Regulator reports two oil spills in northern AlbertaEdmonton JournalThe line has been shut in and an environmental assessment was being done to examine the impact and determine the spill area. Vacuum trucks were on the scene Wednesday, berms having been in …

Financial TimesBP chief says shale will have limited effect on global oil marketFinancial TimesThere is a limit to how big a role US shale can play in the global oil market, according to the chief executive of BP, who said traditional producers such as Sau …

Oil Price Outlook December 2017Seeking AlphaThis assessment is based on the data in the 2017 BP Statistical Review of World Energy available here. As such it uses that review's definition of oil which is crude and condensate and natural gas liquids, un …

New York TimesShell and Eni to Be Tried Over $1.3 Billion Nigerian Oil DealNew York TimesLONDON — An Italian judge ruled on Wednesday that two of the world's largest oil companies, Royal Dutch Shell and Eni, the Italian company, must go on trial on cha …

New York TimesTax Bill Offers Last-Minute Breaks for Developers, Banks and Oil IndustryNew York TimesThanks to an amendment offered by Senator John Cornyn, Republican of Texas, certain income from gas and oil operators, like Kinder Morgan, could also quali …

New York TimesShell, to Cut Carbon Output, Will Be Less of an Oil CompanyNew York TimesBowing to pressure from shareholders and the Paris international climate accord, Royal Dutch Shell pledged on Tuesday to increase its investment in renewable fuels and t …

New York TimesOPEC Leader Cites 'New Optimism' With Oil Prices on the RiseNew York TimesOil prices have risen unexpectedly fast of late, surging 20 percent since the beginning of September, providing much-needed money for the strained budgets of th …

New York TimesOil, Instagram and the Plunder of Equatorial GuineaNew York TimesWestern banks and oil corporations, which have enthusiastically and unquestionably worked with the Obiangs, have contributed to the misery of Equatorial Guinea. Prosecutors in t …

Chron.comHigher Oil Prices Reduce North American Oil BankruptciesOilPrice.comNorth American shale oil and gas companies have proven that they can adapt their business model through the lower crude oil prices cycle. Now, American shale producers might have …

New York TimesAngolan Leader Ousts Predecessor's Daughter as Oil Chief - The ...New York TimesAfter making a campaign promise to root out nepotism, Angola's new leader turned his sights Wednesday on the oil industry, ousting his predecessor's d …