New York TimesOil Discoveries Suggest Mexico's Bet to Open Energy Sector Is Paying OffNew York TimesThe overhaul of the Mexican oil and gas sector in recent years eventually ended the state energy company's seven-decade domestic monopoly on explora …

ReutersOil majors face downgrades if crude prices don't pick up: S&PReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Big oil firms would face increased credit rating downgrade pressures if crude prices stayed below $50 a barrel on average until the end of 2018 and they d …

Financial TimesEquity fundraising by US oil companies falls sharplyFinancial TimesEquity sales by US energy companies fell sharply last quarter, as investors became more cautious on the sector at a time of tumbling oil prices. US oil and gas companies rais …

ReutersRussia's Rosneft started to lift oil from LibyaReuters"Yes, they started," Sanalla told reporters when asked whether Rosneft had started to lift oil from the OPEC-member country which is exempt from the global oil output cut deal. &quo …

ReutersIndia buys first ever US crude oil, to step up purchasesReutersNEW DELHI/SINGAPORE India, the world's third-largest oil importer, will import crude oil from the United States for the first time after Indian Oil Corp bought a cargo that will be d …

Financial TimesHSBC triggers probe of Noble's palm oil unitFinancial TimesHSBC has triggered a probe into the palm oil subsidiary of commodity trader Noble Group, which is facing allegations of preparing to clear pristine rainforest in Papua New Guinea …

Iraq drills first well in Huwaiza oil field near Iranian border, oil ministry saysReutersOil Minister Jabar al-Luaibi attended the well drilling launch at Huwaiza and also a ceremony marking the beginning of the expansion work in the Halfaya oil field, als …

RPT-COLUMN-Renewed slide in oil price will test US shale profits: KempReutersLONDON, July 7 U.S. independent oil and gas producers came close to breaking even during the first quarter of 2017 thanks to aggressive cost cutting and improvements in well produ …

Oil Soaked kitten gets second chanceWTOL.com"We're thinking they are going to be sore for a little while,” said Heaven of the kittens eyes. “So we'll keep an eye on that, otherwise she seems pretty good. She is sneezing oil still, so obviously …

11-mile fish oil spill slows NB I-5 traffic near LynnwoodThe Daily HeraldLYNNWOOD — A truck carrying fish oil made quite a stink along I-5 in Lynnwood Friday afternoon. Shortly after 2 p.m., a truck spilled oil on the interstate. The mess stretched about 1 …