Financial TimesBrunei struggling to wean itself off oilFinancial TimesBrunei has narrowly escaped a second recession in two years but its recovery will be slow and erratic. The oil-dependent sultanate — one of the few countries in the world with an absolut …

BBC NewsPentagon targeting trucks, rigs in assault on Islamic State oil fundingReutersWASHINGTON U.S.-led air strikes have hit at least 175 targets in the Islamic State's main oil-producing region over the past month, as Washington intensifies efforts …

Wall Street JournalUS Airstrikes Target Islamic State Oil AssetsWall Street JournalThe U.S. has stepped up its attacks on Islamic State's industrial base, striking on Monday more than 100 trucks used to carry oil that helps the militant group earn tens …

MarketWatchIn a Mideast upset by cheap oil, more crude may enter marketWashington PostDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Across a Mideast fueled by oil production, low global prices have some countries running on empty and scrambling to cover shortfalls, even a …

Wall Street JournalNew Libyan Oil Company StallsWall Street JournalMALTA—A host of energy firms have so far refused to do business with the U.N.-backed Libyan government until a peace treaty is signed, another blow to the institution's bid to build a n …

Sydney Morning HeraldTraders hire tanks on tiny island to profit from global oil glutSydney Morning HeraldGlencore hired tanks at the island's only oil terminal to stow crude, joining Vitol Group, people familiar with the matter said last week. They&#3 …

Wall Street JournalStalled Oil Field Project Adds to Iraq's WoesWall Street JournalBAGHDAD—A stalled project aimed at sustaining Iraq's record oil production by injecting seawater into its southern oil fields has become a symbol of missed opportuni …

Wall Street JournalCrime Soars in Oil Region of Southern IraqWall Street JournalBASRA, Iraq—Just past midnight, a chain-smoking Hussein al-Rashid, head of a local oil services company, received the phone call he had been waiting for all day. “We've got …

BBC NewsShell Arctic oil drilling to commence within weeksBBC NewsOil and gas giant Shell is expected to begin drilling for oil in the Arctic within the next two weeks. Thirty ships left Dutch Harbor in Alaska on Thursday for the Arctic to support two init …

Wall Street JournalIraq, Kurdistan Oil Deal Close to CollapseWall Street JournalBAGHDAD—An oil-sales deal between Iraq and the semiautonomous Kurdistan Regional Government is close to collapse about six months after it was signed, undermining the country&# …