Taxpayers likely to pay £24bn for scrapping oil rigs  Financial TimesBill to dismantle North Sea infrastructure could be higher, National Audit Office says. Read more https://www.ft.com/content/8670e752-1fe7-11e9-b126-46fc3ad87c65

Senate panel rejects ban on offshore oil drilling  Roanoke TimesRICHMOND— A bipartisan bill to ban oil drilling off Virginia's coast was shot down on a 9-6 vote in a Senate committee Thursday. Read more https://www.roanoke.com/ap/state/senate-pan …

Senate panel rejects ban on offshore oil drilling  Lynchburg News and AdvanceRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A bipartisan bill to ban oil drilling off Virginia's coast was shot down on a 9-6 vote in a Senate committee Thursday. Read more https://www.newsadv …

Judge upholds permit for oil refinery near national park  KRCRTV.COMBISMARCK, N. D. (AP) — A North Dakota judge has upheld a state permit allowing construction to begin on an oil refinery near Theodore Roosevelt National ... Read more https://kr …

Democrats question Trump 'favoritism' of oil industry during shutdown  Danbury News TimesLawmakers are intensifying their scrutiny of the Interior Department's decision to keep churning out drilling permits and restart work on offshore oil leasin …

Oil put LA on the map, but may have heightened earthquake risk  Herald-Mail MediaHoping to escape traffic on her way home from Los Angeles International Airport, Susan Hough drove down La Cienega Boulevard through the heart of the ... Read more h …

Little taking applications for Idaho oil and gas commission  Twin Falls Times-NewsBOISE (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little is accepting applications for a spot on the five-member Idaho Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. Read more https://magicvalley …

Office market begins to feel oil’s impact  Houston Chronicle Even though the Houston region has diversified its economy in recent years, oil and gas tenants are critical to the office market. Read more https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ar …

Italy's Eni to start drilling for oil in Bahrain this year  Arabian BusinessBahrain's National Oil and Gas Authority is finalising the terms of the concession contract to be signed with Eni that the kingdom's oil minister said will allow the ... …

Wyoming oil and gas regulators approve large flaring allowance as infrastructure is built  Casper Star-Tribune OnlineWyoming regulators will allow an oil and gas firm to flare up to 4 million cubic feet of gas per day from two wells in the Powder …