Financial TimesNorway plans shake-up of $900bn oil fundFinancial TimesNorway's government has proposed the biggest changes to the world's largest sovereign wealth fund in decades, cutting the amount of oil money the country can spend each year and …

Amazon rainforest's final frontier under threat from oil and soyaThe GuardianThe prospect of oil exploitation scares Amapá's 4,000 fishermen and many indigenous groups, who depend on clean water for survival and food. The companies claim that drill …

FuelFix (blog)Oil men poised to take Washington, signal dawn of new energy eraFuelFix (blog)All across the oil patch, they're figuratively uncorking the champagne bottles as Tillerson and other well-placed leaders and friends are proposed for top jobs. …

Nigeria's $10bn strategy to stem its vast flows of stolen oilThe GuardianThe oil thieves must have run the illegal oil refinery – hidden from the sea by thickets of mangrove – until just a short while ago. “Destroy everything, boys,” orders the command …

The GuardianNiger delta oil spill clean-up launched – but could take quarter of a centuryThe GuardianA fisherman displays his meagre catch from a creek near Goi in Ogoniland. Nigeria is launching a $1bn clean-up operation in the oil-polluted Niger delta re …

USA TODAYStocks set to rebound as oil rallies amid ongoing questions about consumerUSA TODAYWall Street, still smarting over weak retail earnings that raised questions about the health of U.S. consumers, is pushing stocks higher Thursday amid a rebound in …

Uganda chooses Tanzania over Kenya for oil pipeline routeThe GuardianHaving had a pipeline route through Kenya rejected by Uganda, Kenya plans to build a pipeline from Lokichar in its oil-rich Turkana region to Lamu, where it is building a port, close to t …

MarketWatchS&P 500, Nasdaq rise as weak oil caps gains, pushing Dow lowerMarketWatchCrude-oil futures rose overnight, but turned sharply lower midmorning as the likelihood of a hoped-for production freeze from the Organization of the Petroleum Exportin …

Science DailyGenetic potential of oil-eating bacteria from the BP oil spill decodedScience Daily"Oil is extremely complicated but it has two major compounds: alkanes, which are relatively easy for bacteria to break down, and aromatic hydrocarbons, whi …

Financial TimesWall St hesitant as oil reverses gainsFinancial TimesUS stocks began the week on a cautious note as oil prices reversed early gains and copper and iron ore prices sank on fresh uncertainty for China's economy. But the dollar remained asc …