GizmodoEvacuation remains in place after Wisconsin refinery blast injures at least 11Chicago TribuneAuthorities have not allowed residents back in their homes after crews extinguished a smoky blaze at a northwestern Wisconsin refinery where an explosion in …

KDALVenezuela debt rally may falter despite oil price, electionReutersNEW YORK, April 26 (Reuters) - Investors buying Venezuelan debt in recent weeks on hopes the May elections might bring a new government or that rising oil prices will bolster the OPEC me …

Exxon earnings a chance to start showing some benefits from rising ...MarketWatchCrude-oil prices are on their second straight year of gains, but investors would never know that by looking at Exxon Mobil Corp. share performance in as many years. The oil gi …

ReutersHow Shell hid a Whale before placing Mexican oil betReutersIt is not by accident we didn't announce it until the day of the bid,” Andy Brown, Shell's head of oil and gas production, told Reuters.“The nine blocks give us significant potential …

Financial TimesElliott calls for urgent changes at oil group HessFinancial TimesElliott Management, the activist fund, has called for an urgent shake-up at Hess, the US exploration and production company, arguing for changes that could include replacing th …

The EconomistOil and gas supply disruptions ripple around the worldThe EconomistCALL it the hydrocarbon equivalent of the butterfly effect. As oil and gas supplies tighten during the northern winter, disruptions as remote as a hairline fracture on a piece …

Sudan's oil supply threatened due to dollar shortageReutersSudan's economy has been struggling since the south seceded in 2011, taking with it three-quarters of the country's oil output. The Sudanese pound has also weakened and prices have clim …

The Global Oil Demand Driver That Is Being IgnoredOilPrice.comWhen looking at oil demand, oil market analysts focus overwhelmingly on passenger vehicles. One of the hottest debates today is over the prospect of peak oil demand: whether or not electric vehi …

ReutersSaudi Aramco says oil reserves steady, output at record ahead of IPOReutersSadad al-Husseini, a former senior executive at Aramco and now an energy consultant, was impressed the company had added over one trillion cubic feet of proven gas reserves a …

Is Canada's Oil Production Ready For A Resurgence?OilPrice.comLast week two right-wing parties in Canada's oil-rich Alberta province signed a tentative agreement to merge, creating a unified front to oppose the ruling New Democratic Party. The Prog …