The Power To Make Or Break Nations—The World's $1.7 Trillion Oil BusinessOilPrice.comThe oil bust, today's volatile market and relentless OPEC chatter, it's easy to lose sight of the fact that the oil market—even at current valuations—is somewh …

The GuardianDocumentary film-makers face decades in prison for taping oil pipeline protestsThe GuardianTwo documentary film-makers are facing decades in prison for recording US oil pipeline protests, with serious felony charges that first amendment advocat …

Oil's Biggest Threat: Demand To Peak Within 15 YearsOilPrice.comFor more than two years the oil industry has suffered through its worst down cycle since the 1980s, and relief may not come until the middle of 2017 at the earliest. Some argue that oil pr …

The GuardianJudge rejects riot charges for journalist Amy Goodman after oil pipeline protestThe GuardianA North Dakota judge rejected prosecutors' “riot” charges against Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman for her reporting on the oil pipeline protests, a …

The GuardianJournalist Amy Goodman faces riot charges for oil pipeline protest reportingThe GuardianNorth Dakota prosecutors are seeking “riot” charges against Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman for her reporting on the oil pipeline protests, drawing widespre …

MarketWatchThis environmentally friendly oil super major yields 6.85%MarketWatchIn our estimation, if oil and natural-gas prices cooperate, Shell might reach about $11 per share free cash flow by 2020-2021. At present, the dividend is only $3.76 per share. …

Grand Forks HeraldNorth Dakota Crude-Oil Production Falls Below One Million Barrels a DayWall Street JournalNorth Dakota oil production dropped 4.7% in August on a commodity price slump, falling below the one-million-barrel-a-day mark for the first time in …

Nanotechnology providing the tools to clean up oil spillsPhys.OrgNow technology may be able to succeed where hard-working volunteers have failed in the past. Researchers at the A*STAR Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) are using nanoscien …

BBC NewsOil history play opens at city portBBC NewsA new play exploring the history of oil and its role in society has opened in a warehouse in the Port of Dundee. Crude is being staged by the Grid Iron Theatre Company, which specialises in productions out …

Financial TimesEnergy stocks in focus in Asia on oil curb talkFinancial TimesCrude oil surged more than 2 per cent overnight after Russian president Vladimir Putin said he backed efforts to agree an oil output cap and that he hoped Opec producers would agr …