Nigerian launches offensive against militants in Delta oil hubReutersArmed groups have claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on oil and gas pipelines in the southern region, reducing the country's oil output by 700,000 barrels day. A special f …

REFILE-Nigeria launches offensive against militants in Delta oil hubReutersOn Thursday, Oil Minister Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu met traditional leaders from the Delta to ask them to mediate in talks with militants but they said they wanted the army first to rel …

Hard times for Aberdeen as oil price slump hits homeIrish TimesAlthough production remains high, exploration drilling is at levels last seen in the 1960s, before the North Sea was a major oil producer. Now “efficiency” is the watchword. Operating costs hav …

French parliament scraps planned extra tax on palm oilReutersThe Malaysian Palm Oil Council representing local producers, which had also claimed the tax would put thousands of small farmers out of work, welcomed the National Assembly's decision. " …

ReutersWest Africa pirates switch to kidnapping crew as oil fetches lessReutersAttacks in the Gulf of Guinea - a significant source of oil, cocoa and metals for world markets - have become less frequent partly due to improved patrolling but also to lower o …

Industry demands reduction in duty on high oil-content oilseedsEconomic TimesPUNE: The Solvent Extractors Association, which represents oilseeds processors, has requested reduction in import duty on high oil-content oilseeds like rapeseed/mustard (Canola) …

ReutersReid saw chance to tick off wish list in budget oil dealReutersIt had become apparent to Senate Democratic Majority Leader Reid that lifting the longstanding ban on U.S. oil exports was the Republicans' top priority as the two sides tried to fin …

ReutersSenate panel passes bill to lift US oil export banReutersWASHINGTON A bill to lift the 40-year-old ban on U.S. oil exports passed the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday, but the future of the measure is uncertain in the full chamber, after a contr …

Oil pollution exerciseIsle of Man TodayBut with the arrival of an oil tanker in the bay, some onlookers may have thought this was a real incident. The objective of the exercise this morning (Saturday) was to validate training in the use of mechanical conta …

ReutersBush to call for lifting of ban on US crude oil exportsReutersBush's speech on Tuesday at Rice Energy Inc., a natural gas and oil company in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, will mark his latest foray into the detailed policy plans he …