Shipwrecks offshore of South Carolina could hold 21 million gallons of oil  Charleston Post CourierMore than 400000 barrels of crude or heavy oil were aboard five tankers that have gone to the bottom since 1932 — two of them sunk by German U-boat …

Houston oil executive gets 18 years in prison for defrauding investors  ChronA Houston oil executive was sentenced to state prison for defrauding investors who thought they were paying for the drilling and testing of wells -- but instead ... Read …

Report: Permian Basin oil producers flaring more natural gas than reported  KCBDCompanies drilling for fossil fuels in West Texas' Permian Basin are flaring off significantly more gas than they say they are, according to a new analysis by the ... …

Chron.comOil seepage nears 100 gallons on Bolivar PeninsulaChron.comSome 200 yards of beach on Bolivar Peninsula remain closed as cleanup of an oil seepage in the area continues. The Galveston Beach Patrol first reported seeing oil along a 100-yard stretch …

Fox NewsWorkers cleaning up oil spill on California beaches by handFox NewsAlong a stretch of beach heavily marred by a crude oil spill, workers in hard hats and white protective suits use wire brushes and putty knives to scrape the black liquid off cobble …

Business Insider AustraliaThe collapse in US oil rigs might be levelling offBusiness Insider AustraliaFrom December through early May, the number of active oil rigs dropped by double digits each week, with the biggest decline — 94 rigs taken out of commiss …