Wall Street JournalChinese Energy Giant's Big Bet on Oil Sands BackfiresWall Street JournalCALGARY, Alberta—Three years after spending $15 billion on an ambitious bid to revitalize a troubled oil-sands project in a northern Canadian swampland, one of C …

SalonEmail to Clinton: US pressured Iraq to increase oil production “to pay the greatest dividends”SalonIn the email, which was released by the State Department in response to a Freedom of Information Act request, they outline plans “to help move the count …

Island PacketHospital says oil leak contained, not harmful to environmentIsland PacketBeaufort Memorial Hospital says an oil leak that reached the river Sunday has been contained, isn't harmful to the environment and is not related to oil found at the …

NPRHidden, Abandoned, Dangerous: Old Gas And Oil Wells In NeighborhoodsNPRIn 2007, Rick Kinder was working for a contractor, building a house in southern Colorado. The workers had just finished putting in all the doors, windows and sealing the house. Kinde …

GristTar sands oil is as bad for health as it is for climateGristThe study, published last week in the journal Nature, found that the vapors produced by a sizable oil sands operation cause as much air pollution as a major city. When the vapor is released i …

International Business Times, India EditionGhee, Mustard, Coconut oil healthier than refined oil: StudyInternational Business Times, India EditionIndian traditional style cooking, which requires mustard oil, ghee and coconut oil, may actually be better for …

The Sydney Morning HeraldOil Search talks with PNG regulator as InterOil investors hope for moreThe Sydney Morning HeraldOil Search has started talks with Papua New Guinea's competition regulator amid concerns the watchdog has voiced over its $US2.2 bi …

Island PacketMassive hospital oil leak worse than first thoughtIsland PacketA nearby homeowner saw oil in the Beaufort River behind the hospital and alerted hospital officials Sunday morning, hospital spokeswoman Courtney McDermott said. The hospital conta …

WABC-TVOil spill in Hudson River near Englewood Cliffs considered 'minor and uncontainable'WABC-TVThe Department of Environmental Protection said an oil spill in the Hudson River near Englewood Cliffs Friday afternoon is considered "minor and …

GizmodoLA's Urban Oil Wells Have Probably Been Making People Sick for a CenturyGizmodoVice did a great series a few years back on LA's urban oil wells, which have been extracting oil in plain sight and in relatively densely populated areas for year …