Seeking AlphaNext Oil Rally? Futures Say Market Is TighteningSeeking AlphaU.S. oil inventories are at record levels, but there are a few glimmers of hope that the glut could be starting to subside. Just as the rapid rise of floating storage in 2015 and 201 …

Christian Science MonitorNorway's model of prudence in oil wealthChristian Science MonitorFebruary 28, 2017 —In about 20 countries, revenue from oil drilling accounts for more than 10 percent of the economy. This natural wealth has long been a tempting …

RudawExclusive: Iraq's Kurdistan negotiates new terms, raises oil pre-payments to $3 billionReutersLONDON Iraq's Kurdistan has increased the loans guaranteed by future oil sales to $3 billion in new deals with trading houses and Russian state oil f …

Exclusive: Iraq's Kurdistan negotiates $3 billion oil pre-payment dealsReutersTrading houses have been pre-financing Kurdish oil exports for the past two years after the government in Erbil decided to start independent oil exports via Turkey's Medi …

Financial TimesOil and gas discoveries dry up to lowest total for 60 yearsFinancial TimesThe slowdown reflects both the cyclical cuts in exploration made by companies struggling stay afloat after the drop in oil and gas prices since 2014, and the structura …

Irish TimesErratic weather in Europe pushing up olive oil pricesIrish TimesFirst came zucchini and eggplant shortages. Then iceberg lettuce disappeared from European grocery shelves. Now erratic weather in Spain and Italy, the world's biggest producers …

Patch.comIn Tiny Blue Ridge, Texas, Oil Spill Is Cautionary Tale Against Dakota Access PipelinePatch.comBLUE RIDGE, TX — A recent oil spill in Northeast Texas that largely escaped media notice has given new fodder to opponents of plans for the Dakota Acces …

Washington PostFireballs and booby traps: On the front lines with the oil workers battling ISISWashington PostThe inferno reached more than 300 feet high on a recent afternoon when the wind shifted direction, bending the billowing wall of fire toward the m …

BloombergOil Drillers Growing Again After Losing Half-Million JobsBloombergMore than three quarters of the 440,131 oil jobs eliminated around the world through the end of 2016 came from the oilfield service providers, drilling contractors and equipment mak …

Washington PostHow Exxon, under Rex Tillerson, won Iraqi oil fields and nearly lost IraqWashington PostWhen Ashti Hawrami, the oil minister from Iraq's largely autonomous Kurdistan region, unfurled a map of untapped oil fields for a team of ExxonMobil …