Los Angeles TimesTrump administration moves to expand oil and gas drilling off US coastsLos Angeles TimesThe Trump administration, inviting a political backlash from coastal state leaders, on Thursday proposed to open for exploration the largest expanse of …

Financial TimesCourt challenge to Arctic oil drilling in Norway defeatedFinancial TimesNorway has defeated a lawsuit brought by environmental groups trying to block drilling for oil in the Arctic on the grounds the exploration was unconstitutional. The act …

Financial TimesOil giant Saudi Aramco to change its legal statusFinancial TimesSaudi Arabia is changing the legal status of state energy giant Saudi Aramco in a sign it is pressing ahead with plans for a 2018 initial public offering that is tipped to be th …

ReutersQuest for new oil discoveries still on back burner - ReutersReutersDespite the strongest start for oil prices in four years, the world's top oil companies are hesitating to accelerate the search for new resources as a determination to retain cap …

Quest for new oil discoveries still on back burnerReutersLONDON, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Despite the strongest start for oil prices in four years, the world's top oil companies are hesitating to accelerate the search for new resources as a determination to r …

Canadian pension funds buy stakes in French engineering group FivesReuters(Reuters) - Canadian pension funds Caisse de depot et placement du Québec and PSP Investments said on Friday they have bought minority stakes in Fives, an industrial engineering grou …

FireEngineering.comPaul Combs: Fire Engineering's December IllustrationFireEngineering.comHere's a link to my previous post and memories of Chief Brunacini. Rest easy, Chief... and thank you! "My very first encounter with Chief Alan Brunacini …

mySanAntonio.comHosuton oil company to sell Eagle Ford acreagemySanAntonio.comHouston-based Cabot Oil & Gas announced the sale Wednesday of most of its Eagle Ford Shale acreage for $765 million. The oil exploration and production company is selling 74, …

Houston oil company to sell Eagle Ford acreagemySanAntonio.comHouston-based Cabot Oil & Gas announced the sale Wednesday of most of its Eagle Ford Shale acreage for $765 million. The oil exploration and production company is selling 74,500 acres to an …

Analysis: GOP tax plan a windfall for oil industryDaily CometBarclays equities analysts have calculated that the 14-percentage-point cut in the corporate tax rate will add $1 billion to the profits of the U.S. oil and gas exploration and production firms, …