Sputnik InternationalOil Analysts Baffled As Venezuela Ditches PetrodollarOilPrice.comAt the end of August, the U.S. stepped up sanctions on Venezuela, prohibiting dealings in new debt or equity issued by state oil firm Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) or …

ReutersExxon Mobil bets on Brazil, buys 8 offshore oil blocks in auctionReutersRIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp vastly expanded its presence in Brazil on Wednesday, winning a total of eight offshore blocks in the country's 14th oil bidding r …

Economic TimesIndia plans larger oil auctions as Narendra Modi pursues import cutsEconomic Times“The next round would be meatier, bigger and players can expect even better fields,” Atanu Chakraborty, head of oil regulator Directorate General of Hydrocarbon …

ReutersOil producers signal offshore return in latest Gulf of Mexico auctionReutersHOUSTON (Reuters) - Major oil producers pushed up high bids at a Gulf of Mexico offshore auction to $121 million on Wednesday, a nearly seven-fold increase from a year ago, …

CNNMeet the Asian jewelers shaping modern jewelry designCNNThe design features 11 rare 'no-oil' Colombian emeralds -- stones that haven't had their appearance enhanced by the addition of oil. It is believed to be the first time that such a larg …

Bradford EraOil and Gas Memorabilia Auction today benefits Penn Brad MuseumBradford EraThe past returns today at the first Oil and Gas Memorabilia Auction at the Masonic Lodge at 625 South Ave., hosted by the Penn Brad Oil Museum. Doors open at 2 p.m., all …

Economic TimesState oil firms corner 1/3rd of small fields in first auctionEconomic TimesThese fields, which hold in place reserves of 62 million tonnes of oil and oil equivalent gas, can cumulatively produce a peak of around 15,000 barrels of oil per day …

MarketWatchThe volatile oil play popular with millennials is going out with a bangMarketWatchThe wickedly volatile oil play that emerged as the “YOLO” favorite of millennial traders in recent years is just days from being delisted, and, as one might expect …

Financial TimesSuccessful Auction Encourages Mexico to Step Up Oil OpeningWall Street JournalMEXICO CITY—Buoyed by the results of Mexico's first deep-water oil auction, widely seen as a big success, President Enrique Peña Nieto's government plans t …

ReutersNo bids submitted for sixth oil block in Mexico's Salina BasinReuters UKMEXICO CITY Dec 5 Mexico's oil regulator said there were no bidders for the sixth block tendered in the Gulf of Mexico's Salina Basin a historic deep water oil and g …