Offshore licences 'will boost Irish oil deals'Irish ExaminerBritish exploration firm Europa Oil and Gas is hopeful of landing a development partner for licences it holds off the Irish coast before the end of the year. The company was yesterday awar …

BloombergWhy OPEC's Inaction Didn't Harm Oil MarketsOilPrice.comThe OPEC meeting in Vienna ended with no agreement on production targets, despite some rumors ahead of time that Saudi Arabia had floated a reinstatement of those limits. Iran still ha …

ThinkProgressNigerian militants say aim is zero oil output after three new attacksReutersIt said its attacks had brought Nigeria's oil production to just 800,000 barrels per day (bpd), from 2 million bpd, without killing anyone, though they hit infrast …

BloombergOil rig count makes first big jump of 2016FuelFix (blog)The number of rigs actively drilling for oil in the U.S. made its first sizable increase of the year this week now that the price of oil has increased for more than three months, according to …

ThinkProgressNigerian militants warn of 'zero' oil output in new attacksReutersIn a statement it said its attacks had brought Nigeria's oil production to just 800,000 barrels per day (bpd), from 2 million bpd, "without killing a soul" …

Wall Street JournalSaudi Arabia Won't Change Oil Production PolicyWall Street JournalRIYADH—Saudi Arabia won't change its current oil-production policy, the country's energy minister said Wednesday, sticking with a strategy of unrestrained outp …

Fox BusinessOil Prices Edge Up, Hold Near Three-Month LowsFox Business"U.S. crude oil stocks are still at a high level and at risk of seeing increasing builds once refineries go into maintenance in the fall," Jakob said. (Additional reporting by …