Syria Kurds alarmed as fire ravages wheat fields near oil installations  The Japan TimesA Kurdish official in northeast Syria called for help from the U.S.-backed coalition Monday as fires ravaged through vital wheat fields in the latest of su. …

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 …

Wall Street JournalUS-Backed Troops Take Syria's Largest Oil Field From ISISWall Street JournalU.S.-backed forces said Sunday they had captured Syria's largest oil field from Islamic State militants who had held it since 2014 and used it as a major …

BloombergChina's Cnooc to Raise Spending 1st Time Since Oil's PlungeBloombergCnooc Ltd. plans to raise capital spending for the first time since crude began its crash in 2014 as China's biggest offshore oil and gas producer prepares for life af …

Wall Street JournalIslamic State Steps Up Oil and Gas Sales to Assad RegimeWall Street JournalIslamic State has ramped up sales of oil and gas to the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, U.S. and European officials said, providing vital fuel to the …

Wall Street JournalIslamic State Steps Up Oil and Gas Sales to Assad Regime - WSJWall Street JournalIslamic State has ramped up sales of oil and gas to the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, U.S. and European officials said, providing vital fuel t …

Oil Prices Rise as Markets Eye Production CutsFox BusinessOil futures markets were closed on Monday for New Year public holidays. Jan. 1 marked the official start of a deal agreed by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and other exporters …

International Business Times UKIraq: Isis continues to sell oil to Syria despite coalition strikesInternational Business Times UKDespite continued coalition air strikes on Islamic State's (Isis) oil infrastructure in Iraq, the militant group is dispatc …

USA TODAYUS-led warplanes destroy fleet of Islamic State oil tankers in SyriaReutersWASHINGTON U.S.-led coalition planes destroyed 168 Islamic State oil tanker trucks in Syria, the coalition said on Friday, in the largest strike of its kind and the latest …

The Japan TimesIraq oil fires could jeopardize mission to retake Mosul from Islamic State forcesThe Japan TimesWASHINGTON – A fire at one of Iraq's oil fields could hinder military and humanitarian efforts as operations to recapture the Islamic State s …