The Real News NetworkThe invasion of Iraq was never really about oilThe National“The future shape of the Iraqi oil industry will affect oil markets, and the functioning of Opec, in both of which we have a vital interest," said a British Foreign Office …

Investing.comCrude oil futures - weekly outlook: July 11 - 15Investing.comInvesting.com - Oil futures ended Friday's session close to two-month lows as concerns over the global economic outlook combined with data showing that the U.S. oil rig count ros …

NewsweekWhy Oil Was a Prime Motivator For the Iraq WarNewsweekWell before the U.S. and U.K. led the invasion of Iraq, the two countries were under suspicion about their intentions for Iraq's oil. When asked on February 6, 2003, in a BBC Newsnight progr …

Wall Street JournalOil, Gas, Fish: Indonesia's Arsenal in South China Sea DisputeWall Street JournalSINGAPORE—As weak oil prices prompt countries and companies to scale back big energy projects, Indonesia is looking to ramp up production in the hope of …

Wall Street JournalWhy Some Frackers Look Good After the Oil BustWall Street Journal“Fracker” is still a dirty word in financial markets. It shouldn't be. As bankruptcies pile up among companies that rode the boom and recent bust of hydraulic fracturin …

Mexico Unveils First Deep-Water Oil Blocks for 2016 AuctionWall Street JournalMEXICO CITY—Mexican authorities on Thursday unveiled the first deep-water oil and gas blocks it will auction next year as part of a historic energy opening to foreign and private …

MetroNews CanadaBetween Cheap Gas And Carbon Caps, Oil Sands Face Uncertain FateNPRCanada has the world's third-largest oil reserve and it's worth hundreds of billions of dollars. Nearly all of that crude is contained in Alberta's oil sands. Ge …

ReutersOil hovers at multiyear lows; analysts see no bottoming out of pricesMarketWatchIn its monthly report released last week, the IEA said the growth of global oil demand will slow to 1.2 million barrels a day in 2016, compared with 1.8 million barrels …

Wall Street JournalHilcorp Seeks to Build Island to Extract Arctic Offshore OilWall Street JournalWhile Shell proposed exploratory wells in the Chukchi Sea about 80 miles off Alaska's northwest coast, a Texas oil company wants to build a gravel island …

Wall Street JournalOil-Price Fight: Saudis vs. StrippersWall Street JournalThe world's largest oil producers are hurting. Just how badly may depend on whether the smallest are feeling even worse. Oil strippers, scrappy operators of old wells often aban …