ReutersOil drilling advocate expected to be Trump pick for Interior Dept.: source...ReutersU.S. President-elect Donald Trump appears with U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers outside the main clubhouse after their meeting at Trump National Golf Club …

Business InsiderUS oil rig count spikes by 21Business InsiderThe US oil rig count jumped this week by 21 to 498, the biggest increase since July 2015 according to driller Baker Hughes. Six gas rigs were added, taking their total to 125. With miscellaneous …

ReutersOil drilling advocate expected be Trump's pick to head Interior Department...ReutersU.S. President-elect Donald Trump appears with U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers outside the main clubhouse after their meeting at Trump National Golf C …

ReutersObama administration completes rule to curb methane from federal oil, gas ...ReutersWASHINGTON The U.S. Interior Department finalized rules on Tuesday that would prevent leaks of potent methane emissions from oil and gas production of federal and tr …

Debate Peaks Over Vast Coastal Southern California Oil LandABC NewsThe vast, dusty stretch of land in one of Southern California's wealthiest beachfront communities is littered with rusting pipes from once-thriving oil production. Beneath its drought-s …

OregonLive.comThe Latest: Oregon Leaders Want Temporary Stop to Oil TrainsABC NewsSeveral top Oregon leaders are calling for a temporary halt to oil train traffic in the Columbia River Gorge after Friday's fiery train wreck. U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and …

OregonLive.comThe Latest: Oil Found in Wastewater Vault by Derailed TrainABC NewsA Washington state official says an unknown amount of oil has been discovered in a vault that feeds into a wastewater treatment plant for the town of Mosier, Oregon. Departmen …

Oil On Firm Footing at $50?OilPrice.comThis week's key data from the oil and gas industry shows that both the ongoing decline in U.S. oil production and decreasing crude stockpiles have bumped up oil prices, whereas U.S. average gasoline prices continu …

ReutersTrump's pro-oil agenda poses dilemma for North Dakota's IndiansReutersThe Republican presidential contender's agenda, laid out at an oil industry conference on Thursday in North Dakota, could bring desperately needed jobs to depressed co …

UC promotes world-class earthquake engineering researchScoop.co.nz (press release)The University of Canterbury has just opened a newly constructed high-end test hall that will place the University on the world stage for earthquake engineering research. The …