OregonLive.comOil tank hauled up from Astoria waters (video)OregonLive.comThe U.S. Coast Guard, with help from other agencies and contractors, lifted a oil tank from the Columbia River near Astoria on Tuesday. The removal of the boiler tank was part of a w …

Russia Struggling To Expand Arctic Oil ProductionOilPrice.comRussia's ambitions, however, are not without challenges; it must contend with several factors that, for now, are preventing it from fully developing its offshore Arctic oil potential. For sta …

New York TimesBeauty's New High: CBD OilNew York TimesNow that nine states and the District of Columbia have legalized recreational marijuana, and with many other states with varying latitudes of access, cannabis has gotten a whole lot more sophisticat …

Chron.comPetroleum stockpiles fall despite increase in oil inventoriesChron.comThe nation's stockpile of commercial crude oil rose by 2.2 million barrels last week, but it was more than offset by a big dip in petroleum products inventories. Overall pet …

NOLA.comOil platform fire in Gulf of Mexico injures 2NOLA.com8) in a fire on a Shell oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, the company said. The remaining 46 workers were safely evacuated. A Shell spokesman said the fire happened at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday on it …

The HinduWatch: Converting used vegetable oil into biofuelThe HinduAt the Jawaharlal Nehru National College of Engineering in Shivamogga, Karnataka, used vegetable oil is converted into biofuel. In this process, called trans-esterification, carboxylic acid …

Financial TimesEyes in the sky put Saudi oil storage figures in doubtFinancial TimesOrbital Insight, a California company that uses satellite images and algorithms to track above-ground oil storage in Saudi Arabia and other countries, says its analysis of …

MIT NewsA new way to mix oil and waterMIT NewsThe reluctance of oil and water to mix together and stay that way is so well-known that it has become a cliché for describing any two things that do not go together well. Now, a new finding from researchers at …

PR Newswire (press release)Meet Kamigami™! Mattel Launches Build-It-Yourself Robotics Engineering SetPR Newswire (press release)Mattel Launches Build-It-Yourself Robotics Engineering Set. Experts in Biomimicry, a Robotics Technique that Emulates the Moveme …

The Japan TimesOil experts huddle in Tokyo to seek refuge from China fuel floodThe Japan TimesHuddled deep within Tokyo's government district, nearly two dozen of Japan's top oil experts pore over a problem plaguing their industry: How can they sto …