ReutersOil rises as fighting escalates in Iraq's oil-rich KirkukReutersThe conflict heightened worries over oil exports. Kirkuk accounts for 200,000 barrels per day (bpd) of the some 600,000 bpd of oil produced in the KRG region. Turkey has threatened …

Oil prices end at a 2-week low, up more than 4% for the weekMarketWatchOil prices finished at their highest level in two weeks on Friday, scoring a gain of roughly 4.4% for the week as uncertainty surrounds Iran's nuclear deal and amid strong Chinese c …

Oil Prices Rise Amid Falling US Rig CountOilPrice.comThe number of active oil and gas rigs in the United States decreased this week by 8 rigs. The total oil and gas rig count in the United States now stands at 928 rigs, up 389 rigs from the year prior, wit …

Adulterated oil seizedThe HinduAmong the arrested was Syamsunder Loya, owning Sarwo Nataraj Agro India oil factory in Bahadurpura. He had been procuring palm oil from different parts of the country. “He would mix small portions of groundnut oil with it and …

Wall Street JournalBaker Hughes reports a second-straight weekly decline in US oil-rig countMarketWatchBaker Hughes BHGE, -0.03% on Friday reported that the number of active U.S. rigs drilling for oil fell by 5 to 743 this week after posting a fall of 2 ri …

ReutersUS sanctions to complicate, not disrupt, Iran oil tradeReutersLONDON (Reuters) - A looming ramp-up in U.S. sanctions on Tehran will further spook potential buyers of Iranian oil although supplies to Europe will most likely remain uninterrupted, top …

Trump's Iran move and oilPetroleum EconomistBut no one in the oil market should discount the alternative scenario—that new US sanctions complicate Iranian oil exports, worsen the Middle East's geopolitics, and increase the risk of more regional con …

The GuardianChevron drops oil push in Great Australian BightMarketWatchMELBOURNE, Australia-- Chevron Corp. has abandoned plans for deep-water exploration wells off Australia's southern coast, the second oil major to be squeezed out of the Great Austra …

MarketWatchOil cuts losses by the finish as US crude supplies fall a third weekMarketWatchBut some analysts noted that the data were likely influenced by Hurricane Nate, which prompted the temporary shut in of as much as 85% of Gulf of Mexico oil productio …

MarketWatchOil slips despite larger draw in US stocksReutersOil has strengthened in recent weeks, but it is unclear whether U.S. crude prices will regain the high of nearly $53 a barrel reached in late September. A surprise build in gasoline inventories fe …