NDTV15 oil workers kidnapped at gunpoint in southern NigeriaFox NewsWARRI, Nigeria – Police say gunmen have kidnapped 15 oil workers near Nigeria's petroleum capital of Port Harcourt in the latest apparent hostage-for-ransom incident. Spokesman Deputy …

Oil Majors Are Eyeing Up Mexico's Next Oil AuctionOilPrice.comAmid growing interest from international oil companies, Mexico is launching the second round of auctions for offshore oil blocks early next year. The auctions are set to attract new foreign …

GizmodoThese Oil Wells in Iraq Have Been Burning For MonthsGizmodoA camera aboard the Landsat 8 satellite has been tracking the progress of oil fires in Iraq that have been burning since June. The dark plumes of smoke, which are wreaking havoc on local com …

GizmodoThese Oil Wells in Iraq Have Been Burning For Months - GizmodoGizmodoA camera aboard the Landsat 8 satellite has been tracking the progress of oil fires in Iraq that have been burning since June. The dark plumes of smoke, which ...Qayyara oil b …

Wall Street JournalCanada's Suncor Energy Swings to Loss on Production Cuts from Wildfires, Low Oil PricesWall Street JournalGlobal energy producers have been hit hard by a slide in oil prices below $50 a barrel, and many oil-sands operators in Western …

CNNOil's biggest wild card: Chaos in NigeriaCNNThe recent wave of sabotage on Nigeria's oil infrastructure has knocked nearly 1 million barrels of daily production off line, adding to the country's financial stress and dethroning it as Africa&# …

CNNMoneyOil's biggest wild card: Chaos in NigeriaCNNMoneyThe recent wave of sabotage on Nigeria's oil infrastructure has knocked nearly 1 million barrels of daily production off line, adding to the country's financial stress and dethroning it a …

The Globe and Mail (subscription)Blaming oil production for Fort McMurray fires doesn't make senseThe Globe and Mail (subscription)The Fort Mac fires took about one million barrels of oil a day out of production. But did that reduce global consumption …

Wall Street JournalSuncor Starts to Bring Canadian Oil Sands Back OnlineWall Street JournalSuncor's announcement is the latest sign that Canadian oil sands outages are slowly coming to an end. The global oil market was brought closer to balance in re …

The GuardianIndonesia refuses palm oil permits in anti-haze pushThe GuardianIndonesia has rejected applications from scores of companies for new palm oil operations, an official said on Wednesday, as it cracks down on an industry whose expansion has been b …