Houston fires renew safety debate in oil-friendly Texas  Washington PostTwo major chemical plant fires near Houston just 17 days apart closed schools, leaked toxic chemicals into coastal waters and killed a worker, but there's a good ... Read mor …

Sky NewsShell oil heist: 20 arrests over £6.4m raid in SingaporeSky NewsShell oil heist: 20 arrests over £6.4m raid in Singapore. Police have seized at least one oil tanker and millions of dollars in cash after the oil was siphoned from a Shell refinery. 1 …

The Star OnlineFacing the EU palm oil policy: The Jakarta PostThe Straits TimesIn its editorial the paper encourages Jakarta to refrain from letting European Union's decision on palm oil impact on its talks with the grouping for a Comprehensive Partner …

Oil breaks above $71 for first time in 3 yearsFinancial TimesThe price of oil broke the $71 marker for the first time in three years on Thursday, buoyed by a falling dollar. Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose 0.7 per cent in Asia trading to rea …

2 Canadians indicted in 2012 Montana oil plant explosionABC NewsA federal grand jury has indicted two Canadians and an oil recycling company on criminal charges including conspiracy and endangerment in an explosion that injured three workers at an eastern …

Tasnim News Agency (press release)State TV says fire at Iran oil rig kills at least 2 workersABC NewsA fire broke out Sunday at an oil rig in southern Iran, killing at least two workers just days after another fatal fire at an oil refinery, state televisio …

Premium TimesBoko Haram ambushes oil convoy in Nigeria, killing 10ABC NewsBoko Haram extremists ambushed an oil exploration convoy in northern Nigeria, killing at least 10 people and abducting several others who were later rescued, officials said Wednesday …