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&# …

Wall Street JournalKurds Say Iraq's Oil Payments Coming Up ShortWall Street JournalLONDON—Iraqi Kurdistan's oil minister on Tuesday said the Kurds' fight against Islamic State militants risks being undermined by delays in oil payments from Bagh …

Q13 FOXAnti-Arctic drilling activists arrested at Seattle harborKOMO NewsSEATTLE - Five activists opposed to undersea oil drilling off the north shore of Alaska were arrested as they continued their ongoing series of protests Tuesday morning, blocking a Se …

The Daily StarIraqi Kurds meeting schedule of oil export dealThe Daily StarSo far this year, Baghdad, which is suffering a financial crisis of its own, has paid only a fraction of the Kurds' budget share, arguing that the oil shipped did not nearly mat …