Saudi Arabia's non-oil private sector growth cools off in December  The NationalSaudi Arabia's non-oil sector growth cooled off in December, however, the companies in the biggest Arab economy reported sustained an increase in output on ... Read m …

Brent crude oil rises back to $60 per barrel  Times NowBenchmark oil contract Brent North Sea crude climbed back to $60 per barrel on Wednesday, with OPEC cutting output and on easing concerns over weak ... Read more https://www.timesnownews.com/ …

The Globe and MailAlberta in a crisis over low oil prices, according to TrudeauThe Globe and MailPrime Minister Justin Trudeau says Alberta is in a crisis as the province's oil is being sold at a discount of about $45 a barrel. Speaking in Calgary as p …

Metro US'Catastrophic' Con Ed Transformer Failure Causes Enormous East River Oil SlickGothamistA Con Edison substation in Brooklyn spewed dielectric fluid into the East River on Sunday, causing an oil slick that witnesses said could be seen in Quee …

Coffs Coast AdvocateTeen KFC worker falls into 51L vat of hot oilCoffs Coast AdvocateMagistrate Stephen Lieschke said the teenager suffered severe burns after falling over backwards into a 51L vat of hot oil placed behind him, without his knowledge, by the …

North Dakota has experienced more than 700 oil spills in the past year aloneScienceAlertWith the highly controversial Dakota Access Pipeline expected to start operations this week, the latest reports on the state's oil spill record do not bode well. Ac …

North Dakota oil production up 5 percent, passes 1 million barrels a dayBismarck TribuneSixty percent of oil was transported by pipeline in February while 25 percent was transported by rail, the North Dakota Pipeline Authority said. The amount of crude bei …

Russia Announces Four-Year Delay In Scrapping Oil Export DutyOilPrice.comThe new timeline means that Moscow will scrap the taxes on oil and refined goods incrementally between 2022-2025 in a “tax maneuver” that will also increase the mineral extraction tax …

The Onion (satire)Oil legend's biggest hunt ever: 10 billion barrels in AlaskaWorldOil (subscription)Beyond the tundra, five miles out on the frozen sea, oil workers from a tiny outfit called Caelus Energy have welded the drilling rig shut against tres …

Financial TimesBanks press palm oil growers over environmental standardsFinancial TimesInternational banks are pressing producers of palm oil — a key ingredient in dozens of supermarket goods ranging from shampoo and toothpaste to margarine and fish finger …