qayyara oil keeps burning six weeks after ouster of Islamic StateReutersBAGHDAD Several wells in Iraq's Qayyara oilfield continue to burn six weeks after the U.S.-backed Iraqi forces ousted Islamic State militants from the town as part of their p …

ReutersIslamic State loses control of last oil wells in Iraq: oil ministryReutersThe reality is that it is extremely difficult to extract and smuggle oil while our forces are advancing towards Mosul...," oil ministry spokesman Asim Jihad said. Islamic …

The PunchFourteen kidnapped Nigerian oil workers freed: policeReutersKidnapping for ransom is a common problem in some parts of Nigeria and the southern Delta energy hub has seen an increase in crime since the start of attacks by militants calling for more …

Libyan forces loyal to eastern commander attack oil ports: witnessReutersA port engineer confirmed that Haftar's forces had entered the oil ports of Ras Lanuf and El Sider, Libya's largest, and said one of the storage tanks at Es Sider had been set …

ReutersIraq's Qayyara oil fields won't return to production before Mosul retaken:...ReutersBAGHDAD Iraq doesn't expect to resume production from the northern Qayyara oil region before the capture of nearby Mosul from Islamic State, an oil minis …