Brazil lower house extends oil industry customs regimeReutersThe auction was seen as a test of whether market-friendly reforms under President Michel Temer could bring investors back to an oil industry struggling from years of government meddling and tarni …

ReutersShell bets big on Brazil as oil majors snap up offshore blocksReutersRIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Oil major Royal Dutch Shell Plc RDSA.L won half the blocks awarded in Brazil's deepwater oil auction on Friday, while rival BP (BP.L) took two blocks …

ReutersShell wins three oil blocks in Brazil's deepwaterReutersRIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Oil major Royal Dutch Shell Plc RDSA.L won half the blocks awarded in Brazil's deepwater oil auction on Friday, while rival BP (BP.L) took two blocks and Exxo …

Chron.comOil rig count breaks three-week losing streakChron.comU.S. drillers added a single oil rig this week, ending a three consecutive weeks of declines in the oil rig count. The number of rigs seeking oil rose to 737 from 736 last week, the Houston oil …

ReutersShell, Exxon win blocks in Brazil's pre-salt oil auctionReutersLucio Prevatti, representative from Shell, places an offer during a deepwater pre-salt oil auction in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil October 27, 2017. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares. Oil in the regi …

Financial PostOil hits US$60 for first time since 2015 as Saudis and Russians declare support to extend cutsFinancial PostThe fog has been cleared ahead of OPEC's next policy meeting by Saudi Arabia and Russia declaring their support for extending a gl …

Reuters.comDelay in Brazil's pre-salt oil auction overturnedReuters.comBrazil is slated to auction eight blocks with more than 12 billion barrels of estimated oil reserves. Oil companies will be allowed to operate fields for the first time in a region …

The Edge Markets MYBig Oil executives jet to Rio for deepwater oil saleReuters.comRIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil will auction eight blocks in its coveted deepwater oil region on Friday, a prospect that has lured top executives from the world's bigge …

The Conversation AUFive claims about coconut oil debunkedThe Conversation AUSolid white coconut oil (I'll use this popular term, although technically it's a fat not an oil) is now the darling of celebrities and bloggers, paleo enthusiasts and selle …

ReutersPetrobras expects bidding for all pre-salt oil blocks on FridayReutersRIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The world's top energy companies will compete fiercely for deepwater oilfields Brazil will auction on Friday and all eight pre-salt blocks are likel …