Financial TimesBullish oil bets favour Brent over US WTI contractFinancial TimesHedge funds' passion for oil trading is no longer a transatlantic affair, with a near record bet on the North Sea Brent contract standing in sharp contrast to far more mode …

RudawUPDATE 1-Iraq builds up forces south of Kurdish oil export pipeline - security sourcesReutersBAGHDAD, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Iraqi forces are deploying tanks and artillery south of a Kurdish-held area of northern Iraq where a section of a Kurdish oil expo …

Wall Street JournalOil Prices Mixed Amid Tensions in IraqWall Street JournalOil prices fluctuated Monday as investors tried to gauge the potential for supply disruptions resulting from tensions in the oil-rich Kurdish region of Iraq. U.S. crude futures ros …

New York TimesUS-Backed Fighters Take Largest Syrian Oil Field From ISISNew York TimesBEIRUT, Lebanon — United States-backed militia fighters seized Syria's largest oil field from the Islamic State on Sunday, according to the militia and the American-l …

The ScotsmanOil workers still don't trust revamped helicopterThe ScotsmanMSPs will this week warn that offshore workers still have to be convinced of the safety of the Super Puma helicopter following a crash that claimed the lives of 13 people. A Holyr …

ReutersIraqi foreign minister to discuss Kurdistan, oil projects in MoscowReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al-Jaafari will meet in Moscow on Oct. 23 to discuss the situation in the semi-auto …

Wall Street JournalOil Edges Higher on Geopolitical TensionsWall Street JournalOil prices rose Friday, boosted by disruptions to production in Iraq amid geopolitical conflict. Light, sweet crude for November delivery gained 24 cents, or 0.5%, to $51.53 a b …

Chron.comWorld's biggest oil traders see widely divergent oil pricesChron.comThe world's biggest oil traders say crude could rise above $60 a barrel in a year as demand grows and OPEC keeps cutting. Or it might fall to $45 as another wave of U.S. s …

The Japan TimesRosneft to take control of Kurdistan oil pipelineThe Japan TimesLONDON/MOSCOW – Russian energy major Rosneft has agreed to take control of the main oil pipeline in Iraq's Kurdistan, further boosting its role as the main international inv …

The Japan TimesCasualty count eludes as Iraqi forces seize oil city Kirkuk from Kurds in bold advance; Trump stays neutralThe Japan TimesBAGHDAD/KIRKUK, IRAQ – Iraqi government forces captured the major Kurdish-held oil city of Kirkuk on Monday, responding …