US keeps 645 million barrels of oil buried underground for emergencies  USA TODAYThe last massive release of crude from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve was in 1991, when conflicts in the Middle East disrupted the oil markets. Read more https …

U.S. Energy Shares Soar After Attacks on Saudi Oil Facilities  The Wall Street JournalShares of U.S. energy producers surged after weekend attacks on Saudi oil production facilities knocked out 6% of global oil output, giving a boost to stocks th …

Airlines, retail and cruise shares fall, refiners surge as spiking crude will lift fuel costs  CNBCAs investors worry about oil supply, airline and cruise ship stocks are getting hit, while some energy stocks are shooting upward. Read more https: …

Rep. Salud Carbajal Celebrates U.S. House Passage of Bill Banning Offshore Oil Drilling  NoozhawkRep. Salud Carbajal, D-Santa Barbara, has followed through on a campaign promise to voters to protect California's coast, with the Democratic-led Hou …

2100-Gallon Crude Oil Spill Reported South of Orcutt  NoozhawkA leaking pipe spilled an estimated 2,100 gallons in Orcutt Thursday afternoon, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. At approximately 4:45 ... Read more https://www. …

Federal agency recommends opening ANWR's entire Coastal Plain for oil exploration  Fairbanks Daily News-MinerTrump administration opens huge reserve in Alaska to drilling  Washington PostFeds finalize plan to open Alaska’s Arctic Nation …

Federal agency recommends opening ANWR's coastal plain for oil exploration  Fairbanks Daily News-MinerTrump administration opens huge reserve in Alaska to drilling  The Washington PostFeds finalize plan to open Alaska’s Arctic National …

U.S. shale oil to peak in 2030 after huge growth: Rystad report  Houston ChronicleU.S. shale oil production should peak near 2030, but only after years of continued rapid growth, according to a new report from the Norwegian research firm ... Read …

BP sees marginally higher sales from Indonesia's Tangguh LNG in 2020: executive  S&P GlobalOil major BP's expects to sell around 120 plus LNG cargoes from the Tangguh LNG plant in Indonesia in 2020, slightly higher from its projected sales of 118 …

MIT engineers develop “blackest black” material to date  MIT NewsMIT engineers have cooked up a material made of carbon nanotubes that is 10 times blacker than anything that has previously been reported. They are ... Read more http://news.mit.ed …