ReutersFear of Iranian general left Iraqi Kurdish oil fields desertedReutersBAGHDAD/LONDON (Reuters) - When the Iraqi army and Iranian-backed Shi'ite militia entered a key oil processing facility in Iraq's north to retake it from Kurdish Peshmerga …

Financial TimesBullish oil bets favour Brent over US WTI contractFinancial TimesHedge funds' passion for oil trading is no longer a transatlantic affair, with a near record bet on the North Sea Brent contract standing in sharp contrast to far more mode …

RudawUPDATE 1-Iraq builds up forces south of Kurdish oil export pipeline - security sourcesReutersBAGHDAD, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Iraqi forces are deploying tanks and artillery south of a Kurdish-held area of northern Iraq where a section of a Kurdish oil expo …

Wall Street JournalOil Prices Mixed Amid Tensions in IraqWall Street JournalOil prices fluctuated Monday as investors tried to gauge the potential for supply disruptions resulting from tensions in the oil-rich Kurdish region of Iraq. U.S. crude futures ros …

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 …

Business InsiderCoast Guard calls off search for 2 men missing after barge explosion in Gulf of MexicoChron.comThe U.S. Coast Guard on Sunday suspended its search for two crew members who vanished two days earlier after a barge exploded and began leaking o …

The ScotsmanOil workers still don't trust revamped helicopter after fatal crashThe ScotsmanMSPs will this week warn that offshore workers still have to be convinced of the safety of the Super Puma helicopter following a crash that claimed the lives of …

The GuardianKurds defeated, displaced and divided after Iraq reclaims oil-rich KirkukThe GuardianWhen the guns fell silent on the Kirkuk-Erbil road, just after noon on Friday, a fresh border had been scythed through the oil-rich soil – and a new line of in …

The GuardianKurds defeated, displaced and divided after Iraq reclaims oil-rich ...The GuardianKurds displaced from Kirkuk by the ongoing conflict between Iraq the Kurdistan region protest outside the US Embassy in Erbil. Photograph: Elizabeth Fitt/Rex.Iraq …

The ScotsmanOil workers still don't trust revamped helicopterThe ScotsmanMSPs will this week warn that offshore workers still have to be convinced of the safety of the Super Puma helicopter following a crash that claimed the lives of 13 people. A Holyr …